First of all, my delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, for the initiative that you have taken to hold this public debate on children and armed conflict. The importance of what is at stake and the seriousness of the situation deserve the continuing attention of the Security Counci…
France voted in favour of this technical renewal in order to respond to the official request of the Government of Iraq for a one-year extension of the mandate of the Multinational Force in Iraq. On this occasion, my delegation would like to express its concern with respect to the worsening security …
I should like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting and also to thank Under-
Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his efforts and for his briefing.
I should like to make a few comments in relation to Darfur.
First, in terms of international humanitarian efforts,…
First of all, I wish to refer to the situation in Lebanon to express the deep shock and concern of French authorities at the cowardly assassination this morning in Beirut of Pierre Gemayel, the Minister for Industry. France would like to extend its condolences to the family of Mr. Gemayel. We condem…
My delegation wishes to indicate that we would like to reserve the right to provide, in writing, requests to change the French translation of this draft resolution.
I would like to thank Ms. Angela Kane for her briefing. I also wish to associate myself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
I would first like to express my country’s sorrow at the news of the terrible events of recent days th…
At the outset, my delegation, too, would like to thank Mr. Schwarz-Schilling for his briefing and to commend him for the work he has accomplished as High Representative and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I also wish to welcome the presence of Mr. Adnan Terzić,
Chai…
France voted in favour of the additional extension for six months of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). The United Nations Secretary-General has underscored the vital role of the presence of MINURSO for the continued ceasefire in Western Sahara.…
I would like to say how pleased I am, Mr. President, that you have taken the initiative to hold this public debate on women and peace and security. France fully aligns itself with the statement that will be made shortly by the Finnish presidency of the European Union.
Last year, as we marked the fi…
In taking the floor after Ambassador Voto-Bernales, I too would like to say how pleased we are to welcome him to the Council.
I associate myself with the statement that will be made soon by the Ambassador of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
I thank Mr. Alvaro de Soto for his statement, and…
By adopting resolution 1718 (2006) today, the Security Council has responded firmly to last Monday’s announcement of a nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This firm response voices universal condemnation of that extremely serious act and the international community’s determina…
First, I would like to thank the Chairmen of the three Committees for their reports. Terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems pose a major threat to international peace and security — an issue for which the Council has a special responsibility. Open m…
A little over a month after the adoption of resolution 1701 (2006), which led to the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon and established the parameters for a lasting political solution between the two countries, one fact is clear: stability in the Middle East will require the settlem…
I would like to thank Greece for organizing this meeting on a subject that has taken on growing importance for the Security Council recently. I would also like to underline the presence of the Secretary-General in order to pay tribute to his efforts in strengthening cooperation between his instituti…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Pronk for the briefing he has just given to the Council. In his briefing, as well as in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2006/728), we noted a number of encouraging points that I would like to mention at the outset, with respect to southern Sudan. The stability…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegation of Greece for taking the initiative of organizing this meeting. I also wish to thank Mr. Egeland for his briefing. It is always with great interest that we listen to him as he explains the situation on the ground.
At the outset, I would like to com…
I should like to thank Mr. Ashraf Qazi for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report and Ambassador John Bolton for his briefing on the activities of the Multinational Force (MNF). I should like to make the following comments.
My delegation fully shares the observation of the Secretary-Gen…
Allow me at the outset to thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Joachim Rűcker, for his presentation, and to wish him every success in his new post at this crucial time for the future of Kosovo. In particular, he will be responsible for preparing for the transition from …
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate, in accordance with the wish expressed by the Council last month.
I also thank the Secretary-General for his participation in this meeting, and in particular for his enlightening statement early in the debate.
Allow me first to recall the importance that…
My delegation welcomes the adoption of this resolution. The Security Council had to respond to the request made to it by the African Union and, of course, to the urgency of the situation in Darfur.
Indeed, in security and humanitarian terms, that situation is extremely worrisome. Over recent months…
