With the unanimous agreement today, under the leadership of President Obama, and with the great speeches that have been made around this table, we are sending a united, unequivocal and undivided message across the world today that we, as leaders of nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States…
I stand here to reaffirm the Charter of the United Nations, not to tear
it up. I call on every nation to support its universal principles.
A year ago, we met on the brink of a global crisis and, as national leaders spoke in turn at this rostrum, the full scale of the danger was becoming clear — a …
The United Kingdom strongly urges delegations to vote against this motion. We do so for reasons of principle. A motion to adjourn an item sine die represents an attempt to prevent the consideration of a resolution on procedural grounds. The calling of such a motion aims at denying the States Members…
We are grateful to Foreign Minister Omaar, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ould Abdallah and Commissioner Lamamra for their briefings this morning.
It is right that the Security Council remain focused on the situation in Somalia. As we have said before, instability there poses a cle…
I join others in thanking Special Representative of Secretary-General Victor Angelo for his briefing today. We are very grateful to him and all the contributors to the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) for its work to date.
MINURCAT is clearly starting to ha…
Like others, we are grateful to Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing to the Security Council this morning. Indeed, we welcome him to the Council for the first time.
In the Council’s regular meetings on this issue in recent months, there has been broad agreement on what needs to be done to achieve…
I should like to start by thanking the President and the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for their very informative briefings this morning and for all the work they are doing to help to bring justice to the people of Sierra Leone. We would also like to welcome to the Council today t…
I should like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing on his visit to Burma. It required courage and determination on his part to proceed with the visit. His decision had our full support; the wider international community supported it too. That support has been reflected in many…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for his briefing, the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/277) and you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I would also like to confirm our support for the statement that will be made by the representative of the Czech Republic o…
It is an honour to have you chairing this meeting today, Mr. President, and we also welcome the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, to the Council. I would like to express our thanks to the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report on developments in Iraq over t…
I, too, would like to join other Security Council colleagues in welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier; the Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Skender Hyseni; and the Foreign Minister of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, to the Council Chamber today.
I would also l…
The United Kingdom regrets Russia’s decision to block a new mandate for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia. We continue to believe that a continuing United Nations presence in Georgia is a vital tool for diffusing tensions and maintaining security in Georgia and in the wider South Caucas…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Takasu for his report. We are grateful for his leadership in ensuring the full implementation of the vital measures needed to counter the threat of proliferation. We particularly appreciate the efforts of Ambassador Takasu and the Committee to address the issues …
We have just passed a tough new resolution aimed at stopping North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Its unanimous adoption shows that the international community is united in condemning North Korea’s continued proliferation activities and its attempts to disrupt regional security.
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May I start by welcoming Foreign Minister Bangura to the Council today and thanking her for her very helpful briefing. We also welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/267) and the briefing we have just received
from his Executive Representative, Mr. Von der Schulenburg. We also very muc…
First, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month, and say how much we look forward to working with you and your Mission. We assure you of our support. I should also like to thank Ambassador Churkin and his Mission for their skilful presidency of the…
I should like to thank Ambassadors Mayr-Harting, Lacroix and Urbina for their briefings, and to welcome Ambassador Mayr- Harting to his first briefing in his capacity as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999). It was also, I believe, Ambassador Lacroix’s first such …
The United Kingdom warmly welcomes this debate, and we thank the Russian Federation for its initiative in opening it. We also thank the Secretary-General for his very strong words today.
This meeting comes just a week before the start of an intensive series of visits to Washington, as the new Unite…
I would like to start, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and thanking Ambassador Heller for his excellent presidency of the Council last month.
The United Kingdom very much welcomes the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2009/221) on the…
I would like to start, Madam Minister, by welcoming you to the Council today. We are delighted that you are able to preside over this important meeting. I would like also to thank the Mexican delegation, and in particular Ambassador Heller, for the excellent Mexican leadership of the Security Counci…
