My delegation is pleased, Sir, to see you, as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, presiding over today’s
meeting. I congratulate the Danish presidency of the Council and thank it for having organized this debate on a subject of such great importance for the international community. My thanks g…
At the outset, I, too, should like to thank Mr. Søren Jessen- Petersen, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his presentation. His briefing, which provided the Council with useful details, and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/361) give us a clear picture of the situation …
This year, Timor-Leste, a State in which the United Nations is particularly invested, should be celebrating the fourth year of its independence in peace and harmony.
The assistance provided by the United Nations since 1999 — through, successively, the United Nations Mission in East Timor; the Inter…
I too wish to thank the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and their respective Prosecutors, for their briefings to the Council.
The assessment reports (S/2006/353 and S/2006/358) before us gi…
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The escalation of violence in the Middle East and its consequences for the lives of the region’s population — particularly in Palestine — once again poses a challen…
Mr. President, my delegation is grateful to you for having included on the Security Council’s agenda this public debate on the overall situation in the Middle East at a particular point in time marked by the recent legislative elections in both Palestine and in Israel, and also by the latest develop…
It is indeed a pleasure and an honour for the Security Council to welcome to the Chamber His Excellency Mr. René Préval, President-elect of the Republic of Haiti, who has just provided us with a very informative statement on the current situation in Haiti. On behalf of the Congolese delegation, I am…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting and for providing this opportunity to discuss the third report of the Secretary-General on initiatives taken to implement the 12 recommendations on how the
Security Council could help resolve the matter of the illicit trade in sma…
It is a great pleasure and a great honour for my delegation to welcome Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia. Today, the Council has the privilege of honouring the first woman democratically elected as a head of State in Africa.
Indeed, the election of Mrs.…
Mr. President, the initiative that you have taken to include this debate on our agenda gives us an opportunity to underscore the need for urgent international assistance for restoring peace and normalcy in Afghanistan and for rebuilding that country, devastated by war and terrorist acts, which we de…
Mr. President, my delegation would like to thank you for having convened this meeting that allows us to continue thinking about a vital question that has to do with the United Nations image. I would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, whose briefing …
I too welcome the convening of this debate in a format open to non-members of the Security Council, enabling them to express their views on the management of peacekeeping operations, a matter that is of the greatest concern.
I entirely understand the Council’s legitimate concern that it be regularl…
I am very grateful to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on the sensitive issue of counter-terrorism to consider the activities of three subsidiary bodies of the Council.
We listened very attentively to the statements made by the chairpersons of the Committees — Ambassador Løj, Am…
First of all, Madam President, I would like to say how proud we are to see the United Republic of Tanzania presiding over the Security Council in January 2006, when a number of particularly sensitive African issues are receiving priority. Today’s meeting gives us another opportunity to express our a…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this open briefing on a topic that particularly affects Africa, our continent. I would also like to thank Mr. Guterres, the High Commissioner for Refugees, for his briefing, which made very clear the importance that he attaches to the is…
I would like to begin by welcoming His Excellency Mr. Xanana Gusmão, hero of the independence of Timor-Leste, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. I remind him that my country, through its permanent representation in New York, took part in the celebrations of the first hours of dearl…
Madam President, although I am very strongly tempted to congratulate you, I will leave that honour to my head of State or Minister for Foreign Affairs, who will be
attending this meeting of the General Assembly. I am sure that it will be done eloquently.
Our debate concerns a burning issue whose t…
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be made by Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, I want to recognize the quality of the report submitted by the President of the Economic and Social Council, Mr. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan (A/60/3)…
Our head of delegation has asked me to read the following statement. I would like to commend the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the excellent report that he has presented, for the third consecutive year, on progress in implementation of and international support for the New Partnership for …
I should like at the outset to sincerely congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at the present session. That election is a sign of confidence in your qualities as a statesman and a recognition of your country, Sweden, which reminds us of its illustrious son…
