The Security Council is meeting today on a very serious set of issues. It is therefore only apt that the meeting has been convened at the ministerial level. At stake are the sovereignty and integrity of Lebanon, the principle of the rule of law and the credibility of the Security Council in followin…
Let me begin by thanking the delegation of Romania for having convened this meeting, once again focusing the attention of the Security Council on the indispensable role of women in all efforts to build and maintain peace and security.
I would like to associate my delegation with the statement to be…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) I would like to review the Committee’s activities over the past three months, and to submit to the Security Council the Committee’s seventeenth work programme for the current three months period, lasting until 31 December 2005.
I w…
Denmark appreciates this opportunity to discuss the issue of improved cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. We welcome the Romanian initiative to hold this debate and the fact that the Foreign Minister of Romania is presiding over our discussion.
We would like to associ…
As a youth delegate in the Danish delegation to the sixtieth session of the General Assembly, and as a representative of the Danish Youth Council, it is a great honour and a privilege for me to address the Assembly. It is a great privilege because, in general, young people — and in particular young …
The conclusion of the summit last week marks the beginning of another busy year for the General Assembly and the Member States of the United Nations. The summit gave us an ambitious new agenda and in the spirit of multilateralism we must do our utmost to meet the goals it set out. Denmark intends to…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for directing the attention of the Security Council to the importance of civil society’s involvement in conflict prevention and in the pacific settlement of disputes. I also welcome the participation of representatives from …
We have committed ourselves to halve global poverty by 2015 and to achieve further ambitious goals during the next decade. The enormous progress achieved by market oriented economic reform in Asia and Latin America over the last decade proves that the eradication of poverty is not an impossible goal…
Our discussion here is timely and relevant. Terror attacks in several countries during the last years have underlined our obligation to joint, efficient action against this major scourge of our generation.
Let me be very clear: Terrorism can never be justified. Terrorism is never a legitimate weapo…
I too wish to thank Mr. Volcker for his briefing and his introduction of the report of the Independent Inquiry Committee. Likewise, I thank the Secretary-General for his important statement.
During the coming days, Denmark will study the wide-ranging findings and conclusions of the report. We look …
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Arnault for his excellent briefing on the current situation in Afghanistan.
After more than 20 years of conflict, the Afghan people have a strong wish for peace, democracy, security and improved living conditions. Against them stand frustrated warlords, d…
I would like to fully associate Denmark with the statement of the European Union to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom.
First of all, let me thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. A…
This statement is made in my national capacity. Before proceeding, I wish to fully associate Denmark with the statement made by the United Kingdom.
The Al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions regime is as important as ever in the international fight against terrorism. The 1267 Committee, with the support of its…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to organize this debate. Likewise, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot for their respective briefings.
There might not be scientific proof that H…
My delegation wishes to thank the Greek presidency for organizing this debate. We would also like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over our meeting today. This debate is a useful follow-up to those held by the Security Council in May and June of this year on the subjects of post- conflict p…
Let me start, Mr. President, by thanking you for organizing this debate.
Denmark is a sponsor of the draft resolution contained in document A/59/L.64. Denmark believes in a strong United Nations, a United Nations where decisions correspond to the opinions and desires of the membership. Denmark beli…
I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July and to thank Ambassador De La Sablière for leading our work during the month of June.
Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Danilo Türk for his briefing today and, indeed, for h…
Let me start by thanking you, Sir, for having arranged this briefing today. Inviting Mr. James Morris to brief the Security Council on Africa’s food crisis as a threat to peace and security is the sort of initiative that helps us broaden our understanding of conflict prevention and conflict resoluti…
Let my start by associating myself with the statement to be delivered
shortly by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
Three years ago in Monterrey, a compact was forged between rich and poor countries in support of the objectives contained in the Millennium Declaration…
I join in thanking you for convening this open debate today, allowing us, along with the full membership of the
United Nations, to renew our pledge to the cause of protecting civilians in armed conflict and to review the progress to date. I would also like to thank sincerely Mr. Egeland for his bri…
