My delegation was touched by the sensitivity of those who made comments about a reported incident in my country. However, I would like to place on record that the Nigerian delegation takes strong exception to the comments made by certain members of the Council, led by the British delegation, over a …
The Nigerian delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and timely report on the situation in Liberia (S/1995/881). In our view, his report represents a fair assessment of developments on the ground in Liberia since the Council adopted resolution 1014 (1995), on 15 Se…
Mr. President, permit me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. You can count on the support of the Nigerian delegation.
The humanitarian situation in the former Yugoslavia, particularly the plight of innocent civilians in areas of conflic…
Permit me, first of all, on behalf of the Nigerian delegation, to express heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Israel on the tragic loss of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. May his soul rest in peace.
The idea of the inclusion of this item, “Building a peaceful and better world th…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his letter forwarding the report on the Mission of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia (ICFY) to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). We have carefully considered the report and noted with satisfacti…
Let me begin by wishing, on behalf of my delegation, Ambassador Mérimée of France all the best in his new assignment, and Godspeed.
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his twelfth progress report on the situation in Liberia and the performance of the United Nations Observer …
The tragedy in the former Yugoslavia, of which the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the worst manifestation, has always been a matter of serious concern to my Government. The former Socialist Federated Republic of Yugoslavia was a friendly country, with which Nigeria enjoyed years of fruitful a…
Mr. President, permit me to express my delegation’s delight at seeing you preside over the affairs of the Council during the month of September. You may rest assured of my delegation’s continued cooperation. Let me also use this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Nugro…
The draft resolution before us has two objectives. The first is to help heal the wounds of the recent past by establishing the facts relating to the assassination of the late President of Burundi on 21 October 1993, as well as the massacres that followed; and the second is to put an end to the cultu…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report on the situation in Rwanda and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). We are encouraged by the Government’s efforts in trying to stabilize the political, security and socio-economic co…
The objective of the international community’s involvement in the territories of the former Yugoslavia is to promote peace and discourage more war, and therefore the outbreak of hostilities and the broad military offensive of the Croatian
The launching of the military offensive has produced very se…
With regard to the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, my delegation has mixed feelings and reactions.
On the positive side, we note with satisfaction that the three-year siege on the enclave of Bihac has been lifted and that a supply line for humanitarian assistance to its population has been est…
Permit me at the outset, Sir, to express my delegation’s delight at seeing you preside over the affairs of our Council this month. We have no doubt whatsoever that with you as our President the work of the Council is indeed in excellent hands. My delegation would also like to express hearty thanks t…
At the time of the adoption of resolution 998 (1995), on the establishment of the rapid reaction force, my delegation called the Security Council’s attention to the fact that, contrary to the Secretary-General’s request in his earlier report, in document S/1995/444, we had failed to clarify and clea…
The Secretary-General’s eleventh progress report (S/1995/473) dated 10 June 1995, on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) presents a dismal and fairly depressing picture of the current situation in Liberia. It underscores in particular the continuing political, military and humani…
Mr. President, today in Bosnia and Herzegovina we have in UNPROFOR a United Nations presence expected to keep the peace, render humanitarian assistance and promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict through political negotiation. Its performance of this task is premised on the cooperation of the …
Mr. President, permit me at the outset to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency for this month. We are already witness to the efficient and competent manner in which you are directing the affairs of our Council. Let me also seize this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciati…
My delegation believes that, on the Israeli-Palestinian question, there is no real alternative to a peaceful and negotiated settlement. Hence, my Government has always supported every effort made to achieve this objective, including the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangemen…
For the second time in less than three months, the Security Council is deliberating the situation in the Middle East at a particularly crucial and delicate time in the peace process, when it seems that the parties to the Middle East conflict are beginning to lose faith in the negotiating frameworks …
Mr. President, permit me first of all to express my delegation’s sincere congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Under your guidance which, as in the past, has been characterized by so much grace, great skill and confidence, the business of the Coun…
