Mauritius has voted in favour of this resolution, as it is the fruit of intense and constructive negotiations, which took on board all concerns raised by members of the Security Council. We are pleased to see the clear and unambiguous role of the Security Council in the maintenance and promotion of …
I join other speakers in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his comprehensive and useful briefing and for introducing the Secretary-General’s report.
The municipal elections held last week in Kosovo were yet another step towards democratization of institutions and increasing collective participation in the …
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting today. On behalf of my delegation, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for introducing personally the report on the results of the study on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls and on the role of women in peace-building and the gender…
I should like to join previous speakers in welcoming the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, to today’s meeting and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Klein, for his very useful briefing…
I would like first of all to express, on behalf of my Government and on my own account, deep sympathy for the families who lost
loved ones in the terrorist attack in Bali last Saturday. We express our solidarity with the Governments of Indonesia and of Australia. We condemn unequivocally that atroc…
Let me first thank Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala, Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2002/1053). I would also like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, and the delegation of Colombia for circulating the orientation papers for this mee…
Since this is the first formal meeting under your presidency, let me, first of all, convey my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption as President of the Security Council for the month of October. Let me also place on record our warm thanks to your predecessor, His Excellency Ambassa…
My delegation welcomes the holding of today’s meeting to discuss the annual report of the Security Council, which will be submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations. We are grateful to Ambassador Mahbubani, the Permanent Represe…
The Council is meeting today to discuss once again the situation in the Middle East following the escalation of the violence in the past few days. We have seen such violence before, but today, if the current situation is not brought under control, we run the risk of completely compromising the peace…
I wish first of all to thank the General Assembly for holding this High- Level Plenary Meeting on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). This provides Africa and the international community with an opportunity to give substance to the partnership which we all expect will put Africa on…
Let me say first of all how pleased we are to see you, Mr. Minister, preside over the Council’s deliberations today on this very important issue. Let me also thank Mr. Hedi Annabi for his very useful briefing.
It has been more than four years now since the landmark resolution 1244 (1999) was adopte…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Steiner, for his comprehensive briefing this morning. We also thank Deputy Prime Minister Čović for his useful statement.
Mauritius is encouraged to see the general positive development taking place in Kosovo. The formation of the pr…
We join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno, Ms. Angela King and Ms. Heyzer for their very elaborate and useful presentations. Today’s discussion has enabled us to get a broader view of the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, the gender dimensions of peace processes and conf…
Mauritius condemns in the most serious terms the recent attack perpetrated by Israeli forces on civilian targets in Palestine. Mauritius has on various occasions condemned the use of excessive and disproportionate force by Israel on unarmed Palestinians and innocent civilians. Mauritius has equally …
Let me first of all convey my thanks and deep appreciation to you, Mr. President, for holding this public meeting on Afghanistan. I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Brahimi, and thank him for his useful and comprehensive…
Let me, first of all, thank Under-Secretary-General Kenzo Oshima for his excellent briefing this morning. It has been extremely useful and very comprehensive.
The situation in Angola is at a very crucial stage at this point. After the signing of the peace memorandum, the country is about to start w…
As an African member of the Council, let me first of all express our sincere thanks for the words of congratulations on the launching of the African Union. It is indeed a new beginning for Africa.
My delegation is particularly pleased that a meeting such as this is being conducted before the adopti…
Let me join other colleagues in heartily congratulating the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Sir Jeremy Greenstock, for the very good work accomplished by the CTC under his able leadership. His dedication to the work of the Committee, his drive to push forward and to realize to the…
First of all, my delegation joins others in thanking Mr. Guéhenno for his informative briefing today on the situation in Kosovo.
As the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) celebrates its third anniversary this month, we would like to pay tribute to all those who have wor…
Let me first of all convey my deep appreciation to you, Sir, for holding this public meeting on Afghanistan. I thank Sir Kieran Prendergast for his informative briefing today.
We have noted the general improvement of the situation in the country and welcome in particular the positive efforts of the…
