On behalf of my delegation, I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting.
This year, important international conferences have strengthened the existing consensus about the fundamental principles of understanding between cultures and religions, and their value for peacefu…
First of all, allow me to join Panama’s voice to those of the other Member States that have thanked the Secretary- General for his participation, and Mr. Gambari for his effort in handling the sensitive situation in which Myanmar finds itself.
I would also like to recognize the manner in which toda…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Williams for his briefing and his significant work on the Middle East and we wish him success in his future endeavours. The news he gave us of progress made in the discussions between President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert is very positive, but the general si…
Before starting, I would like to welcome the Secretary- General to this Chamber. I would also like to welcome Ambassador Mérorès, sitting in for the President of the General Assembly, and Ambassador Christian as Acting Chairman of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission. Welcome…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, who is with us today. I recognize his leadership and his commitment to human rights in the Darfur region.
The action taken today by the Security Council is undoubtedly reason for this collegial body to be proud — as shou…
The decision by the Belgian Government to introduce the item of today’s discussion to the international community is an acknowledgment of the important correlation that we frequently find between natural resources and armed conflicts.
Abundance, while it is an important element for peace and securi…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Holmes, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his clear and precise briefing, which reflected the alarming effects of human violence.
We also wish to acknowledge the outstanding work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, wh…
First and foremost, I would like to thank Tribunal Presidents Fausto Pocar and Dennis Byron and Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Bubacar Jallow for briefing us on the activities of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. I want to thank them not only for their und…
At the outset, my delegation would like to join preceding speakers in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq; we thank Mr. Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative of the United States, for his briefing on behalf of Multinational Force and Mr. Ashraf Jeha…
I would like to express my gratitude for the detailed briefings and information given by the President of the Special Court and the Prosecutor, and also the information given by the Deputy Secretary-General.
Panama would like to take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge the essential work d…
As Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, I am pleased to brief the Council about the work carried out by the Committee since its last report, in September 2006.
At the outset, I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for the trust they have placed in Panama to preside over t…
First, we wish thank Mr. John Holmes for his visit to Somalia on 12 May and for his excellent report on the humanitarian situation in Uganda. Similarly, we wish to recognize the efforts led by Mr. François Loseny Fall in Somalia and Mr. Joaquim Chissano in the areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance…
Let me begin by welcoming Mr. Nikola Špirić and thanking him for his statement this morning with regard to the work, commitment and responsibilities of his Government. My delegation is pleased also to welcome the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and t…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, for taking up your functions as President of the Security Council and assure you of the support and cooperation of the mission of Panama. I would also like to thank Ambassador Verbeke for having led our mission to Kosovo in the transparent and ef…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation, for organizing today’s debate. We also wish to thank Mr. Pascoe for the information he provided to the Council today.
Since our last debate on this item, several political initiatives by regional and international actors — in particula…
At the outset, Madam, allow me to congratulate you on your Government’s initiative of organizing this thematic debate on the links between energy, security and, in particular, the effects of climate change on potential causes of conflict and its impact on international security and stability.
In th…
Like preceding speakers, I should like to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his clear, detailed and, especially, powerful briefing.
I welcome the fact that no Council member has said that this issue belongs within the purview of other forums of the Organization. It seems that when human suf…
Madam President, at the outset I wish to join others who have preceded me in taking the floor to congratulate you on having convened this debate, which is very timely given the present context of the Security Council’s work. I should also like to welcome your presence here with us.
In considering t…
Panama understands its participation in the Security Council to be a fiduciary responsibility to the Members and organizations of the United Nations to promote international peace and security. In that context, Panama is pleased that the Security Council was able to act unanimously in sending a mess…
We wish at the outset to thank Mr. Qazi, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and the representative of the United States for their briefings. We also wish to welcome His Excellency
Mr. Adil Abdal Mahdi and to thank him for the information he has provided today.
We are concern…
