I wish to begin by thanking the Secretary- General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as well as the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, the Director of the Africa II Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the representative of Somalia, for thei…
It is an honour indeed, Sir, for us to see you presiding over today’s meeting, which is devoted to a debate on an extremely important issue. We welcome you personally, Sir, both as President of Costa Rica and as President of the Security Council. We also welcome the Vice-President and Minister for F…
At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the members of the League of Arab States, to congratulate the President of the General Assembly on this successful debate on two important items we have been studying for several years. Our consideration of these items stems from our interest in finding an o…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his valuable briefing and to extend our high appreciation for his efforts. We would also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad, the representative of the United States, for the useful presentation he made on the work of the Multina…
At its sixty-first session, the General Assembly adopted resolution 61/221, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace” and affirmed in paragraph 1 of that resolution that: “mutual understanding and interreligious dialogue constitute imp…
At the outset, I wish to associate my voice with all those who came before me in conveying my gratitude to Ambassador Urbina of Costa Rica, Ambassador Grauls of Belgium and Ambassador Jurica of Croatia, who had the leadership of the 1267, 1540 and 1373 Committees, respectively, for their very inform…
As we mark the seventh anniversary of the fall of the backward Taliban regime in Afghanistan — an event that raised hopes among the Afghan people for the dawning of a new era that would end years of isolation and war and bring about security and prosperity to the country — the situation in that coun…
Mr. President, I take great pleasure in congratulating you for the second time on your wise, effective conduct of this sixty-third session of the General Assembly. On behalf of my country, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, in its capacity as Chairman of the Arab Group for the month of November 2008, and o…
At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We assure you of our constructive cooperation and we are confident of your
successful management of the Council’s affairs. I would also like to express our appreciation for the e…
Eight years have passed since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Generally speaking, we are satisfied with the implementation of the resolution by
the United Nations and on the national level by States throughout the world. However, the situation of women and girls in conflict zones remains a …
I should like to join preceding speakers in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, and to thank him for his statement. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Djibouti and his delegation and thank the representative of Eritrea for his statement.
We in Li…
I wish at the outset to thank His Excellency Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, for his briefing on the Commission’s work and on his efforts at the helm of the Commission. We also pay tribute to the representatives of Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands and Norway for th…
I should like first to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and detailed report (S/2008/617). I should also like to thank Mr. Kai Eide for the comprehensive briefing he has just given us. I welcome the efforts being made by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afgh…
Allow me at the outset to join those who spoke before me in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We wish to assure you of our cooperation and support. We are truly confident that you will ably guide our work.
We also wish to express our apprec…
At the outset, we would like to express our
deep appreciation for the timely holding of this meeting and to congratulate Mr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session.
The special needs and problems confronting landlocked develop…
Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express my country’s heartfelt congratulations to you on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. We are confident that your experience and wisdom will crown our work with success and will result in further progress on the ma…
I would like first of all to welcome the President of the Palestinian National Authority, His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, and the Ministers who are present at today’s meeting.
I will not conceal the fact that I always hesitate before taking the floor to address the Council when it
discusses the …
It was a great honour for us to see His Excellency Mr. Blaise Compaore, President of the Republic of Burkina Faso, presiding over our Council and managing our work, following the able leadership of our colleague Ambassador Michel Kafando. We are also honoured by the presence of our other distinguish…
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution that has just been adopted. We wish to reaffirm our full support for the Government and the people of Afghanistan in their efforts to bring peace and security to their country. We hope that the adoption of this resolution will assist them in achieving …
I would like first to thank Mr. Ban Ki-moon for his outstanding report and the President of the Assembly for having organized this important meeting. I should also like to thank Mr. Gert Rosenthal, the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, who guided the discussions preceding this meeting. I would …
