Our delegation thanks the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Bernard Miyet, for his briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Slovenia, as an outgoing elected member of the Security Council, is very pleased indeed that after a year and three months of ongoing armed conflict in th…
Four years have passed since the conclusion of the Dayton Agreement, which ended the most devastating and brutal armed conflict in Europe since the end of the Second World War. The ordeal of war in Bosnia brought lessons of global importance. It was a war of aggression against an emerging State, as …
Slovenia appreciates the leadership of the United Kingdom in the convening of this action-oriented open debate today on the United Nations partnership with Africa. We believe that the Security Council should be innovative in searching for ways to address better the responsibilities conferred on it b…
In November, members of the Security Council twice expressed their concern about a volatile security situation in Sierra Leone. In all the statements to the press by the President of the Security Council, members of the Council noted the violations of the Lomé Peace Agreement and the consequent huma…
Slovenia associated itself with the statement made by the European Union on assistance in mine action. Additionally, we wish to contribute several specific points to the present discussion.
International mine action is one of the most important, most practical and most effective international proje…
Let me I assure you, Mr. President, that I will be relatively brief.
None among the many observers of the Security Council will fail to notice the historic character of the
Today we have to recall that back in 1975 and 1976, about a quarter of a century ago, the Security Council and the General As…
The authors of the Charter of the United Nations envisaged the annual reports of the Security Council, the organ with primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security, as a centrepiece of the Council's communication with the General Assembly, the United Nations organ with the general…
Slovenia welcomes today’s consideration of the issue of terrorism in the Security Council. About a year ago, in reaction to the devastating terrorist attacks in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, the Security Council adopted its resolution 1189 (1998) and emphasized its strong commitment to the combat again…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and your country, Namibia, on your election as President of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly. I am convinced that your experience and diplomatic skills will help this General Assembly to fulfil its important tasks. I would also l…
I wish to start by congratulating you, Sir, on organizing this timely discussion on the subject of small arms. The issue of small arms and light weapons should be the focus of international attention, since these weapons are most often the primary cause of violence, death, suffering and destruction …
Like other members of the Security Council, we are very grateful to His Excellency Mr. Frederick Chiluba, the President of Zambia, for the briefing today. The Council is aware of the importance of diplomacy conducted at the level of heads of State in Africa, and we have been carefully following, wit…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate on the situation of civilians in armed conflict. Six months have elapsed since the Security Council held its first open debate on the subject and issued a presidential statement, under the Canadian …
We would like to express our appreciation to the delegation of Namibia for preparing this open debate on the situation of children and armed conflict. We are particularly pleased that this debate is taking place under the presidency of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia. We would also like …
My delegation wants to join others, Sir, in expressing satisfaction at seeing Namibia, and you personally, presiding over the work of the Security Council in the month of August. We want to express our full confidence in your guidance of the Council during these turbulent times.
Today the peace pro…
I would like to welcome the convening of this meeting. We believe it is important that the Security Council meets and discusses various issues in public. In particular we welcome this moving further from briefings on thematic issues to discussions of situation-specific issues. I think that the meeti…
I wish at the outset to express my delegation’s sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Morocco on the passing of King Hassan II. King Hassan II will be remembered as a great leader and statesman and as a man of peace.
We wish to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging today’s brief…
I wish to begin by expressing the gratitude of my delegation to you, Sir, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council today and to the delegation of Malaysia for the initiative to consider issues of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in an open debate of the Security Council.
The…
Slovenia was among the sponsors of the resolution just adopted, and voted in favour of its adoption. We believe that this is a timely and necessary resolution that contains all the necessary elements with which the Security Council must address the situation in Kosovo. Let me recall some of them.
W…
In the light of the discussion, and bearing in mind the content of the resolution just adopted, I wish to make a few observations.
The resolution is important primarily for two reasons. First, it carefully defines the priorities of humanitarian action, which require the full political support of th…
Slovenia will vote against the draft resolution submitted for action by the Security Council today. The text represents, in our opinion, an inadequate attempt to address the situation concerning Kosovo. It takes a selective political view of the situation and lacks the objectivity necessary in a res…
