The twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly, on children, reaffirmed our strong commitment to building a world fit for children. By adopting its outcome documents we committed ourselves to finishing the agenda of the 1990 World Summit for Children and to achieving the goals and object…
At the outset, let me commend the President of the Economic and Social Council for his presentation of the report for the work of the Council in 2003. This is the third time that the report of the Council has been considered in the General Assembly and its committees, and in this regard we particula…
The basic pretext for our debate is well known and simple: the importance and the workload of the Security Council are increasing year after year, in parallel to the complexity of issues in international relations. The Council is in dire need of reform. We all know that it must be reformed, and we h…
I should like to begin by re-emphasizing Croatia’s full commitment to close and unrestricted cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We recognize the far-reaching importance of the Tribunal’s work and its significance for long-lasting post-war stability…
A decade ago the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was created with the purpose of restoring and maintaining peace in the war-torn areas of the former Yugoslavia by putting an end to grave violations of international humanitarian law and bringing to justice the persons responsi…
One has to start the debate with strong praise for the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. It is a comprehensive and transparent document, one that provides us with a broad picture of all the activities and important work that this Organization has achieved in the course…
As we assess today our progress in the first time-bound targets set out in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, it is clear that much still needs to be done, as the challenges posed by this epidemic remain as great as ever. In that respect, my delegation would like to stress the importance of …
Memories of the recent wave of worldwide terrorist attacks make us painfully aware of how vulnerable all our societies are when faced with the threat of international terrorism. The continuing high terror alert, which is becoming a daily reality for many of us, reminds us that this new global scourg…
Thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to introduce the 2002 report of the Economic and Social Council.
This year has been a very important year for the Council — one in which it has helped to advance the international development agenda and has undertaken new challenging tasks. I shall bri…
The Republic of Croatia has direct experience of the disastrous effects of mines and, therefore, attaches special importance to mine action assistance. Croatia believes that the Ottawa Convention has gone a long way towards bringing the goal of a mine-free world just a bit closer to reality. It has …
Croatia remains vitally interested in developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fact that Croats are one of the three constituent peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not
the only reason for our interest. The stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina has direct relevance to the stability and, moreover,…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for the preparation of the document entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change”, which represents another stage in the ongoing process of reform of the United Nations. We believe that we must move forward in this process even …
As we welcome the entry into force of the permanent International Criminal Court less than ten years since the adoption of Security Council resolution 827 (1993), there can be no doubt that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), together with the Rwanda Tribunal, playe…
I would like to thank the High Representative and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for their reports and for the opportunity to give comments and to ask some questions.
My Government totally supports the approach of the High Representative and the Special Representative to the ef…
The new format in the report of the Security Council and the changes made therein are valuable. The report has been transformed into a genuine working instrument. It is more reader-friendly and more organized. We especially welcome the analytical introduction, which we consider a good start. We comm…
The issue of peace and security was our foremost concern in the past year and remains so today. Our common vision, embodied in the Millennium Declaration for a more peaceful, prosperous and just world, in which all human beings can live better and safer lives is, unfortunately, still distant. In thi…
At the outset, allow me to sincerely congratulate Mr. Kavan on his election to the position of President of the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly. I am confident that under his able leadership the work of the Assembly will be conducted in a most productive manner. I would also like to us…
First of all, let me take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting devoted to information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, because, as stated in the United Nations Millennium Declaration
“the central challenge we face today is to ensure…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ambassador Jacques Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). I would also like to welcome …
The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is an issue of special importance to my Government. The fact that Croats represent one of the three constituent peoples of the neighbouring State is far from being the only reason. The stability of the region and, as a direct consequence, its prosperity cannot…
