On behalf of my delegation, I wish to extend my warmest congratulations to Judge Fausto Pocar on his election
to the presidency of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and to wish him success in his term and in his future endeavours with the Tribunal. I would also li…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I also wish to thank the Emergency Relief Coordinator and the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross for t…
The Philippines would like to thank Lord Paddy Ashdown for his final
briefing to the Council on the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to commend him for his tireless efforts over the last three and a half years on the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We are…
The Philippines has joined the 14 other members of this Council to vote unanimously in favour of resolution 1636 (2005). History has taught us the tragic lesson that political assassinations can lead to strife, conflict and war. We have also learned that justice is a powerful force for peace. We vot…
Once more, we welcome the opportunity of a joint briefing by the Chairmen of the three Security Council Committees on counter- terrorism. I congratulate Ambassador Løj, Ambassador Mayoral and Ambassador Motoc and commend the respective teams of independent experts assisting their Committees in the i…
On behalf of my delegation, allow me once again to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at this historic session. My delegation
pledges its full cooperation to you and the other members of the General Committee.
The Philippines is gratified to note that, in …
We are honoured by the presence of the Foreign Minister of Romania to preside over this important meeting. We congratulate the Romanian mission, led by your dynamic self, Mr. President, on its initiative in developing the theme of our debate. We are also grateful to the representatives of regional o…
I convey my delegation’s felicitations on your election, Mr. President, on leading this historic session. I also wish to express our deep appreciation to Ambassador Jean Ping, whose leadership and wisdom proved to be the key to the successful negotiation and adoption of our outcome document.
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Mr. President, I commend your initiative of holding this open meeting on Afghanistan. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2005/525) and for his comprehensive briefing on the preparations for the electio…
We welcome Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and thank him for his first briefing to the Council on the latest developments in the region, particularly the recent outbreak of violence that not only claimed the lives of several people and wounded several dozen…
We, too, are grateful to the Chairs of the three Committees dealing with implementation of counter-terrorism measures for their comprehensive briefings. They were both timely and relevant. The recent bombings in London and other terrorist acts in other parts of the world are grim reminders of the ne…
Mr. President, we thank you for convening this important meeting on peacekeeping and HIV/AIDS in the context of Security Council resolution 1308 (2000). We wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for updating us on the steps taken by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)…
We are honoured that you, Mr. Foreign Minister, are presiding over this important meeting, and we congratulate the Greek delegation for convening an open debate of the Security Council on the Council’s role in humanitarian crises. We were enriched on this issue by your concept paper and your stateme…
First of all, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on Greece’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to commend Ambassador De La Sablière and his delegation for their excellent and efficient leadership of the Council under France’s presidency.
I thank Assistant Secret…
We join other delegations in welcoming Mr. James Morris, and we thank him for his briefing on the food crisis in Africa. We commend Mr. Morris for his work as the helmsman of the World Food Programme (WFP), a very important agency which brings the United Nations presence right to the hearts of the p…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having convened this open debate on the protection of civilians, and I thank Under-Secretary- General Jan Egeland as well for his informative briefing on the subject, particularly on specific cases on the ground.
Even as we discuss how to reform the United Nat…
We join others in welcoming the Minister of Justice of Burundi. We believe that his presence here underscores the importance that his country attaches to ending impunity, which we all know is the root of instability in Burundi. We also thank Mr. Zacklin for his comprehensive briefing.
Now that Buru…
I join other delegations in thanking the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their thorough but concise reports (S/2005/343, annexes I and II and S/2005/336, enclosure), w…
I join other delegations in welcoming you, Sir, to the Chair. I should also like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Ambassador Søren Jessen-Petersen, and to thank him for introducing the repo…
I wish to thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing this meeting. Peacebuilding is vital issue for the Security Council. The Council’s work revolves around peacebuilding activities as countries emerge from conflict and undergo the process of peacebuilding and economic and social…
