Israel has accused Judge Richard Goldstone, head of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, of bias. Yes, indeed — Judge Goldstone is biased. In fact, he has always been biased towards only one thing — finding the truth. He was biased when he investigated acts of terror and vio…
I wish at the outset to convey our gratitude to Ms. Thoraya Obaid, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, for her statement.
The repercussions of the global economic crisis are still being felt today as we commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the convening of the Internationa…
Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to recognize your effective stewardship
of the Security Council during the present month. I would also like to acknowledge the leadership shown by your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Uganda, as President of the Council in July.
In a few days it …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My delegation is confident that your wisdom, knowledge and diplomatic skills will enable this body to fulfil its duties. Allow me also to express …
Our delegation explained its position on the draft resolution on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) before the Fifth Committee. We did not wish to take the floor again, but we find ourselves obliged to do so in order to clarify a number of issues.
Our delegation reaffirms that the…
At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing.
There are so many war crimes against Gaza and its residents for which Israel is responsible. The irrefutable evidence includes the high number of civilian casualties, targeted hospitals, destroyed schools and property,…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to thank you, as well as your friendly country, for your sustained efforts and for clear, unequivocal position on the need for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire following Israeli aggression against Gaza. We would also like to thank Secretary-General B…
The delegation of Lebanon would like to thank all Member States that voted in favour of retaining the paragraph. We are very grateful to them.
The delegation of Lebanon would also like once again to express its appreciation for the intention expressed by the Secretariat to provide a revised report …
For both procedural and substantive reasons, Lebanon opposes the proposal just made by the representative of France.
Procedurally, this paragraph was discussed in the Fifth Committee and that received the support of the Committee. In terms of substance, the paragraph that we proposed is basically i…
My delegation thanks the President for organizing this timely meeting, allowing the international community to take stock of national, regional and international initiatives to promote microcredit and microfinance. If somebody received a $1,000 loan, what would they do with it? It may not seem like …
Today, we meet once more for the monthly briefing of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and primarily the question of Palestine. The most significant aspect of our meeting today is that the Council, after a long absence, acted to adopt resolution 1850 (2008) two days ago, which…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and the delegation of Costa Rica on a successful Council presidency last month. I thank Commissioner Bellemare for his report to the Council on the progress made i…
It is our moral duty to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Nakba, so that we do not forget what happened at that time. We must not allow the myth promulgated by Israel to spread within the United Nations, which shoul…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for holding the first biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
My delegation would like to associate itself with the statements made by the representative of Kuwait on behalf o…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I would also like to recognize your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, for his effective stewardship of the Council last month…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month.
I would like to thank your predecessor, the representative of the United States, for his efforts during the United States’ presidency of the Council last month.
I wo…
With its low rate of HIV prevalence, Lebanon, a part of the Middle East and North African region, is no different from its neighbouring countries. Our successive Governments have adopted a strict policy to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS ever since it was discovered. For instance, the Government of Leba…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of Lebanon, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your friendly country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. Let me also express our sincerest appreciation to the delegation of the Russian Federation for its presidency of the Council last…
Today’s meeting to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the result of the awareness of Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, concerning the dangers that could arise from delays in their achievement. In that connection, we should like to commend Mr. Kerim and to express o…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for steering the work of the Council during this month. Allow me to thank also Mr. Pascoe for his instructive and important briefing.
One week ago, this Council considered the ongoing crisis in Gaza stemming from the siege imposed by Israel. Duri…
