I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Edmond Mulet, for his detailed briefing on recent events and progress made in the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Aff…
On behalf of Colombia, I wish to state my disappointment and regret at the outcome of the vote, which denies the member countries of the League of Arab States, and this Organization itself, the support that has been requested of us for a plan intended to bring an end to the tragedy being experienced…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Their Excellencies the Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, who have come to the Council today to make their contribution to our consideration of the situation in Syria. The terms in wh…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Lynn Pascoe for the report he has introduced (see S/2012/42) and, at the same time, underscore the joint work carried out by the United Nations and the African Union through the assessment mission and the preparation of the report before us. It is clear proof of…
Allow me to begin by welcoming you, Mr. President, and thanking you for travelling to New York to preside over today’s meeting in the Security Council. I also wish to thank Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his detailed report this morning on the cur…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on a subject of such paramount importance to all Member States as justice and the rule of law. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the subject of how this issue should be applied in conflict and post-conflict …
On behalf of the Government of Colombia, I would like to congratulate South Africa on its presidency during this month, as well as to thank you, Mr. President, for the timely initiative of convening this debate of great pertinence and relevance for the strengthening of cooperation between the United…
I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for their kind words, as well as to express my gratitude to mission experts who participated in the work of the Committee for their devotion and the seriousness with which they approached the issues under the purview of the sanctions Committe…
I am pleased to introduce to the Security Council the twentieth 90-day report on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 18 (h) of the resolution. The report covers the period from 1 September and 18 De…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Hervé Ladsous for his concise and comprehensive briefing of the Council on the situation in Afghanistan and on the prospects for the transition process. I welcome Mr. Jawed Ludin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, and thank him for his analysis tod…
Allow me once again to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for their briefings. My delegation would also like to thank them for their efforts and for the steps they have take…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank the President for having convened this joint debate to discuss the report of the Secretary-General on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/66/311). It is timely for the General Assembly to analyse strategies aimed at peacebuilding and preserving the pea…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this debate, which is of great interests to the entire membership of our Organization. I would also like to take this opportunity to recognize the preparatory work by the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Ivan Barbalić,…
I would first like to welcome Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and congratulate him on his recent appointment. We thank him for his briefing on the situation in Kosovo and for the accompanying report (S/2011/675), which provides a detailed description of recent event…
On behalf of my delegation, I thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his presence and his opening statement, which raise the profile of today’s debate.
I should also like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate, which provides an appropriate forum in which to express ou…
Allow me, Mr. President, to warmly welcome you and to take this opportunity to underscore the long-standing interest your country takes in the maintenance of international peace and security in various parts of the world. Allow me also to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of T…
Colombia would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for the presentation of his report (see S/2011/682) and for the dedication and commitment that he shows to his mission. We would also like to join the voices of thanks for the serious and able contri…
Allow me also to express our delegation’s thanks for the briefings by Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa Abou Moussa. Similarly, I wish to express our thanks for the briefings by the Permanent Observer…
First of all, allow me to express my appreciation to Ambassador Sangqu of South Africa, Ambassador Wittig of Germany and Ambassador Singh Puri of India for their detailed reports on the activities of the counter-terrorism Committees and for their dynamic and excellent efforts in leading those activi…
I wish to thank the President for having given this matter such high priority on the programme of work of the current session of the General Assembly. We also welcome the reappointment of Ambassador Zahir Tanin to the crucial position of coordinator of the negotiations. We express to him our full co…
