At the outset, we congratulate the United Kingdom on its assumption of the presidency of the Council and thank it for having organized this meeting. We also reiterate our gratitude to the delegation of Togo for its outstanding management of the presidency in February.
We would like to thank Mr. Hen…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s
meeting to address the growing problem of piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea. I also welcome the presence of Mr. Lynn Pascoe here today and thank him for his briefing on the issue. I am also grateful to the Secretary-General for his report…
Guatemala is convinced of the need to strengthen the system of bodies created under human rights treaties. We would like to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights for her efforts to help Member States in this effort as part of her mandate.
We view this process as one of strengthening, but not…
I am grateful to the Togolese presidency for convening this open debate on sexual violence in armed conflict, as well as to Ms. Margot Wallström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, for her presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/33), …
Allow me to begin by welcoming the President of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta. His serene but firm defence of human rights — which, among other things, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize — have been a source of inspiration to many of us.
Similarly, we appreciate the information pro…
We would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Patricia O’Brien, for her detailed presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/50). We would also like to express our thanks for the briefing that was given by Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations …
I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to thank you for having convened this meeting and in particular for joining us personally today. We also welcome the concept note (S/2012/83, annex) circulated by your delegation as background for our debate, as well as the briefings by the Secretary-Gener…
Let me join others in welcoming Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, and in thanking him for his presentation. I congratulate him on assuming the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and wish him every success in his mandate.
Guatemala is convinced that reg…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/72) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and my compatriot Edmond Mulet for having introduced it to us. I would also like to welcome the virtual presence of Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
Our position on the situation in Syria was fully
explained by our Minister for Foreign Affairs last Tuesday in the Chamber (see S/PV.6710).
Our prime objective is to help to put an end to the spiral of violence afflicting the Syrian population and to find a political solution to the crisis experie…
Allow me to begin my statement on a personal note. I represent the Government of President Otto Pérez Molina, who took office barely two weeks ago. My presence here today reflects our commitment to the United Nations and our intention to responsibly carry out our role as a recently elected member of…
I thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe for his briefing.
The situation in the Sahel region was of great concern to my delegation even before the impact of the Libyan crisis last year. We therefore welcome the initiative of the Secretary-General to dispatch a mission to th…
I would like to thank your country, Mr. President, for having convened today’s open debate, and you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting. We extend our appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernández-Taranco for his informative briefing. We
have also listened carefully to the statement…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/634*) and for presenting it to us.
We believe there has been considerable conceptual and practical progress in strengthening the rule of law, particularly since the Secretary-Gene…
We thank your Government, Sir, for having organized this timely debate, as well as for the concept paper circulated among us (S/2012/13, annex). We highly appreciate your personal presence at this gathering, which undoubtedly adds to its relevance. We also value the presence of the senior officials …
I wish to start by welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of South Africa, Her Excellency Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and by expressing appreciation for her having agreed to preside over our meetings this morning and this afternoon. Secondly, I would like to thank the representat…
Allow us to thank you, Mr. President, for convening
this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for the lucid concept note that has been circulated. We hope that this debate will renew our commitment to making further progress in improving the efficiency and transparency of …
We are pleased to participate in this important debate. I would like to thank President Cavaco Silva of Portugal for being here this morning. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Assistant Secretary-General of the Office for the Coordination o…
We wish to speak in this important forum to acknowledge the United Nations for having declared 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives. I think this is a good time and a special opportunity to commemorate and recognize the pioneers of the cooperative movement. I do not know if they ever imagined…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report, which he presented to us, as he does every year, under the symbol A/66/1. We agree with him that we are living in a time of global transition and, we would add, uncertainty. Certainly, to paraphrase the Secretary- General, the status quo is being weaken…
