I wish at the outset to express Lebanon’s gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing and to Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan for his statement. I also commend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its efforts i…
First of all, I would like to thank all the friendly States that voted in favour of financing for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), especially the Group of 77 and China, the members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of Arab States.
We would also like t…
We wish at the outset to emphasize the importance of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force’s operations, and to pay tribute to the sacrifices it has made. Today Lebanon joined the consensus in adopting resolution 1994 (2011). We would have preferred that it be technical in nature, as had a…
I would like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for his briefing and for his efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking and transnational crime. As noted in the World Development Report 2011, drugs connect some of the wealthiest and poorest areas …
I would like to thank Ambassador Osorio for his 90-day report on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We very much appreciate the work of the Committee and reiterate our readiness to continue to cooperate with it. Allow me to make the following observations.
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At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Muburi-Muita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. We welcome his appointment and his efforts as Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union.
The relationship between the United Nations and the African Union has devel…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. O’Brien, for her valuable briefing.
My delegation would like to emphasize the importance of resolution 1976 (2011), which demonstrates the resolve of the Council to assume a more forward-looking policy aimed at establishing mechanism…
At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in welcoming President Mbeki and thanking him for his valuable briefing and his mediation efforts in the Sudan. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Menkerios, for his important briefing and wise leaders…
Lebanon reaffirms that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is based on balance between the three pillars of disarmament, non-proliferation and the right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. For Lebanon and all Arab countries, that balance is the principal avenue for meeting the …
First, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate and for honouring us with your presence. Allow me also to welcome the President of Nigeria, the Deputy President of South Africa and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mr…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Rwanda) for their exhaustive briefings.
We welcome the efforts of the heads of both international Tribunals to fulf…
I would first like to thank the French Mission for organizing this important debate on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as for the quality of the concept paper it prepared in that regard (S/2011/282, annex). I should also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and …
I thank the Chairmen of the three Committees, the Permanent Representatives of India, Germany and South Africa, for their exhaustive briefings and efforts alongside all members of the Security Council to promote international counter-terrorism cooperation. I should like to make the following comment…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General and the Senior Advisory Group for their efforts in preparing the report before the Council today (see S/2011/85). It contains many important ideas. We would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno, Ms. Malcorra and Ambassador Gasana for their detailed brief…
I thank Mr. Zannier for his briefing. I welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I also thank Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for his statement.
Allow me to make the following remarks. We express our support for the United Nations Interim Administration Mis…
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate. I should also like to thank Ms. Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Mr. Le Roy, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Affairs; and Mr. Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human …
At the outset, I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Inzko, for his comprehensive briefing and his report (see S/2011/283) on developments in the country.
We reiterate our support for Bosnia and Herzegovina in its endeavours to complete the implementation of …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for his briefing. We highly appreciate his efforts and those of his Office, which contribute to the protection of Libyan civilians and the implementation of the rule of law.
Lebanon recalls that, on 22 February, in…
I should like to start by thanking Mr. Pascoe for his briefing.
I recall that the links between Lebanon and Syria transcend those of mere good-neighbourliness. That is why the Taif Agreement, which is the foundation of Lebanon’s Constitution, stipulates that Lebanon, Arab in its identity, is linked…
At the outset, we would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing and to stress again the leading role that we believe the United Nations should play in the resolution of the Middle East conflict.
It is clear that the prevailing sentiment in the Arab world is one o…
