My delegation would like to congratulate the International Court of Justice for its continued good work in enforcing the rule of law in the past year. From the size and diversity of cases submitted to the Court, the increase in volume and complexity and the sustained activity in dealing with its cas…
Please allow me to begin by both thanking and congratulating former General Assembly President Harri Holkeri of Finland and Ambassadors John de Saram of Sri Lanka and Thorsteinn Ingólfsson of Iceland for the good work they have done. Under difficult circumstances, they have done a sterling job. In p…
We thank the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for briefing us on the latest situation in his country, and we also thank the Secretary-General for his ninth report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We view the completion of phase II of MONUC’s operations as a job well …
I join our colleagues and you, Mr. President, in welcoming Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh to the Chamber. We find his presence here very reassuring. It is a sign that things are on track. We also thank Mr. Stephen for his briefing.
I have a text, Mr. President, but I hope you will allow me to di…
The debate we had two weeks ago on the terrorism issue was clearly the single most important debate of this year’s session of the General Assembly. One hundred sixty-seven countries participated. Today’s debate on the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly should be the second most i…
At the outset, we would like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Haekkerup, and to thank him for his detailed briefing. It was a useful update of the Secretary-General’s comprehensive report, which we would like to thank the Secretary-General for.
We reiterate o…
We speak today with heavy hearts. On 11 September 2001, the General Assembly was scheduled to have its regular opening of the fifty-sixth session. The date 11 September also marked the twentieth United Nations International Day of Peace. But instead of celebrating peace, we witnessed the horrific ev…
The report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization is dated 6 September 2001, five days before the fateful events of 11 September 2001, which will significantly change the course of world history and, consequently, that of the United Nations as well. Yesterday morning, when he intro…
I join others in thanking the Representative of the Secretary-General, General Cissé, and Mr. Calderisi for their excellent briefings.
I wish to make only three brief points. First, in paragraph 29 of his report, the Secretary-General has made specific proposals on the areas where the mandate of th…
We have decided today to go along with the adoption of this draft report, but we would like to place on record that we are doing so with reluctance and reservations. We feel obliged to place this on record because, when this draft report is discussed in the General Assembly, we will probably be very…
You have asked us to be brief, Mr. President. We will be brief, but we hope that the brevity of our statement is not in any way taken as an indication of the depth of the shock, horror and outrage that we feel about yesterday’s developments.
By any standards, what happened yesterday was a great tra…
We welcome the Secretary- General’s presence at this meeting. It shows the importance that he and the United Nations attach to East Timor. We would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno for his detailed and comprehensive briefing.
We are pleased to note that the Constituent Assembly …
Please allow me to begin by expressing our personal delight at seeing you back in the Chair, Mr. Minister. We know that you have a busy schedule, and we are very glad that you have taken time from it to be here with us. We are also very pleased that you have organized this wrap-up meeting, because w…
We too would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Annabi, for his useful update on the situation. We congratulate the facilitator, Sir Ketumile Masire, and his team on the success of the preparative meeting and express the hope that all parties will continue their constructive approach…
I too would like to join my colleagues in thanking the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, for his comprehensive briefing.
We want to begin with a confession. I think that this is the eighth time we have discussed the situation in Kosovo since Singapore jo…
The conflict in the Middle East has entered a dangerous new phase. The cycle of violence has reached alarming levels and appears poised to spiral out of control. The grave situation is a matter of concern to the entire international community and demands the urgent attention of the Security Council.…
We would first like to express our appreciation to the Chinese presidency of the Council last month, and we join others in welcoming your presence, Sir, as you preside over our debate today. We appreciate the significant and constructive role Colombia has played in the small arms debate, most recent…
We are pleased to welcome once again Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and Mr. José Ramos-Horta to the Security Council, especially at this critical juncture in East Timor’s political transition. We also endorse the wise words of advice they have both given to members of the Council.
Why are we at a criti…
We would like to join the other delegations in thanking Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing on the recent developments in Kosovo and in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I should like to make just two main points today.
Singapore’s positions on the major issues …
It is no secret that the file on the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the more difficult files the Security Council has to deal with. Indeed, if we had received more bad news than good news today, we would not have been surprised. However, as Ambassador Morjane said earlier this morning, t…
