Since the Council last convened, in the early hours of this morning, developments in South Ossetia, Georgia, have not turned for the better. On the contrary, as we feared, the international community is witnessing a further escalation of violence and a serious deterioration of the security situation…
We are deeply concerned by the latest situation in Georgia. The potential for further escalation of violence is real. Almost invariably, such a spiral of violence has serious humanitarian implications for those who are vulnerable. Therefore, much is at stake. My delegation deems it important that a …
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on your assumption of your responsibilities as President of the Security Council for the month of August. I wish also to express our profound appreciation to Ambassador Le Luong Minh and the delegation of Viet Nam for their able stewar…
Let me first express my delegation’s appreciation to the United Kingdom for preparing the resolution, taking the leading role in the negotiations and providing ample time for our deliberations. It is indeed very unfortunate that the resolution did not enjoy consensus.
My delegation fully supports t…
Let me join others in thanking Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special
Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the current situation in Kosovo and in congratulating him on his new assignment. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/458). We welcome Mr. Vuk Jerem…
Let me first of all join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing.
My delegation also would like to associate itself with the statement to be made by the distinguished representative of Cuba, who will speak on behalf of the Non-…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in thanking Mr. Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, for his briefing, and in thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/454).
After years of internal conflict, Nepal deserves peace, stability and prosperity. Mome…
Mr. President, allow me, first of all, to congratulate you on your initiative in convening this meeting. I should also like to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General for the briefing on the global food and energy crisis and the presentation on the High-Level Task Force’s revised comprehens…
Allow me first to join others in thanking Viet Nam, our fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations member, for initiating this very important meeting. We are pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this debate and we are certain that, under your able stewardship, this meeting will arrive at a suc…
Indonesia has been following the developments in Zimbabwe closely, and we wish to underline the significance of the negative reports of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union and the Pan-African Parliament observers on the presidential run-off election held on 27 June 2…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in thanking Mr. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for their respective briefings.
My delegation warmly welcomes the presence of His Excellency Mr. Rangin Dâdfar Spantâ, Ministe…
Let me start by welcoming the Prime Minister of Djibouti, Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, and his delegation to the Security Council. I should also like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting in a timely manner in response to a request by a Member State, which, under Article 35 of the Charter o…
I join other Security Council members in welcoming once again the Special Envoys, Mr. Jan Eliasson and Mr. Salim Salim, to the Council. I wish to express my delegation’s gratitude to them for their service to peace in Darfur.
The situation in Darfur today is dire, as the Security Council witnessed …
Let me join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing on his proposals and for his report on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2008/354). We would also like to welcome Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Fatmir Sejdiu an…
Today thousands of women continue to be suffer sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, in violation of their human rights and international humanitarian law — in violation, indeed, of our conscience and human dignity. These practices, wilful or wanton, horrify us and give us pause. They mus…
At the outset, I would like to join other delegations in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Foreign Minister of Iraq, to the Council and in thanking him for his briefing on the current developments in his country.
My delegation also thanks Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Special Adviser on the Inter…
Allow me to begin by expressing my profound appreciation for the opportunity to participate in this high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. I am doing so on behalf of my President, who was keen to be here but, regretfully, could not because of a prior commitment.
The delegation of Indonesia would like to t…
Let me start by joining previous speakers in welcoming the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Luis Moreno- Ocampo, to the Council, and thanking him for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 1593 (2005). We would like also to welcome the presence of Mr. Bruno Stagno …
My delegation joins previous speakers in welcoming the Presidents and Prosecutors of both Tribunals to the Council and in thanking them for their comprehensive briefings on the progress of the implementation of the completion strategies of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavi…
Having a long-standing history of cooperation with the friendly country of Somalia, Indonesia has always joined others in assisting Somalia in meeting the major challenges that have afflicted its stability and security for almost 17 years now. My delegation would therefore like to reiterate that Ind…
