I shall read out my statement as fast as I can, as this is Valentine’s Day and I am the last speaker.
First, I would like to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council and thank you for convening today’s briefing on this important issue. Our deep appreciation also goes to Secretary-General…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important debate. I also express our sincere appreciation to High Commissioner Pillay, Under- Secretary-General Amos, Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Mr. Yves Daccord, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross,…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing. We also welcome Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi back to the Council and thank them for their statements today.
The year 2013 was an important year for Belgra…
I would like to respond to three issues raised by the representative of Japan in his statement this afternoon.
First, Yasukuni Shrine is a facility that enshrines not only ordinary soldiers but also Class A war criminals from the Second World War and many Japanese Imperial Army and military police …
Let me begin by thanking you and the Jordanian presidency, Sir, for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his comprehensive briefing.
With this year marking the centennial of the First World War, the theme of today’s debate is both timely and relev…
First of all, I would like to express my deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your devoted efforts in organizing today’s open debate. Let me also extend my sincere thanks to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his comprehensive briefing.
During the final weeks of 2013 and the beginning of the…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to every delegation for having reached an agreement on the 2014-2015 biennium budget and the 2012-2013 performance report, as well as other issues on the Fifth Committee
agenda. It is regrettable, however, that despite all the hard work and exten…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate on combating drug trafficking in the Sahel and West Africa. We appreciate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s personal engagement on this issue. We also thank Executive Director Fedotov and Special
Representative of the Secr…
I would like to thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing and to extend our full support for the dedicated work the Special Representative and his team are carrying out. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his important statement.
My delegation would like to express our de…
My delegation would like to express its sincere appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his leadership in dealing with international humanitarian affairs and for his comprehensive report on humanitarian assistance. I
would like to extend my gratitude to Ms. Valerie Amos and her staff at t…
I wish to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, Mr. Romano Prodi; the President of the World Bank, Mr. Jim Yong Kim; and other representatives for their participation in and presentations at today’s meeting.
The Sahel region continues to face…
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing today on the work of the Security Council Committee
established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), and for his leadership of that important Committee. The briefing was highly informative and helps to clarify the obligations of Member States…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing on recent developments in the Darfur situation. As the Prosecutor has explained in detail, the overall situation in Darfur has shown little improvement since her briefing in June (see S/PV.6974). Intertribal…
I would like to express our condolences on the sad demise of South Africa’s great leader, Mr. Nelson Mandela.
At this meeting, my delegation is grateful to the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the For…
I am privileged to report to the Security Council as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat for the support extended to the 154…
At the outset, my delegation would like to pay tribute to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and other international agencies and civil society for playing vital roles in building a peaceful and democratic Afghanistan.
Th…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, for his briefing.
Thanks to renewed military operations by the Regional Task Force of the African Union (AU) and the support of the international community, the territory controlled by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) is …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I would also like to welcome Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi at this Council meeting. Today I wish to make three points on the situation in Kosovo.
First, the Republic o…
Since the issue of the Kenyan cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was brought to the attention of the Council, my delegation has had thorough deliberations on the issue in consultation with other Council members. Throughout the process, my delegation has been greatly benefitted by the cl…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing on the recent developments regarding Libya. We agree with her that Libya has come a long way, despite all the challenges it faces, by working closely with the international community, including the Int…
