I extend the warmest welcome to His Excellency Mr. Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, President of the Republic of Portugal, and thank him for participating in the work of the Council earlier today. I also thank Ms. Navanethem Pillay, Ms. Catherine Bragg and Mr. Philip Spoerri for their important briefing…
At this, your first meeting as President of the Council, I should like to welcome you, Sir, and to offer you our full cooperation towards the success of your work. I also extend special thanks to Ambassador Joy Ogwu for her outstanding work and wisdom in leading the Council last month.
I warmly tha…
I would first like to express my appreciation for the briefings by Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, and Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, Chair of the peacebuilding configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission for Guinea and Permanent Representative of Luxembour…
Allow me, first of all, to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 29 September (S/2011/598*) and his briefing this morning to the Council. We would also thank Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Mr. Lazarous Kapambwe and Ms. Orzala Ashraf Nemat for their briefings, which provided a serious and complete fr…
I would like to begin by thanking Judge Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice, for his very complete and detailed report on the activities of the Court during the period 2010-2011 (A/66/4). As this is the last time that Judge Owada will address the Assembly in his capacity a…
On behalf of my Government, I wish first of all to convey our grief to the Government and people of Turkey on the recent tragedy that cost so many lives. We also convey our condolences to Saudi Arabia on the death of Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. I am very grateful to Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretar…
Allow me first to thank you, Madame President, for your initiative in holding a briefing on peace and security in Africa and the matter of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I would also like to commend the important contributions made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, whose presence here we appreciate; …
I would like to begin this statement by congratulating you, Mr. President, and your delegation on having convened and on presiding over this important debate on the prospects and challenges that security sector reform faces in Africa.
I would also like to express my gratitude for the briefing given…
I wish to join my colleagues in hailing you, Madame President, and commending you on taking on the presidency of the Security Council. I wish you the greatest of success. You will have our full support. I would also like to thank the President last month, the Ambassador of Lebanon, and his entire te…
Allow me at the outset to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Zalmai Rassoul, and to thank him for his statement. I should also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (…
Colombia congratulates the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) on having organized this High-level Meeting on chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We are here because we know the terrible effects of hypertension, diabetes, cancer and respiratory diseases on our populations, a…
In recent months, the Libyan people have made immense sacrifices in order to achieve their aspirations for a democratic Libya whose potential prosperity will benefit all Libyan citizens. A new stage in the history of the country has begun and a reform process launched that is aimed at guaranteeing t…
Allow me, first of all, to welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mariano Fernandez Amunategui, as well as to thank him for his introduction of a very sober and concise report (S/2011/540), which extensively covered such important topics as political developments and the humanitaria…
It is a pleasure to see you, Madame, presiding over today’s meeting. I take this opportunity to welcome the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, and to thank him for his briefing and update on the situation in Somalia and recent events there. We…
Mr. President, may I begin by congratulating you on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We offer you our support and wish you every success in your work.
I am honoured to speak at this me…
First of all, I should like to thank all the members of the Security Council for their words of support to the work just concluded by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). Their words will be conveyed in particular to the members of the Panel of Experts who have worked with m…
Allow me at the outset to echo your words of recognition and gratitude, Sir, to Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri and his entire delegation for the efficient and dedicated manner in which they led our work during their presidency of the Council in August. I am also very pleased to be the first member of…
At the outset, allow me to welcome and thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing and for the detailed report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also wish to welcome and commend the very in…
Colombia shares the grief affecting the international community and the United Nations family at the tragic attack that occurred in Nigeria this morning. In condemning that attack and all terrorist actions, we convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
I wish to thank Secretar…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I welcome this opportunity to address the General Assembly to pay tribute to the distinguished
Finish statesman and diplomat Harri Holkeri. As Prime Minister and Head of Government, Mr. Holkeri led his country in one of the twentieth ce…
