We are grateful to Under-Secretaries-General Amos and Le Roy, to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Pillay, and to Mr. Daccord, Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their briefings.
The Russian Federation favours the peaceful resolution of d…
We welcome the constructive nature of today’s discussion, which is in line with the Russian
approach. The Russian Federation has consistently supported the efforts of the Sudanese parties to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the main document for a settlement in Southern Sudan. By …
We thank the Permanent Representatives of Austria, Mexico and Turkey, Ambassadors Mayr- Harting, Heller and Apakan, respectively, for their briefings on the work of the Committees they head and for their views. The Russian Federation considers the strengthening of the efforts of these Committees and…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S/2010/562). We welcome the participation in today’s Security Council meeting of the Forei…
We welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Radmanović. We listened attentively to his assessment of the situation in that country. We are grateful to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Inzko, for presenting th…
At the outset, I would like to convey my gratitude to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Yukiya Amano, for his introduction of the Agency’s report (see A/65/140). The Russian Federation greatly values the IAEA’s work to improve and strengthen the global non-pr…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the
Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.
Since early 2010, Afghanistan …
The Russian Federation is grateful to the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Phuangketkeow, for the detailed presentation of the report on the work of the Council (A/65/53 and A/65/53/Add.1). For our part, we are ready to provide the President with the greatest assistance possible in …
The Russian Federation supports the work of the Peacebuilding Commission as an important instrument for enhancing effectiveness and strengthening the coordination of cooperation in international peacekeeping activities in post-conflict States with the participation of international financial institu…
First, allow me to express our appreciation to Mr. Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, for his report (see A/65/313). The Russian delegation is pleased to note the growing momentum in the Court’s work, its strengthened role in combating impunity and its contribution to ens…
Allow me to express our gratitude to the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Hisashi Owada, for his introduction of the Court’s report (A/65/4).
The past year, like previous years, was very productive for the International Court of Justice. The caseload considered by the Court was …
We are grateful to all those who opened today’s debate for their assessments and information. In particular, we would like to welcome Ms. Michelle Bachelet in her new post as Under-Secretary-General for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Executive Director of UN Women. We anticipate th…
Today’s meeting again demonstrates the special attention that the Security Council devotes to issues of settling crisis situations on the African continent. It is significant in that connection that the Security Council is not the only player in this field. We note with satisfaction that the African…
At the outset I would like to express our gratitude to the President of the Economic and Social Council for presenting the Council’s report (A/65/3) and also to thank the Secretariat for supporting the work of the Council during the current year. The Russian Federation has consistently favoured stre…
We are grateful to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (S/2010/522).
We thank Mrs. Sofia Borges, Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste, for …
We are grateful to Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. We also listened carefully to the statements of the representatives of Israel and Palestine spelling out their views regarding the Middle East settlement.
We view the launch of the Israeli-Palestinian dia…
The priority given today to African issues in the work of the United Nations and other international forums, including the Group of Eight (G-8) and the Group of 20, is absolutely appropriate. On the African continent, developments are unfolding that will define not only the face of Africa for the lo…
We are grateful to the Ugandan delegation for organizing this Council meeting on the topic of post-conflict peacebuilding. The complex nature of the tasks that face States going through the “hot” phase of a crisis requires a balanced strategy for carrying them out, one based on the interconnectednes…
First of all, let me express our appreciation to the Presidents of both the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports (A/65/205 and A/65/188). The Russian Federation is inalterably committed to the ide…
The current, sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly has started with an unprecedented number of events covering the full range of the most topical international issues. It is encouraging that, in the light of the numerous challenges facing mankind, a positive unified platform for collective act…
