I should like first of all to join other in thanking the High Representative, Mr. Lajčák, for his briefing as well as his report. We also wish to welcome the presence of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we thank him for his statement.
We welcome…
Allow me at the outset to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea, as contained in documents A/63/63 and Add.1. We also commend the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea and the Secretariat for their great work and thei…
My delegation is concerned by the recent incident, as reported by the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. We have taken careful note of the views expressed by all related parties with regard to the incident.
The incident reminds us of the continuing grave humanitarian situation …
Allow me first of all to join previous speakers in welcoming once again Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to the Security Council, and in thanking him for his comprehensive briefing. We also appreciate very much the statement made by the Permanent Representative of C…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in welcoming the Prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, to the Council and in thanking him for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 1593 (2005).
The security and humanitarian situation in Darfur remains worrying. The international community’s effor…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 1846 (2008) on the basis of a number of considerations, and we would like to put them on record.
The security situation off the coast of Somalia has deteriorated markedly due to acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea. These acts have become more blatant …
Let me first join previous speakers in thanking Special Representative Doss for his briefing. We should also like to welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of Belgium and the participation of the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in today’s meeting.
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First, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary- General for his report contained in document (A/63/368) entitled “Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine”. This is a very significant report because it contains the input of the Security Council and the concerned…
We thank the President for convening this debate on the orientation of the body that best represents the aspirations of the global community. Let me reiterate our support for his efforts to enhance democracy within the larger United Nations Organization. We also express our gratitude to the Permanen…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in thanking Assistant Secretary- General Menkerios and Mr. Zenenga for their briefings. We welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Somalia and the Permanent Observer of the African Union. We also welcome the participation of the Secretar…
Let me first of all join previous speakers in thanking the delegation of Costa Rica for convening this open debate and in welcoming you, Mr. President, as you personally chair this very important high-level debate. We should also like to warmly acknowledge the participation of His Excellency Mr. Sam…
We welcome the convening of this joint debate on the two related important issues.
The annual Security Council report (A/63/2), which was introduced by His Excellency Ambassador Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica, in his capacity as President of the Security Council for the month …
Among the many issues which demand a united common response from Member States, including from the General Assembly, is the challenge of climate change. Over the past two years, leading up to the Bali Climate Change Conference, held in December 2007, we have seen that the General Assembly can play a…
I would like to begin by joining previous speakers in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his comprehensive briefing and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/688). My delegation also thanks the representative of the United States…
My delegation wishes to thank the Secretary-General for the reports before us entitled “Interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” (A/63/262) and “International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010” (A/63/127…
First of all, let me join previous speakers in thanking President Urbina, Ambassador Grauls and Ambassador Jurica for their briefings as the Chairmen, respectively, of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1540 (2004), 1267 (1999) and 1373 (2001). We would also like to …
Indonesia welcomes the continued focus by the General Assembly on this agenda item. I align Indonesia’s statement with that of Antigua and Barbuda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Allow me also to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive reports, which give a detailed and useful acco…
The delegation of Indonesia recognizes the importance of the Assembly’s having adopted resolution 63/7, which deals with the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. In addressing this issue, Indonesia aligns itself with the statements made by the representati…
Let me join other speakers in thanking Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women; Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Ms. Inés Alberdi, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women…
On behalf of the Indonesian delegation, I would like first to express our appreciation to Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his presentation of the 2007 annual report of the IAEA (see A/63/276). His tenure has come at a time of complex glob…
