Kenya joins the consensus on the draft resolution to establish the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL). The draft resolution reaffirms the commitment of the United Nations and of the international community to the long-term maintenance of peace and security in Sierra Leone. We …
In 1993, the international community was hopeful that, following the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements — in the context of the Oslo accords — the elusive goal of peace in the Middle East seemed more and more attainable. These hopes were first tested, th…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in this open debate on this important subject and joins the consensus in thanking you, Sir, for your initiative in convening it. We also express our appreciation for the work of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Arme…
Let me first take this opportunity to thank the sponsors for a much-improved text. We welcome the changes that they have made following our informal consultations. As we stated earlier, we were concerned about the connotation of permanence of the oil-for-food programme, which was implied in the earl…
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has contributed significantly to the progress in the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As one of the participating countries, Kenya is proud to be associated with that process. The Mission's activities of monitoring, advising and t…
I wish to recognize the presence of General Carneiro, the Vice-Minister of Angola, in our meeting this evening and express my delegation’s appreciation for the efforts his Government has undertaken in fulfilment of the peace agreements.
The Security Council is holding this meeting at a critical mom…
In the first place, we would like to express our gratitude to the delegations of Japan, Sweden, Slovenia and Costa Rica which, through their tireless efforts and persistence, have brought us to the point we are at today. Ambassador Owada in particular deserves our admiration and appreciation for the…
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the delegation of Sweden for spearheading the early consideration of the matter before us and for coordinating work on the draft resolution that contains the important decision we are about to take, namely, the establishment of a third Trial Chamber of the…
I, too, wish to welcome the presence among us of the Vice-Minister of Territorial Administration of Angola, General Higino Carneiro. His presence among us today indicates the importance the Government of Angola attaches to the role played by the United Nations in Angola. I am grateful to the Governm…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for setting the context within which we are discussing issues of great importance to our continent, Africa. The report which he introduced last week during a formal meeting of the Council underlines his sustained efforts to address the many pro…
The Kenya delegation joins the consensus in support of today’s draft resolution, whose aim is to reactivate the International Commission of Inquiry on illegal arms flows to Rwanda. We do this in the belief that there are justifiable grounds to do so, namely to permit the Commission to follow up its …
The Kenya delegation wishes to express its support for the draft resolution which is before us today. We express grave concern about the recent violent developments in Kosovo, and while appreciating that there has been some progress in implementing the actions outlined in the Contact Group statement…
Allow me to begin by expressing my delegation's warm appreciation for the excellent spirit of cooperation and compromise that permeated the intensive and lengthy consultations we have had on this item. The result is this draft resolution, which we believe achieves a good balance of all positions lai…
At the outset, let me take this opportunity to recognize the presence of the families of those who perished in the tragic destruction of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988. Their presence here today is a telling reminder of the work we still have to do to truly lay the s…
May I begin by saying how honoured we feel to have Mr. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, presiding over this important meeting. We also recognize the presence of the Secretary-General among us this afternoon.
Today’s meeting is for us a recognition by t…
The Kenya delegation is pleased with the speed with which the Council has been able to react to the Secretary-General’s recommendations contained in his report S/1998/90 of 1 February 1998, which, inter alia, calls for the expansion and improvement of the implementation of the humanitarian programme…
The delegation of Kenya is pleased to see you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of the Gabonese Republic, presiding over the work of the Security Council today, when the Council is discussing an issue of great importance to Africa. As an African country that has employed regional initiatives to resolve som…
My delegation welcomes the present report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Angola, which paints a relatively hopeful picture of the progress towards lasting peace and stability in that country. The ongoing contacts between President dos Santos and Mr. Jonas Savimbi are encouraging.
We a…
My delegation welcomes you, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, to our deliberations and is delighted to see you presiding over our meeting today. Kenya and Costa Rica have enjoyed warm and friendly relations over the years, and I am sure that those ties will continue to grow.
My delega…
Today’s draft resolution on Iraq addresses the desperate humanitarian situation in that country and our reaction to it through the oil-for-food programme initiated in 1995 under Security Council resolution 986 (1995). The programme thus authorized sought and continues to seek to mitigate the negativ…
