I would like, first of all, to thank Ambassador Andrey Denisov for his excellent briefing and for his efforts to strengthen the mission of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in order to enable it to discharge its responsibilities fully. I would also like to welcome Mr. Rupérez and to thank him fo…
The joint consideration of the three items on the progress in implementation and international support for NEPAD, the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa and the United Nations Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly i…
I would like very sincerely to thank Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry for his excellent presentation of the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/59/2). We have always believed that the Assembly’s consideration of the Security Council’s report should not be a mere formality and th…
Algeria welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of a resolution vigorously condemning all acts of terrorism in all their forms, thus significantly enhancing our campaign against a phenomenon that constitutes one of the greatest threats to international peace and security today.
We welcom…
Following the general debate of the last two weeks, today’s meeting, on the consideration of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization (A/59/1), provides a further opportunity to debate issues of great importance and concern to the international community, as well as an opp…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to organize this public meeting on the matter of the re-establishment of the rule of law and the administration of transitional justice in societies in the midst of conflict, which is at the very heart of the work of the United Nations. I…
The draft resolution on the situation in northern Gaza, which got much more than the required majority, has been defeated by the veto. We regret that such a balanced and credible text, which merely called upon Israel to put an end to its military operation, which causes so many human losses and so m…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Working Group on Reform of the United Nations and Revitalization of the General Assembly. I shall limit my intervention to the question of the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
NAM would like to express once ag…
At a time when the General Assembly has barely concluded its general debate — during which a wide consensus was generated around the need for action in the Middle East before the region finally plunges into violence, and on the margins of which the Quartet attempted to breathe life into a peace proc…
Permit me at the outset to bid a warm welcome to President Obasanjo and to thank him very much for having kindly shared with us his vision and his message of hope concerning developments on the African continent and for having given us the opportunity to
listen to his valuable briefing on the negot…
Allow me first to say how delighted my delegation is to see you presiding over the work of our Council, and to congratulate you on the choice of the topic which is crucial to the work of the Council, given the challenges it needs to meet.
For several years now we have witnessed efforts that seek to…
Algeria has been following attentively, and with profound concern, developments in the situation in Darfur and in its impact on the civilian population, which faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. We have followed those developments all the more attentively and with all the more concern becaus…
I would like to thank Ambassador Muñoz for his excellent presentation of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), and of the Monitoring Team established pursuant to resolution 1526 (2004).
My delegation attaches particular attention to the work of t…
Algeria which is resolutely committed to strict respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and independence of Lebanon, as well as for the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon and in its political and economic choices, decided to abstain on the draft resolu…
Like my colleagues, I wish to convey to you, Sir, our sincere condolences and profound sympathy in connection with the two aviation catastrophes that have left behind so many bereaved families in Russia.
I welcome Mr. Jean Arnault and thank him for his excellent presentation of the report of the Se…
Thank you, Mr. President. I wish first to thank Mr. Hédi Annabi for his
detailed briefing on the situation in Timor-Leste. My delegation welcomes the significant progress achieved in recent months by the Timorese people and Government with the support of the United Nations Mission of Support in Eas…
I would like first of all to convey to you, Sir, my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I would also like, on behalf of the Algerian delegation, to thank Ambassador Motoc and the Romanian mission for their excellent work during the Romanian presidency in July.
I wou…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three countries representing Africa on the Council — Angola, Benin and my own country, Algeria. I would like, at the outset, to express our satisfaction at the adoption of the resolution on the situation in Darfur — a very important and sensitive issue tha…
Allow me to express our pleasure at seeing you, Sir, preside over this most important meeting of the Council. The debate you have organized gives us an opportunity to explore together the vast resources of Chapter VIII of the Charter and I hope to exploit it for the greater good of cooperation betwe…
I thank Ambassador Alexander Konuzin for his excellent presentation of the 90-day work programme of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for his efforts to enable the Committee to fulfil its mandate at a time of transition, when the Executive Directorate is being put into place. I take this opp…