With the same understanding as that of the representative of Ecuador and in the same spirit, I would like to inform the Assembly that the name of Mr. Skupinski should be removed from the ballot.
At the same time I would like to express regret that again this time, as a year ago, the region and scho…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly today on behalf of all 29 members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). I would also like to inform the Assembly that I have just learned that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has joined the sponsors of this draft …
It is indeed with a sense of great honour and pride that I take the floor today on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States — honour, because I am addressing the General Assembly convened on the most solemn occasion: to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of United Nations peacekeeping; and p…
Allow me first to congratulate the President and wish him every success in carrying out his responsible task. The delegation of Poland will do its best to assist him in his important functions.
I also pay tribute to the outgoing President, Mr. Hennadiy Udovenko, an eminent statesman from Ukraine, a…
Speaking on the last day of your term as President of the Security Council, Sir, I would like to convey our appreciation for the leadership you have provided to the Council during the month of March. May I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Dangue Réwaka of Gabon, on his successful condu…
Let me begin by saying how pleased my delegation is to see you, Sir, presiding over today’s meeting of the Security Council.
In the light of Poland’s alignment with a statement to be made by the Ambassador of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union and associated countries, my statement is inten…
The members of the United Nations have gathered in this General Assembly Hall to review their efforts to reform the Security Council to adjust this important body to contemporary political realities and to make it respond better to the challenges it is already facing, as well as those to emerge in y…
The Security Council is about to adopt a draft resolution extending the relevant provisions of resolutions 986 (1995) and 1111 (1997) for a further period of six months to ensure the continuity of the oil-for-food programme instituted by this Council as a temporary and subsidiary measure to alleviat…
Despite the considerable progress that has been made since the return of democratic rule to Haiti, the situation in that country continues to be difficult and highly precarious. The apparent inability of the Haitian State institutions to overcome the continuing constitutional crisis causes us concer…
We are here today to take an important decision concerning further United Nations support for the peace process in Tajikistan. Five years of civil war brought enormous human suffering to that country, but now, after the signature of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Ac…
It is with a great deal of regret that we have had to meet today to consider yet another draft resolution concerning Angola. We regret it
It must be admitted that the international community committed itself to helping Angola out of its difficult situation. Here the Security Council has played a mo…
The Polish delegation cannot but express its concern at the additional incidents that have occurred since the adoption of resolution 1115 (1997), in which the Iraqi authorities effectively denied the Special Commission (UNSCOM) access to sites designated for inspection or otherwise interfered in its…
The Security Council has long been engaged in monitoring and addressing the situation in Sierra Leone, harbouring both serious concern at the persistent lack of peace and stability in that country and hope at Sierra Leone’s arduous progress towards constitutional democracy. The successful democratic…
The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus, in his statement to the Assembly on 2 October 1997, made a number of references to the process of the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and how it is perceived by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.
We have asked to …
At the outset I would like to offer my sincere congratulations upon Mr. Udovenko’s election to the honourable post of President of the United Nations General Assembly at its fifty-second session. The Polish delegation expresses its satisfaction that the presidency of this session has been entrusted …
At the outset, Madam, let me say how glad I am to see you presiding over the present ministerial meeting of the Security Council. I would like to express my deep satisfaction at your initiative to convene this meeting. The Polish delegation immediately lent its support to the United States proposal …
At the beginning, let me express our delegation's dismay at the recent course of events in Angola, which forced the members of the Security Council and many other delegations to come to this Chamber to debate the imposition of additional measures against UNITA. This should not have happened. By now …
We welcome today’s debate. This is the second time in a few days that the Security Council, at a formal meeting, has reflected on regional involvement in situations which pose a threat to international peace and security. Last week we discussed the regional efforts aimed at the maintenance of peace …
It is not the first time during Poland’s term in the Security Council that the Council is looking into active regional involvement in a situation which creates a threat to international peace and security. It has to be noted that the theme of regional initiative is becoming more and more popular. Th…
The progress in the peace process in Angola is indeed significant. When the Security Council last convened in its chamber to discuss the situation in that country, my delegation, like others, expressed satisfaction that the parties had finally undertaken the long-overdue measures to make good their …
