First of all, allow me to express my thanks for this morning’s briefing and to welcome the appointment of Mr. Staffan de Mistura as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq. We wish him every success in the delicate task entrusted to him. We have faith in his ability to act out of th…
First of all, allow me to thank Mr. Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and the representative of Somalia for their statements. They have once again depicted one of the direst situations we face. Unfortunately, seemingly unlike other organs of the United Nations, …
The delegation of Panama would like to congratulate and thank the members of the Security Council and the Secretariat who took part in the mission to Timor-Leste for their management of that mission. We wish to thank the South African delegation in particular, for the detailed report the mission has…
At the outset, we wish to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of both International Tribunals for the reports they have submitted to us.
It is important to recognize that, as we enter the final stage of the lengthy work completed by the Tribunals, the balance sheet certainly appears to be positive…
Panama would like to thank all who helped us in drafting this resolution and, in particular, the United States delegation.
We are of the opinion that today’s decision to postpone the review of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate mandate is justified because of the recent appointme…
First and foremost, we would like to thank Mr. Holmes for his briefing on his visit to Ethiopia, the Sudan and Somalia. We would also like to congratulate the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for its efforts to help those that need it the most.
Mr. Holmes’s visit to the re…
Mr. President, allow me, first of all, on behalf of Panama and my delegation, to express our gratitude for the report of Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo, in particular for his outstanding work at the head of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We are aware of the difficu…
We are taking the floor to explain our vote with respect to draft resolution A/62/L.18, entitled “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People”. We also wish to make some comments on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Republic of Panama firmly believes in the rig…
First of all, we would like to welcome and to thank Minister Nqakula for his detailed briefing and to convey to him our delegation’s gratitude for the carrying out of his duties as Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process. In turn, we would also like to commend the efforts undertaken by the African …
Allow me to begin by thanking you personally, Sir, and the Indonesian delegation for the initiative of convening this meeting and providing an opportunity to all Members of the Organization to reflect on the situation in Darfur. Likewise, I wish to express our gratitude for the briefings by Ambassad…
First, allow me to express our sincere gratitude to you personally, Mr. President, and the delegation of Indonesia for having convened this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Similarly, we would like to express our gratitude for the detailed report of the Secretary-Ge…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), known as the Counter-Terrorism Committee, I am most pleased to brief the Security Council and the wider membership on the work of the Committee. Before entering into the core of this presentation, I would lik…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Gambari for his work during his most recent visit to Myanmar and above all for the way in which he has performed his tasks.
Panama welcomes the presence at this meeting of the representative of Myanmar and is pleased that we also shall be hearing from the repres…
Allow me first to congratulate you and your delegation, Mr. President, for the initiative to hold this debate. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence here and also the representatives of the various regional and subregional organizations that are with us here today.
Allow me a…
May I first of all thank the delegation of Ghana for convening this meeting. I am grateful to the Secretary-General for his significant presentation and to Ms. Mayanja, Ms. Sandler, Ms. Torry and Mr. Guéhenno for their important briefings, which objectively describe the successes and challenges rela…
First of all, I would like to join those who have already spoken in thanking the following speakers for their statements: Mr. Abou Moussa, the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI); Mr. Djibrill Bassolé, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Fas…
On behalf of Panama, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Pascoe and Ambassador Khalilzad for the briefings that they have given us. We also take note of the concern the Secretary-General has expressed on the question of Iraq. We also thank former Special Representative Ashraf Qazi for his…
Thank you for convening this meeting, Mr. President. First of all, allow me to welcome and thank Ambassador Takasu for his detailed presentation and to reiterate the support of my delegation for him as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission.
Today we are examining both the form and the substance of …
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Koenigs, for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, and congratulate him on his excellent work at the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA plays an invaluable role in the reconstruction of…
May I begin by echoing the thanks of previous speakers for the convening this meeting to consider the report following the first year of work of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund. Secondly, my delegation would also like to extend its congratulations to the outgoing Chairman of …
