I too would like to thank the Minister of Justice of Burundi and Assistant Secretary-General Zacklin for their briefings.
We are very pleased to hear that the Transitional Government in Burundi is committed to intensifying its efforts to end impunity. A sustainable peace can be secured only if perp…
I would like to thank the representatives of the two Tribunals for their written reports to the Security Council and for elaborating further on those reports in their interventions today. That provides us with a clear picture of the Tribunals’ achievements so far and of the challenges ahead.
Denmar…
I should like to join others in welcoming back to the Council the representative of the Government of South Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad, and to express my gratitude for the encouraging and forward-looking briefing that we have been given today. Likewise, let me express our appreciation for…
Denmark would like to fully align itself with the statement made yesterday by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
Denmark welcomes the report of the Secretary- General entitled “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all” (A/59/…
It has been two months since the Security Council received the report of the International Commission of Inquiry regarding the ongoing atrocities in Darfur. The report strongly recommended the referral of the crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Throughout the Council’s long n…
Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. We appreciate this opportunity to reflect on the African dimension in the work of the Security Council.
I would like to associate myself with the statement to be delivered later by the Permanent Representative of L…
I should like to join others in expressing my gratitude to the representative of South Africa, Mr. Aziz Pahad, for his presence at the Council today and for his briefing on the mediation efforts of President Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the African Union. Let me also thank you, Mr. President, for conven…
I should like to join others in welcoming the High Representative, Lord Ashdown, and the representative of the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina — the Minister of Security, Mr. Barisa Colak — to the Council. I thank them both for their interesting and enlightening briefings today. I thank also th…
Like other colleagues, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Bangladesh on the tragic death of nine peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would like to thank Special Representative Sukehiro Hasegawa for his comprehensive briefing and …
Let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. It is most appropriate that it is Benin that is guiding us through the challenges pertaining to cross-border issues in West Africa. I also thank the Secretary- General, his Special Representative and the Representative of…
First of all, I should like to welcome Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), to the Council. I thank him for a comprehensive, interesting and encouraging briefing. This is only the s…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for your presence and for convening this meeting and thereby once again focusing the attention of the Security Council on the hardship and suffering of children in armed conflicts.
I would also like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his latest …
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s debate on small arms. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the issue (S/2005/69). I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe, for his useful comments, and Ms. Kawaguchi for her presence here in the Counci…
I should like to thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Denisov, for his comprehensive briefing, which my delegation fully endorses. His able administration of the Committee’s work is greatly appreciated. We support the ambitious 90-day work programme he has submitte…
When we met a year ago, there was widespread concern that we had reached an impasse that threatened to paralyse the United Nations. I am happy to note today that this looming threat of division is receding and is being replaced by a renewed commitment to multilateralism.
In that spirit, Denmark wel…
The issue before us today is of major importance for the future of the United Nations. As the Secretary-General said, we may be at a moment in history no less decisive than 1945 itself, when our Organization was founded.
Denmark agrees with the Secretary-General and all those who in recent weeks ha…
At the outset I would like to fully associate myself with the statement made earlier by the Italian presidency of the European Union (EU). The EU has, for a number of years, both collectively and bilaterally placed strong emphasis on supporting justice reform and the rule of law in our development c…
I should like at the outset to express, on behalf of Denmark, the most sincere condolences to the United Nations and to the families of Sergio Vieira de Mello and of all those who so tragically lost their lives in Baghdad five weeks ago. I also wish to pay tribute to Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Li…
This year we have the opportunity to review the first of the time-bound targets set out in the Declaration of Commitment of the special session on HIV/AIDS.
I shall not dwell on how the impact of the epidemic is becoming increasingly alarming. The facts are all well known to the participants in thi…
I would like, on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States, to offer our condolences to the United Nations and to the families and loved ones of the victims of the despicable, tragic crime committed in Baghdad three weeks ago. We want to honour and pay a special tribute to Mr. Sergio …
