I have the distinct honour to introduce, on behalf of the Group of African States, the draft political declaration on the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa.
First of all, I take this opportunity to express the African Group’s profound gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for …
Allow me, at the outset, to express my satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, preside over the Security Council during the month of March. You represent a country, the Russian Federation, with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo has excellent relations of respect and mutual esteem.
Let me also tak…
I would like to say once again how much we are honoured to see you, Mr. President, as the President of the Security Council at this time and to reassure you of my country’s support in the success of your very noble task.
I thank the Council for the opportunity to speak at this meeting convened to c…
Allow me, Mr. President, once again to express our delegation’s pleasure at seeing you preside over this meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particulary on the fi nal report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (S/2012/843, annex).
First, on b…
It is an honour for me to address the Security Council on behalf of Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whom I am representing at this meeting, and on behalf of the entire Congolese people and its Government.
At the outset, I express my deep pleasure in see…
My delegation is speaking on a point of order to recall that the Charter of the United Nations confers on the Security Council the principal responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. In that regard, the States that are to have seats in the Council should be peace- and justice-…
In preparing for this meeting, the Secretary-General said in his report that “Respect for the rule of law at the international and national levels is central to ensuring the predictability and legitimacy of international relations, and for delivering just outcomes in the daily life of all individual…
I would like first of all to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June and to say how honoured we are to see China, a friendly country, steering the Council’s deliberations today. I would like to assure you, Sir, of my delegat…
At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to express how pleased I am to see you preside over the Security Council this month. I am overjoyed that the Security Council has decided under your presidency to consider the report of the Secretary- General (S/2012/65) on the United Nations Organization Stabi…
On 20 December 2011 (see A/66/PV.90), the 2011 Chairman of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Mr. Matthieu Yamba, had the honour of presenting to the General Assembly the report of the Process (A/66/593, annex). I now have the honour of taking the floor on behalf of my delegation and of all…
As this is the first time I have taken the floor in this Hall, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your outstanding election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session.
On behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which entrusted me …
Allow me first of all to discharge a pleasant duty and to express my great pleasure at seeing you, Mr. President, preside over the Security Council. Indeed, Portugal, your country, has close and centuries-old links with the political and cultural area to which my country, the Democratic Republic of …
My delegation took note of the seventh annual report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (see A/66/309), as submitted by the President of the Court, Judge Song.
My delegation would like to begin by associating itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the United Republ…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is concerned about the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which pose a major public health problem given the large number of persons affected by illnesses that include cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, mental …
At the outset, I would like to convey the greetings of my President, His Excellency Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange, who was not able to travel to this High-level Meeting for reasons of State and has entrusted me to convey the following message.
It is my great honour and genuine pleasure to take the floo…
I would like at the outset to say how pleased I am to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council in the month of June. I am all the more pleased that it is under the presidency of a noble son of Central Africa that the Council will consider the future of the long partnership between my countr…
I would like to thank all of today’s speakers for the outstanding quality of their statements and their contributions to the debate.
I am gratified to note that we have been able to achieve consensus in at least two areas, namely, on the progress made and on the challenges still before us. I note t…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to thank you for your timely convening of this important meeting on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this important year of my country’s history. Throug…
Allow me at the outset to express my satisfaction at seeing you, Madame, presiding over the Security Council this month. You represent a country, Brazil, with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo enjoys excellent relations based on mutual respect and esteem. I take this opportunity to join you…
I take the floor in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in connection with the Assembly’s adoption today of resolution 65/263, on cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie.
In that connection, I shoul…
