For the past 18 months, our delegation has lamented the fact that the Security Council has been incapable of stepping up to one of the bloodiest and most painful internal conflicts of our times. I am referring, of course, to the situation in Syria, and its impact on its neighbours and painful humani…
We commend the initiative of the Australian presidency to hold this important informational meeting at a critical time in Yemen’s political transition. We thank Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Yemen, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Yemen and his asse…
Once again, we would like to welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš, whom we thank for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/535). We would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
I have four comments. First, we hope that the year 2014 will see the holding of credible presidential e…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Argentine delegation for steering the work of the Council during the month of August and to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of September. My delegation also thanks you for your informative briefing and your work at the …
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/444), which in many respects is hopeful. That should encourage us to exert even greater efforts in Kosovo. We are also grateful
for presentations given by Minis…
We are grateful to the Argentine delegation for organizing this debate on a topic of such importance to our region. We value your personal participation in the meeting, Mr. President. We also appreciate the presence of the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ambassador San…
We thank the delegation of Argentina for having convened this open debate under your presidency, partly to mark World Humanitarian Day and also to commemorate the events that took place exactly 10 years in Baghdad, when 22 members of the Secretariat made the ultimate sacrifice while pursuing the nob…
I thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing this timely debate and for honouring us with your personal participation this morning. In particular, I would like to extend to you the warm and fraternal greetings of our President, Mr. Otto Pérez Molina, who has asked me to reiterate…
Thirteen years have passed since the United Nations first established a peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My own country has participated in that Mission as a troop contributor since 2005; in fact, we lost eight troops in a well- known incident in Garamba National Park …
We would like to thank Mr. Robert Serry for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East.
The frequency with which we address this topic has often been questioned within the Security Council. However, the current situation in the region is so volatile and changeable, and has such enormous impli…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this open debate on the protection of journalists, media and communication professionals and associated personnel. On the basis of our commitment to the freedom of the press in general, we value the possibility of addressing the issue with specific refere…
My delegation would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his informative briefing and for the diligence that he and his team have shown since assuming the chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I would like to draw attention to several points with regard t…
I would like to thank you for convening this meeting, Mr. President, and Under-Secretary-General Ladsous for introducing it. We are particularly grateful to the three Force Commanders for their enlightening briefings on three topics related to peacekeeping, and we warmly welcome all the Force Comman…
We welcome Mr. Ján Kubiš and thank him for his briefing on the Secretary-General’s report, contained in document S/2013/350. We also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement. I wish to make the following comments.
First, we take note of the recent developments discussed i…
With respect to what occurred this morning in Mogadishu, the human face of these events was dramatically described by my neighbour at this table, Rebeca Grynspan, when she noted that one of her staff members who died had left her six-year-old son an orphan. I trust that our press release shall conve…
We would like to thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate. We also thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, Ms. Yoka Brandt and Mr. Gregory Ramm for their statements. We offer special recognition to Luxembourg for its leadership in the Informal Working Group on…
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/254) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). My thanks also go to his Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for introducing the report and for his sustained personal endeavours to promot…
Guatemala has the honour to chair the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. Perhaps that explains why we have the privilege of being the first to intervene in this debate, a debate that we would have liked to have been more open to other States Members of the United Nations.
I would li…
I am very pleased and honoured to be participating once again in an open debate of the Security Council. My presence here on this occasion is due to several reasons.
First, it is a clear signal of our continued support for this United Nations forum. Secondly, it is in response to Secretary Hague’s …
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting, as well as to congratulate the United Kingdom on the successful holding of the London Conference on Somalia on 7 May. We also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson for his statement. Weare honoured by th…
