The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement that will be made later by the representative of the delegation of the European Union.
The Netherlands would like to congratulate the Secretary-General on his excellent report (S/2010/604) and on its recommendations. We also wholeheartedly co-sponsor…
I have the honour to introduce under agenda item 73 draft resolution A/65/L.13, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. Let me begin by saying that, in addition to the 85 countries mentioned in document A/65/L.13, which contains the text of the draft resolution, the following countrie…
The annual Security Council report before us today states very clearly:
“The Security Council, in discharging its function of the maintenance of international peace and security, was engaged in yet another year of intensive activities.” (A/65/2, p. 1)
It convened 191 formal meetings, most of which…
The Headquarters of the United Nations is currently undergoing a major renovation, and that is a good thing. It is good because the building no longer meets the requirements of the new century. In the meantime, work goes on as usual,
and here we all are, discussing the big issues of the day.
Of co…
I have the honour of taking the floor on behalf of the following 41 States: Australia, Austria, Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Lithuani…
Today we are looking back at the 10 years since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were agreed. But we are also looking forward. We still have five years to go: five years to make a difference for all those people for whom poverty, hunger and shortages are still everyday realities.
Looking bac…
The Netherlands abstained in the voting on the Bolivian resolution on the human right to water and sanitation, and I should like to explain our position.
The Netherlands recognized access to clean, affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation as a human right in 2008. The Netherlands attaches …
The Netherlands fully subscribes to the statement of the European Union. We would like to make a few additional comments on the upcoming renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and on the situation in Afghanistan.
Experience with post-conflict countrie…
I am speaking on behalf of the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Netherlands. Our countries abstained in the voting on resolution 64/254 and wish to explain their vote as follows.
In our view, the resolution contains elements that are positive, but also elements that cause concern. On the one hand, w…
The Netherlands would like to associate itself with the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. Therefore, I will keep my statement short by focusing on three points.
First, I would like to thank the President for convening this important meeti…
Let me begin by aligning my delegation with the statement of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. The Netherlands would like to use this occasion to make some additional remarks.
Today’s debate is important and I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing it and for providing us with an opportunity …
Sixty-four years ago, the General Assembly elected my country, the Netherlands, one of the first non-permanent members of the newly established Security Council. In its first year, the young Council adopted 15 resolutions. Over the past year, as we can read in the report before us today (A/64/2), it…
The Netherlands has just voted no on resolution 64/10, adopted just now. As we stated in our explanation of vote in Geneva three weeks ago, we welcomed the work of the Goldstone mission, but we have difficulty in welcoming the report and endorsing all of its recommendations without further restricti…
I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 75, draft resolution A/64/L.9, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. In addition to the 93 countries listed in document A/64/L.9, which contains the text of the draft resolution, the following countries have indicated their wish to b…
I make this statement on behalf of Burkina Faso and the Netherlands.
Let me start by thanking the organizers of this important meeting.
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations …
A few weeks ago, the Empire State Building was lit up in orange, the national colour of the Netherlands. The reason was that, precisely 400 years ago, the Dutch East India Company commissioned Henry Hudson to find a shorter sea route to Asia via the north. After a brutal voyage filled with hardships…
I will speak in my capacities as both Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and as one of the facilitators in brief response, Mr. President, to your introduction of the draft outcome document that you have just presented to us.
As I think the Member States know and all agree, t…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing the Netherlands to take the floor in this important debate on the situation in
Afghanistan. We fully align ourselves with the statement made by our colleague from the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union. In the light of our longstanding commitment t…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to participate in today’s meeting on Sierra Leone in my capacity as Chair of the Sierra Leone country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. I very much welcome this opportunity to brief the Council on the activities of …
It is my honour and pleasure to introduce to the General Assembly draft resolution A/63/L.46 on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). I hope that the draft resolution will be adopted by consensus.
The primary objective of the bie…
