My delegation would also like to express its reasons for supporting the resolution that we have just adopted, for we understand that acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast and on the territory of Somalia require real action on the part of the Security Council to help combat them. It is for t…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this important meeting and, at the same time, I wish to say how pleased my delegation is to have Judge Patrick Robinson, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) here with us, and I congratulate him on his r…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Angelo, for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2008/760).
I would also like to express particular gratitude to the representatives of the Central African Republic and of Chad for their statements. Statements fro…
My delegation wishes to explain its position on draft resolution A/63/L.49, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”, and share some thoughts.
First, we thank all delegations that worked for consensus on the draft resolution, especially…
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for the briefings made by Ambassador Lidén, Ambassador Nsanze and Minister Charles Nqakula and by thanking the Secretary-General for his report on Burundi. My delegation supports the observations and recommendations contained in the report, including …
I too thank Ambassador Graul for his report. I will not refer to the substance of his report. This is one of the most disturbing issues for the international community as it endangers peace and stability. This issue falls, therefore, within the responsibilities of this Council in accordance with the…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the presidency of the Security Council and the Croatian delegation for organizing this open debate. The presence of President Stjepan Mesić offers a timely opportunity to consider our role in the fight against terrorism. It is an honour to have you pr…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his statement as well as the High Representative for his report.
In order to avoid repeating the appeals to good sense that have been made by the previous speakers, which of course we fully …
As Ambassador Kumalo said, not everyone here is a lawyer. But I am a lawyer.
(spoke in Spanish)
All I wanted to add is that the Prosecutor has done his work by presenting his findings to the judges of the Court, and what we are talking about now is not the fulfilment of the wishes or the opinions …
Like those who have spoken before me, I thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing on his visit to Chad and the Sudan, which gave us a clearer picture of humanitarian operations on the ground and an analysis of the factors directly affecting the protection of the civilian population and …
The situation that has given rise to this meeting offers us an opportunity to refer, if only briefly, to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people in Gaza. As continually noted by the Secretary-General and his team, that progressive deterioration deserves to be consid…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am convinced that your abilities and experience will ensure your successful leadership of our work.
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his introducti…
On behalf of all members of the Security Council, I would like to congratulate Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the sixty- third session of the General Assembly. It is our sincere hope that, under his leadership and with his experience, we will be able to increase and…
I will now speak in my national capacity. Like the other delegations that have spoken before me, I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad for the presentations of the reports on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and on the multinati…
Costa Rica wishes to express its thanks to King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for his endeavours to bring about this meeting in the context of the dialogue among civilizations promoted by Spain and Turkey.
A country such as ours, which on 1 December will celebrate 60…
My delegation has requested the floor in order to make a general statement regarding agenda item 69 following the adoption of the resolution. I take this opportunity to repeat Costa Rica’s willingness to contribute to every effort aimed at strengthening the International Criminal Court, which is a y…
I wish to begin by thanking you, Sir, and your delegation for organizing this debate on such an important subject. I also wish to thank Ms. Rachel Mayanja for her briefing on the annual report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2008/622) and also the statements of Ms. Inés A…
I should like to begin by welcoming to the Council His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti. His presence here demonstrates his country’s willingness to find a negotiated solution to the situation in which Eritrea is placing it. We also welcome the presence of our colleague, the…
I should like to begin by thanking the Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Takasu of Japan, for his briefing and the information provided therein.
As we consider the work of the Peacebuilding Commission over the past year, I wish to express our pleasure at the Commission’s achievem…
Our delegation would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/617) and Mr. Kai Eide for his briefing this morning, updating the written report. We are also grateful for the statement of His Excellency Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan. Like…
