This meeting to consider the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, is taking place in the midst of widespread despair over the possibility of achieving a negotiated political solution. In the past 18 months, the situation in the occupied territories and in Israel has fal…
I wish to thank Mr. Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and the Vice-Minister for External Relations of Angola for their presentations on the disturbing humanitarian situation in Angola.
In my delegation’s view, we are faced with a situation that has enormous humanitarian dime…
I should like to thank Mr. Lubbers, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for the excellent presentation he has provided us with today. I should also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Lubbers and the Government of Switzerland on the success of the first meeting of the Partie…
I take this opportunity, Sir, to convey to you and your
team our appreciation for the very skilful way in which you have guided our work, as well as for your commitment. I shall heed the recommendation that we should speak briefly, perhaps for only three minutes.
My first comment relates to our pu…
Allow me at the outset to express thanks for this morning’s statement in this Chamber by His Excellency John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia. Australia has been at the forefront in supporting the independence process in East Timor. We all recognize this.
We also welcome Mr. José Ramos-Horta and…
I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report and Mr. Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the information he has provided us. This update helps us to understand the scope of the new challenges prevailing in Kosovo.
We make special reference to Mr. H…
My delegation expresses its gratitude to Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari for his presence at this meeting and for the information he has given us. We are pleased that his visit was positive and has yielded good results.
Our interest in the briefing relates mainly to the expectations generated by the pre…
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for your determination to include this wrap-up meeting on December’s programme of work, especially as this is a month in which delegations must divide their attention among so many end-of-year activities.
I have listened attentively to the very interesting statement…
My delegation would like to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and detailed report he has submitted to us in document A/56/681.
Colombia emphatically condemned the acts of international terrorism that took place in September last and, accordingly, unequivocally joi…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to your presidency, Sir, for the initiative of convening this public debate on questions of peace and security in the context of West Africa. We believe that you, Mr. President, have represented that part of the world in a very worthy manner throu…
We would like to associate ourselves with the comments of other members of the Council in welcoming the presence at this meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda, the Adviser to the Preside…
It was four months ago, in this same Chamber, when we had the Council’s last public meeting on the issue before us today. On that occasion, inter alia, we mentioned the following points, which I would like to reiterate this evening.
The Security Council can and must act vis-à-vis the situation in t…
My delegation would like to express its thanks to the Secretary-General for the report on the situation in
Central America as well as to the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) for the report on human rights in that country.
The report on the situation in Central America sho…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and I want to extend very special thanks to the delegation of Jamaica and to Ambassador Durrant for their extraordinarily professional work.
We also want to express thanks for the b…
The delegation of Colombia appreciates the opportunity to participate in the debate on the implementation of the recommendations that the Secretary-General presented to the Assembly three years ago in his report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of development in Africa.
We wish to expres…
My delegation wishes to extend very special congratulations to you, Madam President, and the members of the team of the Permanent Mission of Jamaica on having led the Security Council admirably during the month of November.
We value the convening of this public wrap-up meeting. In connection with t…
I want to express my gratitude for the very interesting presentations we have heard from Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, Judge Pillay, Judge Jorda, the Minister of Justice of Rwanda and the Ambassadors of Yugoslavia and of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is clear that we are reviewing the performance of the…
I would like to welcome Mr. Annabi and thank him for the information he has given us at this meeting. I should also like to take this opportunity to send a message of congratulations to all of the officials of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), KFOR and the Organiza…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Oshima for the information he has given us on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It seems to me that the Council has taken a wise decision in pausing, making an assessment and endeavouring to increase the efficiency of the way in which it addresses this it…
My delegation wishes to convey its thanks to the Secretary- General for the detailed report that he has presented to us, in which he proposes a road map towards the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. The objectives laid down and the strategies proposed have earned the suppo…
