I join others in thanking the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their very useful briefings on the work of the Tribunals.
Nigeria welcomes the further progress made by the ICTY and …
Allow me to convey Nigeria’s appreciation to the French presidency for convening this timely discussion on the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the country enters the critical stabilization phase. I join other delegations in thanking the Secretary-General for his informative briefing. My delegati…
I, too, wish to thank the Permanent Representatives of South Africa, India and Germany for their briefings on the activities of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004).
Nigeria appreciates the important role played by the 1540 Committee and its Gr…
The Nigerian delegation would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his concise briefing and his able stewardship of the Senior Advisory Group for the Review of International Civilian Capacities. We are also grateful to Ms. Malcorra for sharing the invaluable perspective of the Department of Field Support …
I join others in thanking His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Foreign Minister of Serbia, and Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for their statements. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lamberto
Zannier for his informative update on the situation in Kosovo.
Nigeria welcomes the r…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. The briefings we have received from Under- Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović add an important practical focus to our discussion of this important matter of principle, and we thank them.
Altho…
Let me welcome and thank the High Representative, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his update on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina since his last briefing (see S/PV.6421).
We are pleased that the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has remained calm. We note with satisfaction the positive deve…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting to consider the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to the situation in Libya. We are also indebted to Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, for his insightful briefing.
The fight for jus…
Africa wishes to reiterate the inestimable value and, indeed, the critical importance of working towards consensus through negotiation as a vital tool of the General Assembly. We therefore acknowledge the perseverance that the European Union (EU) has demonstrated in negotiating with Member States an…
I, too, would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his comprehensive and insightful briefing on the situation in Syria.
Nigeria shares the concerns of most delegations on the widespread violence that has engulfed Syria since late March and led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. We call…
At its 2984th meeting, on 29 April 1991, the Security Council, through resolution 690 (1991), established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Central to the Mission’s mandate is a referendum in Western Sahara as part of a peaceful
settlement of an intractable …
I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his comprehensive briefing.
For more than two decades, the Middle East peace process has been mediated diligently by the international community. Undoubtedly, the process has been characterized by rigorous…
Let me lend my voice to those who have congratulated you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Colombia for initiating this important discussion on Haiti. Your effort speaks to the fraternal and long-standing relationship your nation shares with Haiti and the vital role Colombia continues to play in…
When the thirty-ninth Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government called upon the Security Council to revisit the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, it did so in response to the rapidly
deteriorating political security and humanitari…
My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this thematic debate on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), especially coming on the heels of the substantive session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.
The Nigerian delegation …
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2011/41). I would like to add my voice to those of my colleagues who have extended their appreciation to Ambassador Peter Wittig for his briefing and especially for his remarka…
I wish to say that my delegation appreciates the enormous sense of duty and the enthusiasm with which Ambassador Néstor Osorio has conducted the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I want to assure him that my delegation supports him with the same level of enthusias…
Resolution 1973 (2011), which was just adopted, was necessitated by the persistently grave and dire situation in Libya. Notwithstanding the clear expression of our common will and the comprehensive measures instituted under resolution 1970 (2011), the Libyan authorities have continued to violate the…
I would first of all like to thank Mr. Zahir Tanin for his insightful statement. We share the sentiments he expressed on national ownership during the new dispensation and in the transitional phase. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General de Mistura for his compreh…
Allow me to convey Nigeria’s appreciation to the Chinese delegation for convening this important and timely meeting on Somalia.
I warmly welcome Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed to the Council and thank him for sharing his Government’s strategic vision with us. Let me also thank the Secreta…
