Let me start by congratulating the United Kingdom on its assumption of the Council presidency for the month of March. The holding of this important debate less than two weeks after the holding of the London conference, as well as your personal presence among us, Sir, attest to the importance that th…
I would like to start by thanking Togo, on Morocco’s behalf, for having taken the initiative to convene this debate, thus completing the general overview of the situation in West Africa with today’s focus on the Gulf of Guinea. Your presence, Mr. Minister, and that of the Minister of Defence of Beni…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Moroccan delegation, to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing the debate.
My delegation welcomes the report (S/2012/33) of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on conflict-related sexual viole…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, and to thank him for his presentation. I would also like to offer him our most sincere condolences following the passing of a dear close relative. I would also like t…
First of all, I would like to thank the Togolese presidency for scheduling today’s important meeting, and I thank you personally, Mr. Minister, for your presence today in the Council. It testifies to your country’s commitment to important African causes, and
we thank you most sincerely. Our thanks …
First of all, my delegation would like to welcome President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, who has enhanced the Council by his participation in this important meeting. At the same time, on behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco, I would like to thank the Togolese Republic for its initiative in organizing a d…
I should like to join my colleagues in welcoming to the Security Council the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Mr. Gilmore, the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I should like to thank him for his exte…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report (S/2012/72) and Mr. Edmond Mulet for his briefing on recent developments concerning the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
The Secretary-General’s report tells us that, during the peri…
At the outset, Sir, allow me to offer Morocco’s congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month. Similarly, our great appreciation goes to Ambassador Baso Sangqu and his delegation for their presidency of the Council last month.
I wish to express my delegati…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting of the Security Council. My thanks go also to the other members of the Council for providing Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani, head of the Arab Ministerial Committee on Syria, and His Excellency Mr. Nabil Elaraby, Se…
I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his detailed and, as usual, very clear briefing.
This first Council debate on such a sensitive area as the Sahel is very important to the stability and security of a number of African subregions. It is very timely, given the alarming events t…
Let me begin by greeting you, Mr. President, and thanking you for being here to preside over our meeting. I wish to thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing, which was quite complete.
The Palestinian question has been deadlocked for a number of years now, after a great many efforts. Today, we s…
I would like, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on a very important topic. This debate enables us to maintain momentum on this issue as we approach the high-level meeting to be held on 24 September. I also want to thank the Secretary- General for his personal comm…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Madam President, on presiding over the Security Council in this first month of 2012. I would also like to specifically thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe and my colleague and friend Mr. Ramtane Lamamra for their briefings. I also welcome the Ministers for Foreign Aff…
Morocco aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of
77 and China and by the representative of Tanzania on behalf of the Group of African States.
My delegation is pleased to participate in the fifth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Develop…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your choice of security sector reform as the topic of today’s thematic debate and for your stress on prospects and challenges in Africa. We trust that today’s discussion will give us a better understanding of that complex process and of the importa…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to take part in today’s debate, which is so important for the African continent. We thank the Secretary-General for the
quality of his reports on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (A/66/202 and A/66/214).
In addition to the statement made by the re…
It is a great pleasure for me to extend to Mr. Al-Nasser my sincere congratulations on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. His election reflects the esteem enjoyed by the brotherly State of Qatar and the Arab world as a whole. We are
confident that his rich…
Great effort is required in the current circumstances to combat non-communicable diseases through a multisectoral strategy, a precautionary approach, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, early screening and the creation of appropriate regulatory taxation frameworks. We therefore believe it important…
I have the honour to speak on behalf the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). In so doing, I would like to condemn in the strongest terms the despicable terrorist act targeting the United Nations compound in Abuja, and to convey our deepest condolences to the people and Government of Nigeria, the United Nati…
