The United Nations faces unprecedented challenges: the recent past has brought about a worrisome erosion in the standing and credibility that this great Organization has enjoyed
worldwide. Use of military force without prior authorization by the Security Council and increasingly difficult and dange…
The report of the Open-ended Working Group on Security Council reform (A/58/47) before the Assembly today looks quite different from those that this body has adopted in the past. That is a clear reflection of the fact that, under your guidance, Mr. President, the Working Group did not choose to enga…
It is a great pleasure, Sir, to see you preside over the Council’s meeting this morning. At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Konuzin on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and to convey to him our best wishes in the discharge of his important task…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the pleasure and the honour of extending our sincere congratulations and warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Jean Ping, Minister of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Gabonese Republic. We are…
Sir, we should like to commend your work as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and to thank you in particular for the very informative and comprehensive briefing that you gave the Council this morning. We also welcome the fact that you convened …
I wish to first pay tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello, the late High Commissioner for Human Rights, who was an outstanding advocate for the rights of individuals worldwide and whose dedication to the ideals of the United Nations brought him to a tragic death on 19 August this year. We all very much …
We consider the reform of the United Nations system in general and the revitalization of the General Assembly in particular as an utmost priority and indeed a necessity to give this Organization its rightful place and function. It has been said many times, and never better than by the Secretary-Gene…
In making some brief points on the annual report of the Security Council before the General Assembly, we must first comment on organizational matters that seem quite important to us. Like others, we are disappointed to see that the General Assembly has reverted to its old practice of having separate…
Liechtenstein welcomes the Secretary-General’s reports on the work of the Organization and on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration. In particular, we appreciate his keen eye for those areas in which we — the Member States that make up the Organization — are faltering in our commitments a…
The issue before the Security Council is topical for a wide range of issues on the agenda of the Council, including conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building. Observance of the rule of law is an essential element for the effective functioning of States and the promotion and protection of …
Let me first pay tribute to the commitment and the courage of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and all the United Nations staff members who lost their lives in the unprecedented attack on United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. The date of 19 August is eng…
The adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in 2001 provided us with a timely instrument to use in our common fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As we reach the first target date contained in the Declaration, the record of implementation is mixed. There was a strong initial momentum,…
Like others, I would like to thank the Monitoring Group, as well as Ambassador Muñoz, for the detailed presentation to the Council this morning. We attach the utmost importance to the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), as well as to that of the Monitoring Group, bo…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, and the other members of the Council for convening this open debate on a matter of utmost importance. We are also most grateful for the presence of the Secretary-General and for the comments that he offered this morning.
As a strong supporter of the…
We became aware only this morning of your seven-minute time limit, Mr. President, but we have made every effort to shorten our speech; a fuller version will be distributed to members of the Council.
We view this meeting in conjunction with the high-level meeting of the members of the Council of one…
When we met a year ago to discuss cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe, the common fight against terrorism was the main topic on our agenda. Today, international action against terrorism is still a top political priority of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and a…
Having been actively involved in its drafting and adoption, Liechtenstein is firmly committed to the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and to its implementation. We warmly endorse the recommendations of the Secretary-General on implementation of the Declaration of Commitment, and we pledge our f…
There is a famous saying from medieval times: “The times are changing and we are changing with them”. When applied to the United Nations, that phrase can easily provoke one to think, “If only it were that easy”. We routinely use the phrase “a rapidly changing world”. Reform in a time of globalizatio…
As a strong supporter of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), we welcome the study and report (S/2002/1154) on women, peace, and security undertaken pursuant to that resolution. We also look forward to the independent experts’ assessment of the impact of armed conflict on women and of women’s ro…
I would like at the outset to express, on behalf of my Government, our deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Indonesia for the terrible loss
that they have suffered as a result of the recent terrorist attacks. Our hearts also go out to those States that lost na…
