First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Salim Ahmed Salim and my great friend former General Assembly President Eliasson for their briefings. I would also like to convey to them the gratitude of the Republic of Panama for their tireless efforts and personal dedication to this difficult task. We hope the…
First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence in this Chamber and recognize the importance of the report that he has just presented to us (S/2008/354). We would also like to welcome the President of Serbia, Mr. Boris Tadić, and the President of Kosovo, Mr. Fatmir Sejdiu,…
First of all, allow me to congratulate your Government, Mr. President, for having convened this important meeting. I would also like to acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly at the beginning of the meeting. I would like to thank th…
I would like first to welcome among us Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Assistant Secretary-General Warren Sach, who briefed us on behalf of the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB), and Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari, who briefed us on the activities …
Allow me at the outset to thank Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo for introducing the striking — to say the least — report of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which examines in detail the implementation of resolution 1593 (2005). I take this opportunity also to welcome the presence of the Minister for…
First of all, allow me to join others in congratulating the Presidents and Prosecutors of both Tribunals on their briefings this morning. Our delegation acknowledges the significant work carried out by both Tribunals in providing peace, justice and reconciliation to Rwanda and to the republics of th…
Permit me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for the timely convening of this open debate on a topic of great importance on which your country has taken the lead. We also appreciated the briefing by Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, about the alarming situati…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the people of Panama, to express our solidarity with the peoples and the Governments of China and Myanmar in view of the tragedies that they both have suffered following the recent natural disasters.
This is a timely occasion to extend to you, Mr. President, my…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the presence here today of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We should also like to welcome and express our pleasure at seeing the High Representative and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovin…
Panama decided to abstain from voting on this resolution and believes that it is appropriate to offer an explanation of vote.
Panama is a party to all conventions on the protection of human rights and reaffirms its support of the general principles on the protection of the human rights of refugees …
I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on having convened this debate on the issue of small arms.
In a world facing the problems of insecurity, hunger and disease, small arms and light weapons are immediate and inexcusable aggravating factors. When we hear about “small arms”, the term ma…
Allow me to begin by expressing my thanks to Under- Secretary-General Pascoe and the Permanent Representative of the United States for today’s briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq, who is here with us today.
The delegation of Panama is aware of the extent of the challenge …
Allow me at the outset to recognize the presence here today of
the Secretary-General and of our guests from the African region. Above all, I would like to congratulate you, President Mbeki, and my good friend Ambassador Kumalo for the interest that South Africa has shown in the search for mechanism…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. Allow me also to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his briefing, which shows us that the cycle of violence in the region continues and that the peace process between Israel and Palestine has…
First and foremost, Mr. President, allow me to thank you, personally, and the delegation of the Russian Federation for convening this important open debate on the renewal and updating of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
In turn, I would like to thank Amba…
First of all, let me thank Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the briefing he has provided us this morning. We would also like to express our gratitude for the efforts by Mr. Tom Koenigs, former Head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
Panama regrets that we have had once again to face the decision to impose sanctions on Iran. As we stated during prior negotiations, we hold that the imposition of coercive measures reflects a failure of diplomacy on this issue. I stress that this is a failure by all parties, not only those of us se…
Climate change is a fact, as is our vulnerability and the need for us to adapt. In our countries, extreme climate events have been recorded, with the loss of human life and serious material damage which perpetuate and exacerbate poverty and require immediate responses with alternatives for a dignifi…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Under-Secretary- General, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his briefing and to thank the representatives of Palestine and Israel for their presentations. We must acknowledge that the information that they have given us today is alarming and disturbing.
As we stated at …
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate, the objective of which we, like the Ambassador of Indonesia, understand is to assess the situation in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation there in particular.
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by …
