We once again welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš, whom we thank for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/721). We also welcome the statement made by Ambassador Zahir Tanin. I have five brief comments to make.
First, on the electoral process, we welcome the fact that a foundation has been laid for …
We would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President Jim Yong Kim, Special Envoy Romano Prodi and the observers of the African Union and European Union for their briefings and information.
There is no doubt that the most significant event of recent months concerning the Sahel region was …
My delegation thanks Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his informative report and the work he and his team of collaborators carried out in the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). Since this is our final statement on the issue in this forum, allow me to thank him also for all of the s…
We welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, and we thank her for her eighteenth report to the Council, pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
We take note of the statement made by the Permanent Representative of the Sudan.
The report before us echoes the m…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to brief the Security Council with my reflections as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d’Ivoire and as Chair of the Council’s Informal Working Group on Intern…
I would like to begin my statement by thanking the the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports (S/2013/678 and S/2013/663, respectively), as well as the President and…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassadors Gary Quinlan, Mohammed Loulichki and Oh Joon for their informative briefings and for the capability and dynamism with which they have been leading the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council under their respective terms. We also appreciate the colla…
Our delegation would like to thank the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abou Moussa, for his updated presentation of the latest events in the subregion. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/671).
It is obviou…
We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for presenting the report (S/2013/631). We are also grateful for the presentations by Prime Minister Dačić and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi.
A notable aspect of the report is the progress made in implementing the firs…
The voting that was just concluded fills us with desolation, and I would like to explain our abstention, which in and of itself is a source of great sadness for us.
There were a number of reasons for it. First, our delegation has dedicated both time and effort in order to promote more constructive …
We thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, and we welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, to the Council. We thank her for introducing her the sixth report to the Council on the topic under consideration.
Guatemala believes that all the authorities in Lib…
I would like to welcome Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. We take note of the presentation of his report (S/2013/646, annex), to which we listened with concern, given the relative lack of progress achieved in the period under review. We should like to make five obse…
I would like to thank the President for convening this debate. I will briefly cover both points on our agenda: the report of the Security Council in document A/68/2 and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters.
We take no…
We are grateful for the convening of this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council, as well as for the concept paper (S/2013/613, annex) that was
circulated to that end. We hope that our deliberations today will help renew the commitment to make progress in improving the efficienc…
Mr. President, we thank you for convening today’s ministerial briefing to discuss cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as the concept paper circulated by your delegation (S/2013/588). We also appreciate your presence among us here today, S…
I would like to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. His presentation was, as ever, extremely useful in its overview of the general situation in the region, the accelerated changes occurring there and the opportunities th…
Before delivering my statement, I would like to say that this morning, my delegation had requested the right to explain its vote. I would like to believe that an unintentional error caused that opportunity to be lost. Our motive was not to explain why we voted in favour of resolution 2122 (2013), bu…
I thank the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Judge Meron, and the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Joensen, for their comprehensive briefings. Their briefings, along with the annual reports of the Tribunals before us (A/68/…
It is my pleasure to summarize the debate that took place in Round Table 1 on the theme, “Assessing the effects of international migration on sustainable development and identifying relevant priorities in view of the preparation of the post-2015 development framework”. The discussion in our Round Ta…
Allow me to express, with great feeling, Guatemala regret at the loss of many human lives off the Italian island of Lampedusa. That tragedy demonstrates the dangers faced by migrants seeking a better life.
As we approach the closing of the plenary meeting and the round tables of the High-level Dial…
