At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for the valuable and comprehensive briefing. We highly value his efforts and endeavours in this field.
The issue under discussion in this meeting, based on the framework of a previo…
At the outset, on behalf of my country, I should like to convey my deepest condolences to the peoples of China and Myanmar on the huge human losses they have suffered.
I should also like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this debate on an issue of great importance. We highly appreciate the…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to thank him for his valuable statement. We would like also to thank Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herz…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on the subject. In addition, I also wish to thank Mrs. Hannalore Hoppe, Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affa…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/266). I would also like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, for his briefing to the Council on recent developments in Iraq. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of the Un…
It is indeed a great honour, Mr. Mbeki, to see you personally assume the presidency of Security Council today. It is my pleasure to convey to you the greetings and support of your brother, Colonel Al-Qaddafi.
We are also honoured to have with us heads of State or Government, ministers and heads of …
Allow me to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for holding this thematic debate, which will help increase international awareness of the commitments made in the area of development. I would also like to underline my country’s support for the statements made by the Permanent Repr…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East. We also express our appreciation for the presence of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon among us this morning and thank Mr. Pascoe for his valuable briefing.
I wish to endorse the statement m…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on an issue of great importance. I should also like to join others in thanking Mr. Mike Smith, Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his valuabl…
Everyone knows that the draft resolution fully supports the concept of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which compels us to support countries that are partially or wholly under the yoke of occupation and to stand fully on the side of supporting the right of refugees to return. This po…
I, too, wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his most informative briefing this morning. I also wish to thank the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its efforts, in particular in rebuilding the country.
We also we…
The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya attaches great importance to the issue of non-proliferation, the subject that we are considering today. As all members of the Council know, Libya has voluntarily renounced its facilities and programmes related to weapons of mass destruction. We are certain that the only gu…
I wish to express my deep gratitude to Mr. Guéhenno for his detailed briefing on the latest developments in Timor-Leste. I also commend the efforts of the Secretary-General and thank him for the information provided in his report.
I also thank Mr. Santos, Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to …
I should like at the outset to welcome to the Security Council His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of the Republic of Serbia. I also wish to welcome the presence of His Excellency the Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, at this meeting and to thank him for the information that he has provided to …
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for all his efforts to strengthen the role of the United Nations in focusing on one of the most urgent matters before us: climate change.
I would also like to stress my country’s support for the statements made on behalf of the Group of Ar…
We thank you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over this important meeting of the Security Council. We wish, at the outset, to extend our sincere thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, for the valuable briefing in which she…
At the outset, allow me to echo the thanks that have been offered to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his efforts to resolve the situation in Darfur and to promote peace and security both in the province and in Africa as a whole. We should also like to welcome Mr. Jan Eliasson and thank him for his…
First of all, before I deliver my country’s statement, allow me to say at the outset that Libya firmly condemns the horrible terrorist attack that took place yesterday in Algeria. Libya’s leadership and peoples express and convey their sentiments and deep condolences to the victims of that horrible …
I wish at the outset to express my delegation’s thanks to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People for its efforts in fulfilling its responsibility to help the Palestinian people regain their usurped rights.
The fact that the question of Palestine has remain…
My delegation wishes at the outset to support the statements made by Benin on behalf of the Group of African States and by the representative of Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I wish to express my appreciation for the reports of the Secretary-General on the New Partnership for Afr…
