It gives me great pleasure to welcome the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, who has been on the job a few months now. I wish to thank him for his very informative and comprehensive briefing on the important issue of refugees and internally displaced persons. As we all know, the S…
Like others, I too would like to welcome the presence among us of the President of Timor-Leste. I would also like to thank him for his thoughtful statement, which I think should make others think as well. I would also like to thank Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa for his introduction of the Secretary- General…
I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Belgium and to thank him for having made the effort to come to New York to brief us today on the comprehensive programme of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2006. It is a particular pleasure for me to welcome him here,…
On behalf of the Greek Government, I would like to stress the importance of the organization by the United Nations of the High- level Dialogue on International Migration and Development.
It was in May 2003, during the Greek presidency of the European Union (EU), that the European Council adopted, f…
At this important stage, when the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) is successfully completing its peacekeeping mandate, we would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General and to his Special Representatives, as well as to the personnel of the Mission, who have spared no e…
Like others, we wish to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, for today’s enlightening and detailed briefing. We welcome this discussion and we thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the humanitarian situation i…
At the outset, we would like to thank Judges Fausto Pocar and Erik Møse, as well Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Jallow, for the oral presentations of their respective reports to the Security Council. We commend them for their tireless efforts to end impunity, re-establish the rule of law and…
Thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate on an issue of great importance to this Organization, one addressed recently by the heads of States and Governments at the world summit. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Jan Egeland, for hi…
We thank the High Representative, Lord Ashdown, for his latest report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2005/706, annex), pursuant to Security Council resolution 1031 (1995), as well as for his briefing to us this morning.
Greece fully associates itself with …
Please allow me at the outset to express my country’s deep condolences to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as well as to the families of the victims of the tragedy caused by the horrendous terrorist attacks in Amman. Greece condemns terrorism in all its forms, wheneve…
It is a great honour and pleasure for me to take the floor on agenda item 48 (a) to express my country’s wholehearted support for draft resolution A/60/L.15, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”.
Two years ago, Greece presented a similar draft resoluti…
The 14 February 2005 terrorist bombing in Beirut, Lebanon, which took the life of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and others and caused injuries to dozens of people, shook the international community and threatened to destabilize Lebanon during the difficult and sensitive transitional pe…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize today’s open debate on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). I also wish to thank the
Secretary-General for submitting a very comprehensive report (S/2005/636) along with a detailed system-wide action plan for t…
At the outset, I would like to associate myself with the statement to be made later in the debate by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union.
The recent terrorist attacks in Bali have shown once more that terrorism knows no boundaries and constitutes one o…
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you for having convened this meeting on a most important and timely issue. I wish also to thank you for having provided us with a useful concept paper. Greece fully aligns itself with the statement to be made by the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you upon your election as President of the General Assembly and assure you of my country’s unwavering support for your endeavours. Your previous experience at the United Nations ensures that under your guidance the Assembly will continue to promote the …
I wish to thank both Co-Chairpersons of the High-level Plenary Meeting, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, and Mr. Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden, for presiding over this meeting.
I also wish to extend our deepest appreciation to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his tireless e…
The last two years have definitely been very difficult for the Secretary-General. But we all followed his courage, determination and candidness in presenting suggestions and making changes, starting with the appointment of the Independent Inquiry Committee. I think his statement today proves what I …
Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and for the leading role Japan is playing in Afghanistan.
First of all, I wish to extend our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Spain on the recent loss of 17 Spanish soldiers while on a mission of peace.
Our sincere thanks …
I believe that there is no doubt — and that we all agree — that the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, are in need of serious reform. They still reflect the realities of 1945. It seems to us that maintaining the status quo would present great difficulties. It cannot provide solu…
