The draft resolution submitted for action today will extend the mandate of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) and will thus represent an important contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security in the Balkans.
It is worth recalling on this occasion that U…
There is a bitter irony about the present predicament of Sierra Leone. The country began to descend into a spiral of senseless violence, power struggles, coups and counter-coups in March 1991, when a motley group of fighters calling themselves the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) entered eastern Sie…
The Security Council is meeting today to discuss the situation in the occupied Arab territories and to reaffirm its support for the continuation of the peace process on the basis of agreements reached thus far. We share the concern, frustration and disappointment of the international community over …
I wish to begin by paying tribute to you, Sir, and to the delegation of Portugal for your efforts which made today’s discussion possible. I also wish to recognize the presence of Mr. Olara Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and express our appreciation for his statement, fo…
Slovenia cosponsored the draft resolution submitted for action to the Security Council today and supports the extension of the mandates of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) and of the United Nations operations and activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In addition, we would like to take this opportunit…
The peace process in Angola could have been close to a successful ending, yet once again it is at a crossroads. On 29 April, on the occasion of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1164 (1998), Slovenia singled out as the source of its greatest worry the discrepancy between the positive polit…
Today the Security Council will take action on an important draft resolution which addresses one of the fundamental issues of international peace and security, the issue of nuclear weapons. Slovenia is a co-sponsor of the draft resolution, and we strongly deplore the nuclear tests recently conducted…
I wish to begin by expressing the support of our delegation for the statement made at the beginning of this discussion by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union and associated countries.
The Security Council has, in resolution 827 (1993), entrusted the Tribunal for…
The International Tribunal for Rwanda was established by the Security Council to bring to justice persons responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Tribunal cannot undo what was done, but it can have an important preventive effect by ensuring that there is an end to impunity. The work of the …
The peace process in Angola has entered a new phase. As the Secretary-General pointed out in his recent report, most of the tasks under the Lusaka Protocol have now been carried out. Although a full month behind schedule, UNITA’s Radio Vorgan closed down on 1 April, thus bringing to an end its anti-…
I wish to begin by commending the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The report deals with some of the most important issues on the United Nations agenda today. By analysing the entire range o…
Slovenia supports the draft resolution submitted to the Security Council for action today. It is a timely and necessary draft resolution. The situation in the country and in the Great Lakes region as a whole continues to give rise to concern.
Furthermore, the work of the International Commission of…
The Security Council is opening a new and potentially important chapter in its effort to maintain peace and security in the Balkans. The situation in Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has the potential for serious destabilization in the region. On the other hand, if managed towards a genu…
Slovenia supports the draft resolution submitted to the Security Council for action today. It is a timely and necessary draft resolution in this period when decisive action is needed to normalize the situation in the Central African Republic. We would like to commend the delegation of Kenya for the …
I wish to begin by acknowledging the presence of relatives of victims of the tragedy over Lockerbie. Our delegation wishes to take this opportunity to express to them our sincere condolences. Their presence today represents yet another reason for our awareness of the ethical implications of the work…
Sir, let me congratulate your country, Gambia, on its assumption of the presidency of
Today, the Security Council is about to take action which has been awaited since the Secretary-General returned from Baghdad last week. By the draft resolution submitted for action, the Council endorses the Memora…
Slovenia fully supports the draft resolution on the review of Security Council resolution 986 (1995) on the humanitarian programme for Iraq. We commend the delegations that worked to prepare the draft resolution and to make it possible for the Council to adopt it.
Perhaps this is an occasion at whi…
We are honoured to have you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of Gabon, in the presidency of the Security Council on this important occasion. Our best wishes are also addressed to the Permanent Representative of Gabon, the President of the Security Council for this month. We are convinced that his leadersh…
We would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his detailed report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and also would like to express our appreciation to his Special Representative, Maître Blondin Beye, for his untiring work and important accomplishments.
The situ…
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution [A/52/L.67/Rev.1], and with the aim of securing consensus on it, to propose the following few oral revisions to the draft. I will read them slowly, at dictation speed, so that all representatives can take them down.
The first revi…
