We are grateful to the Secretary-General for introducing his report (S/2002/1299), to Olara Otunnu for all the work that he is doing, and to Carol Bellamy for her contribution to today’s discussion.
Unfortunately, the suffering of children as a result of hunger, disease and violence remains a bitte…
Russia has always considered the United Nations humanitarian programme in Iraq an opportunity to satisfy the basic needs of that country’s civilian population with the assistance of the international community. Given the continuing trade embargo, it is the only way to solve Iraq’s humanitarian probl…
The work of the Security Council in 2002 was highly intensive, particularly in December. There
was a significant increase in the number of Council meetings, both formal and informal consultations. This year the Council adopted more than 100 resolutions and official Presidential Statements. We dispa…
On behalf of the delegations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Georgia, India, Republic of Moldova, South Africa, Ukraine and my own country, the Russian Federation, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/57/L.6/Rev.1, entitled “Responding to globa…
First allow me, Madam, to say how delighted we are to see you presiding over the Council as it discusses such an important issue: the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to express our gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, to Under-Secretary-General Oshima and to the D…
I would like to make this statement under the instructions of the Permanent Representative of Russia, Ambassador Lavrov.
In the course of many years, the United Nations General Assembly was considering the situation in Afghanistan, keeping in mind the deep political and economic crisis in this coun…
At the outset, I should like to welcome you, Mr. President, to your responsible post and to congratulate the former President of the Security Council.
We are grateful to Mr. Morris for his very informative and useful briefing. The critical food situation in Africa definitely requires an immediate r…
The situation in the Middle East remains one of the priority items on the agenda of the General Assembly. Unfortunately, we must note that, with regard to the turbulent developments in the region, the past year was marked by an unprecedented crisis in relations between the Palestinians and the Israe…
The Russian delegation positively assesses efforts to strengthen and improve the coordination mechanisms and tools used by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners in humanitarian and disaster relief assistance, particularly in the transition from emergency assistance to rehabilitation, reco…
The Russian Federation attaches great significance to the Bougainville Peace Agreement of 30 August 2001, which is a basis for the peace process in that country. We call upon all the parties to undertake timely and full implementation of the tasks set forth in the Agreement to establish autonomy, to…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2002/1223), which provides a detailed account of the work carried out during the reporting period by the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) to implement Security Council resolution 1410 (2002). It also gives an accurat…
The Russian Federation welcomes Director General ElBaradei of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and expresses its gratitude for the annual report of the Agency.
We are pleased to welcome the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Seychelles and Eritrea as new IAEA members. We have warm neighb…
At the very beginning of our work in the Council on this matter, we started with the need to ensure that international inspectors be sent to Iraq as soon as possible, responding to the clearly stated consent by Baghdad to the inspection and monitoring activities of UNMOVIC and the International Atom…
The HIV/AIDS pandemic seriously hinders achieving the development goals established in the Millennium Declaration and other key documents adopted at recent major United Nations forums. This problem is urgent for all countries of the world without exception. The severity of the problem is obvious, no…
The Russian delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his report (S/2002/1126) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We would also like to thank the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno for his presentation and for his detailed briefing on the
outco…
My delegation is pleased to see the People’s Republic of China discharging the presidential duties of the Security Council. We are grateful to the delegation of Cameroon, and to the Ambassador of Cameroon for the excellent manner in which he carried out his duties as President in the previous month.…
I am speaking to the General Assembly today on behalf of the delegation of the Russian Federation in my capacity as Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and as one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in Russia. Furthermore, I was one of the people who personally communic…
Russia welcomes the Secretary-General’s report, “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change” (A/57/387) which, based on the recent progress in past years, offers a package to enhance the efficiency of the United Nations. We share those views and recommendations that provide fo…
Permit me first to thank Judge Guillaume for introducing the thorough report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Russian Federation has
traditionally attached great importance to the work of the Court, which is a unique international organ with general jurisdiction. That accounts for i…
The Security Council’s adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on 31 October 2000 once again reaffirmed the great importance of the whole range of issues related to the contribution that women can make to the maintenance and strengthening of international peace and security, to the situation of women in …
