We sponsored the resolution just adopted in recognition of the clear and present danger of weapons of mass destruction that could be used for terrorist activities falling into the hands of non-State actors.
There is a serious gap in existing regimes in terms of addressing this threat to internation…
Mr. President, thank you for convening this open meeting on the draft resolution on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). We accept and respect your technical veto on statements exceeding four minutes, and we will adhere to it.
It is fortuitous that your first speaker on the subje…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. What we have in this afternoon’s meeting is a reprise of what we had three weeks ago. Therefore, it bears repeating what we stated in the Security Council’s public meeting at that time: that the Philippine Government condemns any and all extra…
We congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency and thank our four honoured guests for enriching our debate. As the thirteenth Council member to speak on this item, almost all that should be said has already been said. Allow me, therefore, to recall the parable of the greatest man.
A very religious an…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for briefing us on the situation in Kosovo and for presenting the Standards Implementation Plan. The Plan comes to us a few weeks after Kosovo was convulsed by the worst outbreak of inter-ethnic violence since the international community stepped in to resto…
We join other members of the Council in congratulating you, Mr. President, and Germany on your assumption of the presidency this month, and Ambassador De La Sablière and France on its highly successful presidency last month. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary Guéhenno and you, Mr. President, for b…
We wish to thank the French presidency for convening this important meeting on ways to combat subregional and cross- border problems in West Africa. We welcome the comprehensive briefings by the current Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Foreign Minister of Ghana, a…
The policy of the Philippine Government is to condemn unequivocally all extrajudicial executions committed by any party. Such actions are a despicable violation of human rights and contrary to international law. We are deeply disturbed by the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East which ha…
Mr. President, we thank you for having convened this afternoon’s meeting on Kosovo and the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative briefing. We are honoured also by the presence in our midst of the Foreign Ministers of Germany and of Serbia and Montenegro.
Yesterday Kosovo once agai…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you and your delegation for having organized this important debate on the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC). This meeting is taking place at a critical juncture for the Security Council and aims to take stock of the continuing threat of international terrorism a…
At the outset, Sir, allow us to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for March and to commit to you our full cooperation. We also congratulate
Ambassador Wang Guangya of China on a successful presidency last month. We thank the High Representative, Lord Ashdown, and …
We wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the question concerning Haiti, with the added impact of the presence of the Secretary-General.
Yesterday we had a briefing from the Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs about the grim situation on the ground in Haiti. This…
We, too, are grateful to the Permanent Representatives of the United States and of the United Kingdom for their comprehensive and candid briefings this morning.
I would like to speak on only two points: the United Nations role in the political process in Iraq, and international cooperation in the r…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting of the Security Council on East Timor. We also thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his comprehensive and positive briefing on East Timor, and we welcome the Foreign Minister of East Timor, Mr. José Ramos- Horta, to our meeting.
At …
My delegation joins other delegations in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting to pursue continuity and follow-up with regard to the work of the Security Council in Central Africa. My delegation also expresses its appreciation to Assistant Secretary- General Kalomoh for his …
Along with other members of the Council, we congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for this month and commit our cooperation and support to you and to your presidency.
We also congratulate Ambassador Muñoz and the Chilean delegation on a successful presidency last month.
We th…
I would like to congratulate your delegation, Madam President, for organizing this debate on a very timely topic and for organizing an Arria formula debate on the same topic last week. We are again honoured by your presence and by your presiding over this meeting on the eve of your much-awaited visi…
My delegation is pleased that the Chilean presidency has included on our programme the progress report of the Secretary- General on the recommendations of the Security Council mission to West Africa (S/2003/1147). I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Tuliameni Kalomoh for introducing the…
We are gratified that the presidency of the Council has recognized the importance of the issue of children and armed conflict by placing it on its agenda early in the year. We are honoured that you, Madam, the Foreign Minister of Chile, are presiding over this morning’s meeting.
We would also like …
Mr. President, we thank you for having provided the Council and other Members of the United Nations this opportunity to address the important issue of small arms and light weapons, and the Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs for having presented the Secretary-General’s report on the prog…
