I wish, on behalf of Ireland and the Irish Government, to join other members of the Council in extending our sympathy to the United States Government and to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of the plane crash in Queens, New York, this morning.
I think we are here this morning,…
First and foremost, may I warmly congratulate Jamaica and you personally, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council in November. I would also like to thank you for convening this important meeting. I would also wish to thank very warmly Ambassador Mahbubani, Chairman of the Security…
It is not surprising that many of the statements we have heard here yesterday and today have had a common theme — that the world we are now living in is a very different place to that which existed when we addressed the topic of Security Council reform in the General Assembly at this time last year,…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I wish to add our voice to the expressions of appreciation offered
here today with respect to the life and memory of Ismat Kittani. Mr. Kittani had a distinguished career at the United Nations. He is remembered for his distinguished servi…
I am honoured to introduce to the General Assembly the annual report of the Security Council, covering the period from 16 June 2000 to 15 June 2001. The report shows clearly the range of issues considered by the Council, and the intensity of the work programme undertaken in the year under review. Al…
It is a great honour for me, on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, to extend our congratulations to the United Nations and to the Secretary-General on winning the Nobel Prize for Peace. The prize is a clear reflection of the esteem in which the United Nations and the Secretary…
There are moments in history so defining and so etched in the memory of all who witness them that they become landmarks in time, defining events that change history and lead to new impulses of resolve and determination. On 11 September, such a moment occurred as the forces of international terrorism…
The Irish Government has taken note of and welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Sudan to comply with the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1054 (1996) and 1070 (1996). As the requirements for lifting the sanctions have now been met, my Government agrees with the terms of the resolu…
As I take the floor for the first time during the fifty-sixth session, I extend to you, Sir, my congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly. My delegation looks forward to working with you to address the many important tasks ahead of us and is confident that we shall achiev…
First, I would like to thank the presidency for arranging this public meeting and to join others in thanking General Cissé and Mr. Calderisi for their very helpful briefings today.
Belgium will speak shortly on behalf of the European Union, and my delegation associates itself fully with that statem…
We witnessed yesterday in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania an attack of barbarism and evil against innocent people. As the Secretary-General has just said, this was an attack on all humanity and the values of humanity. Every nation and every human being can only be affronted in the face …
I agree with Ambassador Cunningham that the presence here today of Secretary- General Annan marks the importance for the United
Nations of recent developments in East Timor. We are grateful for today’s briefing from Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and for the opportunity provided by this meeting …
I, like others, would like to say how glad we are to see you, Sir, presiding over our deliberations again today. I should also like to very warmly praise the dynamic and at all times courteous and efficient leadership by Colombia — Ambassador Valdivieso and everyone involved in the Colombian team — …
I wish first to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging today’s public briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like, as others have done, to thank Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive and helpful briefing today, and through him also to thank the Secretariat staff and the personnel…
My delegation too very much appreciates today’s briefing from the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Guéhenno, and the opportunity provided by this meeting to review recent developments, particularly in the light of the forthcoming Kosovo-wide elections.
The Permanent Represe…
I would like, first, to associate my delegation with the statement to be made
later in this debate by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union.
It is a matter of the deepest concern and regret to the Government and the people of Ireland that prospects for a just and lasting so…
First allow me to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council today. Ireland is very pleased that you are here today to chair this important debate at the very beginning of the Colombian presidency. I would also like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Chinese delegation on the manne…
We are grateful for today’s comprehensive further briefing from Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and the opportunity given by today’s meeting to review recent developments.
I join Ambassador Doutriaux in observing that Belgium, as Presidency of the European Union, will make a statement later in to…
We, too, are particularly pleased to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamel Morjane, to the Council today. We join our colleagues in paying tribute to Ambassador Morjane’s unstinting and courageous work and his outstanding leadership over the past 20 months. Wh…
First of all I’d like to say what a pleasure it was to have the Secretary-General here with us on what is clearly his day. Secondly, to thank you for your dynamic and courteous leadership of the Council during this month and for the very effective work of your team. We welcome today’s wrap-up discus…
