I wish to speak on a point of order because, although the Philippine delegation co-sponsored draft resolution A/59/L.50, the Philippines is not included in the list of sponsors. Apparently there has been an inadvertent omission. We would like to rectify this situation by formally announcing and requ…
We are grateful to Ambassador Jessen-Petersen for his briefing and extend a warm welcome to him. We are also grateful to Mr. Cović for his briefing.
Kosovo is one of the more intractable conflict issues facing the Council, despite the fact that so many international actors — NATO, the United Nation…
We would like to begin by noting the conclusion of the election of judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last Friday. We hope that that will provide impetus to the efforts of the Tribunal as we face the final years of its work.
My delegation would like to th…
The recent positive turn of events in Somalia merits the Council’s attention and consideration. We are grateful to the President for convening this public meeting.
Today’s meeting here in Nairobi with the main stakeholders in the Somali peace process not only serves to enlighten us about the curren…
Once again, the Council is unified in sending a message, through resolution 1574 (2004). The message is special, substantive and significant. The message is special because the Security Council crossed oceans and passed through time zones to highlight its seriousness of purpose in addressing the sit…
As this historic meeting in Nairobi draws to a close, I would like, on behalf of the members of the Council, to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for your vision and
leadership in bringing us here to Nairobi. The seeds of your initiative have been planted today. Tomorrow, we will harves…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting to discuss the report of the Secretary General (S/2004/888) on developments in Timor-Leste. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hasegawa, for his presentation of the report of the Secretary-General …
My delegation is pleased to take this opportunity to thank the Assembly for the adoption by consensus of the resolution on the promotion of interreligious dialogue. I would like in particular to thank the 24 delegations that sponsored the resolution coming from all continents of the world. May I als…
We join other delegations in expressing our sincerest sympathies to the people of Palestine on the death of their leader, President Yasser Arafat. We hope that his death will unite the people of Palestine and his successor in the search for a durable and lasting peace in the Middle East that will le…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important meeting on Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). We are also grateful for the three excellent briefings that were given this morning.
Reports and discussions on this question show that there are a number of consensus points i…
I have the honour to introduce the Philippine draft resolution entitled “Promotion of cooperation among religions” (A/59/L.15), under agenda item 35, “Culture of peace”.
The brevity of our draft resolution is in conformity with the Assembly’s decision to streamline all draft resolutions. Although t…
I would like to thank the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), Ambassador Denisov, for his comprehensive briefing on the activities of the Committee over the past three months and for the report of the Committee on its 13th 90-day work programme, covering from 1 October to the end of t…
My delegation believes that there is merit in today’s joint debate on two interrelated agenda items, namely, on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly and on the reform of the Security Council. The Philippines views this joint debate as an opportunity for the general membership o…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 1566 (2004) because we believe that this resolution will make a positive contribution to the resolve of the Council to fight against the menace of terrorism. The terrorist bombing that took place in Egypt yesterday underscores the importance of today’s act…
My delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (A/59/1), with its overarching message that the United Nations has done its best during the period under review to live by the mandate entrusted to it by the Charter, despite resource constraints and emerging challenges heretofore unforeseen…
I would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for organizing this meeting on the important topic of justice and the rule of law. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report, issued in August, on “The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-c…
My delegation supported the draft resolution on which the Council has just taken action. We reiterate our concern about the escalating violence in the Middle East, which has resulted in the loss of countless innocent civilian lives, including children. We urge both sides to halt the violence. We cal…
The Philippine delegation is elated, Sir, to note your resolve to give priority to the unfinished task of revitalizing the work of the General Assembly, as mentioned in your
statement at the opening of the Assembly’s fifty-ninth session.
May I, at the outset, state that my delegation associates it…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month. We would also like to thank Mr. Yáñez-Barnuevo for his able leadership of the Council last month.
The Philippine delegation deplores the escal…
It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, as you ably and wisely guide our deliberations at the fifty-ninth session. Allow me also to take this opportunity to express my delegation’s appreciation to Mr. Julian Hunte of Saint Lucia for his successful stewardship of the work of the fifty-ei…
