Let me first of all welcome the presence among us in this Chamber of His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia. I also express thanks to the Secretary- General for his statement on the situation in Kosovo.
Yesterday’s events have created a new political reality in South-Ea…
At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to thank the Security Council presidency of Panama for organizing the open debate on children and armed conflict.
I would also like to use this opportunity to welcome the presence among us of the Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama, Mr. S…
Global warming is an unquestionable fact, as concluded by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The impact of climate change affects us all, and that is a common understanding today.
As the first generation facing the serious consequences of climate change, we all have an obligation to con…
I wish to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Darfur, and Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the detailed, precise and frank reports that they presented to the Council today.
In principle, we believe that true progress o…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing and candid description of the reality on the ground. It is regrettable to note that the picture has not substantively improved since his briefing last week, particularly with regard to the humanitarian indicators.
We have followe…
I would also like to join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his in-depth but disturbing briefing that we have heard.
While Croatia associates itself with the European Union statement to be delivered later today, I would like to make a few additional remarks. Croatia has joi…
Let me join others in welcoming the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and in thanking him for his briefing to the Council.
We also thank Ambassador Khalilzad for his statement on the activities of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I).
Mr. De Mistura’s …
On behalf of the Republic of Croatia, I would like to thank all members for their votes and for their confidence in Croatia. I thank the Czech Republic for pulling out of the third round and for giving Croatia the opportunity to become a member of the Security Council for the first time.
First of all, I wish to express my Government’s condolences to the Government and the people of Algeria, and to the United Nations staff members and their families, on their tragic loss. We join the Secretary-General in his words of shock, sadness and determination.
This five-year review of the Gen…
Let me begin by welcoming the presence among us of the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Judges Pocar and Byron, as well as the Tribunals’ respective prosecutors, Ms. Del Ponte and Mr. Jallow…
I take pleasure and pride in the fact that we can once again welcome His Excellency Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to the General Assembly. As Croatia aligns itself fully with the statement delivered by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the Euro…
Croatia has aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union. I shall therefore limit my remarks to a few issues of particular interest to my country.
At the outset, let me stress that, following last year’s election to the Board of Governors …
It is a great privilege for me to participate in the deliberations at this session of the General Assembly dedicated to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). I listened with the utmost interest to the introduction by the President of the ICTY, Judge Fausto Pocar, of…
Allow me to start by saying that it has been an honour for my country to serve as a member of the Peacebuilding Commission at its first session. Right from the beginning, Croatia took a leading role, along with other friends of the initiative, in advocating the case for the establishment of the Comm…
I am honoured to address this meeting today, as it is further adding to the political importance that Member States and international organizations attach to the fundamentally important topic of interreligious and intercultural dialogue. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for providing u…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to your important position. I assure you that you can count on the close cooperation of the delegation of Croatia during this session of the General Assembly.
The delegation of Croatia would like to support respect for the wish of th…
At the outset, let me say that peacebuilding is a multidimensional, cross- cutting and multilayered process. I would therefore like to thank Ms. Al-Khalifa for having convened this meeting of the General Assembly as well as the countries of the Non-Aligned Movement that encouraged the holding of thi…
I stand here on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States to express our sincere condolences to the citizens, the people and the Government of Turkmenistan on the passing away of their President, His Excellency Mr. Saparmurat Niyazov, who was also known as Turkmenbashi.
The late President Niya…
On the occasion of today’s meeting, I have the special honour of speaking on behalf of the Eastern European Group to bid farewell to His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan. We honour Mr. Annan for his efforts and his tireless dedication to the work of the United Nations. As the first Secretary- General to be…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Eastern European Group. At the outset, allow me to express my sincere pleasure at
having been given an opportunity to speak at the sixtieth anniversary of UNICEF.
Let me start by thanking UNICEF in the name of the children of Eastern Europe, who have rec…
