As this is the first debate in the Council this month, may I take this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, our warm felicitations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council during the current month, which promises to be a busy and important one. We also wish to extend every cooperation to yo…
Let me join others in extending a warm welcome to His Excellency President Obasanjo.
The United Nations is an indispensable actor in Africa. Its commitment to Africa is strong and abiding. The Security Council is deeply engaged both with individual conflict situations and cross-cutting issues that …
I would like to warmly felicitate the Spanish presidency for organizing today’s debate on the civilian aspects of conflict management and peace-building. Your presence here, Sir, to preside over this ministerial meeting testifies to the importance of this theme.
I also wish to thank Secretary-Gener…
Pakistan abstained in the vote on the draft resolution adopted by the Council today, and I would like to explain our reasons.
On 30 July this year, the Council adopted resolution 1556 (2004). Within a week of the adoption of that resolution, the Government of the Sudan and the Special Representativ…
I would like to join other delegations in expressing our gratitude to Ambassador Muñoz, Chairman of the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, for his second 120-day briefing under paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 1526 (2004). We also thank the Al Qaeda and Taliban Monitoring Team for …
Pakistan abstained in the vote on the draft resolution just adopted by the Council, with nine votes in favour, as resolution 1559 (2004). We did so for the following reasons.
First, the resolution is not consistent with the Security Council’s functions and responsibilities. Article 39 of the Charte…
I would like to thank Mr. Arnault for his concluding remarks, which, in our view, put in balance the situation that exists in Afghanistan today. We agree that there is an effort on the part of the extremists to disrupt the elections; obviously, there are various reasons for that. There is no questio…
Mr. President, let us join others in expressing our deepest condolences to you, Sir, and to the people of the Russian Federation. Please accept our heartfelt condolences for the loss of innocent lives in the two plane crashes in your country yesterday.
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Jean Arn…
I would like to join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Hédi Annabi for his excellent introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/669) and for updating the Council on the situation in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste has made remarkable progress since its independence over two y…
I welcome you, Sir, to New York and wish to congratulate you on you assumption of the Presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to take this opportunity to commend Ambassador Motoc for the efficient and skilful way in which he guided the Council’s work last month.
I wish to thank Mr. An…
The people and Government of Pakistan are as concerned about the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan as the other members of the international community. All the people suffering as a result of this crisis are part of the Islamic ummah. Pakistan fully shares the humanitarian objectives…
We are very happy to see you, Sir, chairing this very important meeting. It follows a very useful initiative taken on this issue by the Mexican presidency of the Security Council in April last year. We welcome the participation of the
Secretary-General and of the representatives of regional and sub…
We congratulate the Russian Federation on having assumed the chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), thank the outgoing Chairman, Ambassador Arias, for his outstanding contribution, and welcome Ambassador Rupérez, the new Executive Director of the CTC Executive Directorate (CTED).
We…
As this is my first opportunity to do so in a public meeting this month, let me begin by extending our warmest felicitations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of July. We would also like to commend Ambassador Baja and other members of the delegation of the Philippines f…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of 77 and China on the item entitled, “Report of the Economic and Social Council” and the item entitled, “Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in …
We welcome your presence, Madam President, and the initiative of the Philippines presidency in organizing this open debate. We thank the Secretary-General for his presence this morning and for his important statement. We also acknowledge the presence of the President of the Economic and Social Counc…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his comprehensive briefing.
Coinciding as it does with the passing of 10 ye…
The civil war that has afflicted the Sudan for the larger part of its independent history is most unfortunate. Its consequences have been severe for the people of the country and for the region.
Pakistan welcomes the progress made towards a negotiated and mutually acceptable settlement of the confl…
Pakistan voted in favour of resolution 1548 (2004), which authorizes an extension of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six months. However, we supported the resolution with serious reservations.
This resolution was supposed to be a proposal for a technical…
First of all, on behalf of the States members of the Asian Group and on my own account, allow me to express our heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of precious lives in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti as a result of the recent floods. We fully sympathize with, and grieve with, the peoples a…
