I would like to begin by thanking Nigeria for its initiative in convening this timely debate and the Secretary-General for his useful introductory remarks. I would also like to thank today’s briefers, General Touré, from the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS), and Mrs. Adenike, fr…
Let me acknowledge your presence here today, Mr. President, as you chair our meeting. I wish to congratulate Nigeria for taking the initiative to promote a debate on such an important element of post-conflict peacebuilding. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his presentation.
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Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Madame President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, as well as to wish you every success. I also wish to thank Ambassador Nawaf Salam and his team for the very efficient and wise way in which they conducted the Council’s work d…
Like others, I too wish to welcome Minister Rassoul to our meeting today and to thank him for his very important statement. I would like to say a special word of thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura for his very comprehensive and, as
usual, very lucid briefin…
First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. Jibril to the Council’s meeting today.
In accordance with paragraph 24 of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to that resolution. The report covers the…
I am taking the floor for the first time, and I would like to reiterate our thanks to the President for his dynamism and stress the importance of the role of his country, Qatar, in international diplomacy. I would also like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and warmly congratulate him on his ne…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, President Sleiman, for the conduct of the Lebanese presidency of the Security Council and especially for the organization of this debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his excellent report (S/2011/552), which provides us with concr…
I thank the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mariano Fernandez Amunategui, and wish him every success in the performance of his duties. I thank him for his excellent briefing. I also offer a special word of thanks to Mr. Edmond Mulet for everything that he has accomplished. I…
Allow me to welcome our Libyan colleague to the Council and especially to underline the General Assembly’s vote this morning, which allowed for the full reintegration of Libya into our community of nations. Let me also underline the unanimity of the Council in adopting the very important resolution …
Today’s resolution reaffirms the strong commitment of the international community to pursue its assistance to Liberia in its remarkable efforts towards peace and democracy. The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has played and will continue to play a central role in the process of addressing …
Let me, too, thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/549) and Special Representative Augustine Mahiga for his very useful briefing, and commend him and his team for their constant efforts. Allow me also to welcome the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Somalia, Mr. Abdiweli …
Like others, let me start by thanking Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri and his team for the very competent way they conducted the work of the Council last month, and by wishing you, Mr. President, every success in your efforts during Lebanon’s presidency of the Council and assuring you of our constant …
I wish to thank the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Serbia, Mr. Vuk Jeremić, and the Foreign Minister of Kosovo, Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, and to thank them for their interventions. I also wish to expr…
Before I begin, I would like to briefly express my country’s indignation at and unequivocal condemnation of the senseless and abhorrent act of violence that occurred this morning in Abuja against innocent civilians and against United Nations officers and property. I wish to present our heartfelt con…
Allow me to congratulate President Dciss on having organized this High-level Meeting, which marks the end of the International Year of Youth. We would also like to thank the two
We are pleased to note that this high-level event firmly reiterates the World Programme of Action for Youth, including it…
Like others, we believe that peacekeeping and peacebuilding are truly at the crux of the United Nations today. All members know how deeply my country is committed to these tasks. We have been active in several missions during the past 30 years. We therefore thank you, Mr. President, for organizing t…
At the outset, allow me to recognize your presence here today with us, State Minister Hoyer. I thank Special Coordinator Robert Serry for his very useful briefing, and the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their contributions to today’s debate.
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Like you, Sir, I wish to warmly His Excellency the President of the Republic of Nauru to the Council. His presence does indeed illustrate the seriousness of the challenges facing his country and other small island developing States (SIDS).
I thank the German presidency and you yourself, Mr. Preside…
On behalf of Portugal, I would like to start by saluting the independence of the Republic of South Sudan and by welcoming this new country to the community of independent States. I am particularly pleased to greet here today His Excellencies Vice-President Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon and Ambassador Daf…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance. I also wish to welcome and thank Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed …
