Sir, I offer you Jamaica’s warmest congratulations as you assume the high honour of the presidency of the Millennium Assembly of the United Nations.
At the same time, I wish to express our appreciation to the outgoing President, Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Foreign Minister of Namibia, who, by his astute …
The United Nations is today facing its most crucial test, that of fulfilling its essential role in a brand new world. To fulfil its charge to maintain international peace and security, this
Council must impact on the lives of people, changing their despair to hope and liberating them from conflict.…
The closing decades of the twentieth century have brought mankind to new horizons, extending beyond the nation State to create a wider circle of human identity and building a new
sense of global consciousness. In earlier times, philosophers, poets and other visionaries recognized the existence of o…
Our delegation would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his briefing on the recent developments in Kosovo.
Jamaica continues to acknowledge the important work that the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo’s (UNMIK) undertakes, and we welcome improvements and pro…
My delegation joins colleagues in thanking Mr. Bernard Miyet for updating us on the latest developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We recognize the important work being carried out by the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) in establishing mechanisms for the rule of law and in …
This meeting of the Security Council is of great importance to the process of peace in the Horn of Africa, and particularly in the countries that are our focus today, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is a timely response to the commitments made by those two countries in signing the Agreement on Cessation of…
My delegation thanks Mr. Bildt for his briefing of the Security Council on the positive developments in the Balkans and on the difficult issues still faced by the region.
We take note of these positive developments in the region, which we believe auger well for the achievement of sustainable peace.…
My delegation thanks Judge Claude Jorda for his report and for his briefing.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is an organ of the international community, empowered to dispense justice on its behalf. It is imperative that the Tribunal receive the unequivocal support of t…
Let me from the outset express the appreciation of the Jamaican delegation to the Secretary-General for his report contained in document S/2000/538, and to the Special Representative, Mr. Bernard Kouchner, for his comprehensive review of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (U…
We too wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report and for his efforts, through his Personal Envoy, to bring peace to Western Sahara. Jamaica continues to believe that the settlement plan can be implemented, and that it is important for the referendum to be held as soon as possible. The refer…
My delegation joins in thanking Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the latest developments in East Timor. We also wish to extend our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for the manner in which you have presided over the Council this month.
Mr. Annabi’s briefing brings us to recognize that there are num…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open briefing on Guinea- Bissau, and we wish to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for updating us on the current situation in that country. We also welcome the report of the Secretary-General contained in document S/2000/250.
The events that have be…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate to discuss the issue of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR), which constitute key elements in the transition to sustainable peace and development in post-conflict societies.
We are also grateful to the Secre…
My delegation also welcomes the format of today’s meeting, which enhances the transparency of the Council’s work and which allows countries with particular interests in the matter under consideration an opportunity to participate in the discussions.
We thank the Secretary-General for his report and…
My delegation, too, wishes to associate itself with the warm welcome extended to Ambassador Levitte and we look forward to continued good relations with his delegation.
We also wish to thank Mr. Annabi for bringing us up to date on the situation in East Timor. Over the past few months since the ado…
We join in thanking the Secretary-General for his interim report, and Mr. Annabi for his briefing.
My delegation welcomes the recent holding of parliamentary elections in Tajikistan, as this represents an important step in the democratization process. The resolution of the conflict and the establis…
Jamaica associates itself with the statement made by Guyana on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We wish to thank the Secretary-General for the support and leadership he has provided on this issue. We also acknowledge the invaluable contribution of Ambassador Julia Tavares de Alvarez of the Domin…
On behalf of the delegation of Jamaica I extend to you, Sir, our congratulations on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-fourth session. You and your country, Namibia, are graduates of the United Nations, steeped in its principles, faithful to its causes and committed…
My delegation associates itself fully with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Guyana on behalf of the Caribbean Community. I make the following statement on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica.
On 10 December 1948, in the aftermath of the Secon…
Let me begin by joining previous speakers in extending my personal congratulations and those of my delegation to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty-third session. You assume the leadership of this Assembly at a time when the global agenda demands much o…
