The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic would like to commend you, Mr. President, on your initiative in convening this important meeting on women, peace and security. This attests yet again to the fact that the Security Council devotes particular attention to the role of women and to their contri…
Never before has a serious development in the Palestinian situation demanded such international concern and such a response as the premeditated and meticulously planned Israeli act of aggression on a residential building in the crowded Al-Daraj quarter, in northern Gaza City, carried out at midnight…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on Afghanistan. I should also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. It is both comprehensive and detailed…
We welcome your presence in the Chair, Madam President, and we thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this important meeting. Allow me also to welcome Mr. Momodu Koroma, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone, and my friend and colleague François Fall, Foreign Minister of Guinea. The For…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Kenzo Oshima and say how very much we appreciate his comprehensive and very informative briefing. We thank him for the recommendations and the very specific information given in the report.
There are some goods signs regarding the development of the political proces…
My delegation would like to express its satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, presiding over the General Assembly.
As my delegation did not explain its position in the Fifth Committee, we would like to do so now. Once
again, the General Assembly is reaffirming its position with regard to the responsibi…
At the outset, I should like to thank Sir Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his useful and comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the developments taking place there. Those developments coincide with the approaching end of the term of the Afgh…
The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, keen on improving the draft resolution contained in document S/2002/532 and dated 13 May 2002, had earlier submitted the following constructive proposals.
First, the objective of the proposals was to avoid the shortcomings in the performance of the Commit…
We would like to associate ourselves with the previous speakers in warmly congratulating the President-elect of East Timor, Mr. Xanana Gusmão, and Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri. We would also like to
thank the Secretary-General for his statement and the comprehensive and detailed report he has prese…
At the outset, the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic would like to extend its thanks to you, Mr. President, for holding this public meeting to discuss the recent developments in Kosovo. We would also like to welcome the presence among us of Mr. Nebojša Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Yugosl…
I should like to express my delegation’s support for the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for the efforts made by Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock, Chairman of the Committee, his Vice-Chairmen and the members of the subcommittees and the experts to implement Security Council resolution …
Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you for convening this urgent meeting of the Security Council at the request of the Arab Group.
For the third time in just a few days, we meet to try to confront the attempts by Israel to erode the authority and credibility of this Council.
Members …
It is indeed a pleasure for me to express our sincere thanks to Ms. Bertini, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), for her rich and valuable briefing, especially as it crowns her great achievements at the helm of that agency. At the same time, it is my pleasure to wish her a happy an…
We affirmed in our statement this afternoon that there was an Arab Summit that adopted a peace initiative to end the Arab-Israeli conflict and to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in accordance with the resolutions of international legality. We had great hope that the Council would start its re…
I regret the fact that I must take the floor today, on Good Friday. In Arabic, Good Friday is called “Sad Friday”, and it is a sad day for more than one reason: many Palestinians have been killed. The President of the Palestinian Authority has been attacked in his very headquarters; the compound has…
Your presidency this month, sir, has been characterized by open debates on very important issues. I should like to thank Mr. Hédi Annabi for his very valuable statement on developments since 25 February. I would also like very warmly to welcome Mr. Nebojša Čović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal…
We are honoured and pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting to discuss issues relating to a great people and its country. This demonstrates your interest in and concern for Afghanistan, just as you have shown your interest in and concern for African affairs.
Allow me to express our tha…
It is a pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your initiative of resuming the Council’s discussion of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This is undoubtedly one of the most important issues before us, as Ambassador Levitte said in his statement and as we see from the statistics he provid…
The Arab Group submitted a draft resolution which it believes to be simple and capable of meeting the aspirations of the international community. It would avoid complications and address the situation on
the ground and the tragic events in the region brought about by Israel’s killing and destructio…
We would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting to consider the situation in brotherly Somalia.
We join in the welcome extended by preceding speakers to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim. We support the statement to be made by the Permanent …
