First of all, I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude to the briefers for their presentations and to the Ghanaian presidency for organizing this important debate on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.
Slovakia fully associates itself with the stat…
We would like to thank the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Mr. Bassolé, for his statement and to express our appreciation to Burkina Faso, and in particular to President Compaoré for his facilitation of the peace process in Côte d’Ivoire, which has been very instrumental in bringing the peace proc…
I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing. I also take this opportunity to extend our thanks to Mr. Ashraf Qazi for the outstanding work he has done in and for Iraq in his previous capacity of Special Representative for Iraq, as well as to…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on organizing this important debate to consider the inaugural report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2007/458). I would also
like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Yukio Takasu on his election as Chairman of the Organizational Co…
At the outset, allow me, like previous speakers, to thank Mr. Tom Koenigs, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, for his comprehensive briefing this morning. We also commend his dedication and efforts to accomplish the tasks entrusted to him. Our voice of appreciation exten…
I would like to thank Mr. Gambari for his briefing and observations on his
recent visit to Burma. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and to express our strong support for his continued good offices and efforts towards promoting democracy and reconciliation in Burma. We encourage him …
I would like to thank Mr. Moratinos for his statement and for a very interesting insight into the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) under the Spanish chairmanship. Indeed, what the OSCE needs at present is this kind of realistic attitude that we are finding in th…
Slovakia aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union.
My country in principle welcomes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as an important tool for the promotion and protection of the rights …
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Williams for his excellent briefing on the situation in the region. We thank him for his outstanding work and wish him every success in his new position.
Slovakia fully aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered shortly by the Perm…
We thank the Congolese presidency for initiating this important and timely debate, and welcome the presence of the Secretary- General.
Earlier this month, this Council authorized the largest peacekeeping mission ever. We are in the midst of preparations to launch a multidimensional international pr…
Slovakia is one the sponsors of this resolution and welcomes its unanimous adoption by the Security Council. We believe that reflects the firm commitment of the international community to resolve the Darfur crisis as a matter of priority. Slovakia has been following with great concern the tragedy in…
Let me express our appreciation to Belgium for putting the theme of natural resources and conflict before the Security Council for consideration. We believe that this issue is relevant and important to the work of the Security Council in dealing with various conflicts and post- conflict situations.
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First of all, I wish to express the gratitude of my delegation to Mr. Holmes for his valuable briefing and to the Belgian presidency for organizing this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered…
We are very grateful to Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and to Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), as well as to the respective Prosecutors of both Tribunals, Ms. Del Ponte and …
Let me join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Qazi for his informative briefing. We also thank Ambassador Khalilzad for his report on behalf of the countries making up the Multinational Force, including my own country. In addition, we welcome the presence at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Hoshya…
I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to Justice George Gelaga King, President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and to the Prosecutor, Stephen Rapp, for their briefings to the Security Council.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered by the represe…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 1757 (2007). We have supported this resolution because we believe that impunity should not be allowed and tolerated. The perpetrators of any crime have to be brought to justice. The rule of law must be respected everywhere and by everybody. The establishment of …
As Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I would like to brief the Security Council on the progress made by the Committee since the last joint briefing to the Security Council on 28 September 2006 and to outline some of its forthcoming activities in 2007 in promot…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in Somalia and northern Uganda. We commend his efforts and courage in undertaking the mission to Somalia to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground. We share his concerns about the severity an…
