I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Ján Kubiš for presenting the report (S/2013/535) and for the work he is doing as
the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his very informative statement.
This is the Council’s third debate this…
I would like first to thank you, Sir, for your briefing. I join the 10 representatives who have spoken before me in
conrgatulating you on your admirable work chairing the Committee.
We note the efforts towards communication and cooperation made by the Islamic Republic of Iran vis-à-vis the Interna…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Farid Zarif, for the presentation of the quarterly report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2013/444).
Togo is pleased with the important work that Mr. Zarif is doin…
At the outset, I would like to welcome you here and thank you for presiding over the Council this morning, Mr. President. I would also like to take the opportunity to welcome to New York the new Ambassador of China and to wish him every success in carrying out his duties.
I would first like to once…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on the initiative taken by your country to hold this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, an issue of concern to the United Nations, in particular the Security Council. Serious violations against civilians in armed conflict persists, and hence…
Madam President, I wish to thank your country for having convened this high-level debate on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region and to welcome the presence of the Secretary of State to preside over it. I welcome also the presence of the Secretary-General. I thank him for …
I would like to thank you, Madam, for organizing this debate on the protection of journalists in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the four journalists who shared their moving stories. Finally, I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation.
Journalists work in incr…
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), and to commend him on the outstanding work he has done as head of the Committee.
We take note of the 22 May report (GOV/2013/27) of the Director General of th…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous and the four Generals who briefed us this morning. Togo, like the previous speakers, welcomes the holding of this fourth consecutive interactive meeting, which gives Council members the opportunity to receive up-to-date operational information f…
I should like to start by thanking Mr. Ján Kubiš for having presented the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the country (S/2013/350). We thank also Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
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I would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for having organized this debate on the link between natural resources and conflicts, six years after this was initiated, in 2007, by Belgium. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson; the Chair of the Africa…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized this debate. I take this opportunity to thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Ms. Yoka Brandt, Mr. Hervé Ladsous and Mr. Gregory Ramm for their statements and the efforts of their respective entities. I welcome the presence in the Chamber of Foreign Minister Asselborn, wh…
I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for presenting the quarterly report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/254) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I should also like to thank the representatives of Serbia and…
At the outset, I would like to thank President Theodor Meron, President Vagn Joensen, Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their briefings on the reports of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (S/2013/308) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda …
Mr. President, I want to thank your country, the United Kingdom, for having organized today’s debate on the theme “Women and peace and security”, especially sexual violence in armed conflict, and to welcome your presence among us to lead our work. I also welcome the Ministers of France, Guatemala an…
Allow me, Mr. President, to express my gratitude to your country, the United Kingdom, for having organized this briefing on Somalia as well as for the special attention that you have always paid to the reconstruction of that country. I would like to pay tribute to you, Mr. Minister, and thank you fo…
I should like at the outset to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing on the seventeenth report of her Office, pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). As we all know, it was in that resolution that the Council referred the situation in Darfur sin…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for including the issue of post-conflict peacebuilding on the agenda of the Security Council during your presidency. I would also like to thank Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen of Bangladesh and Ambassador Ranko Vilović of Croatia for their st…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the State of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palest…
Madam President, I want to thank your country, the Republic of Rwanda, for having organized today’s debate on the issue of women and peace and security, as well as to welcome your presence here among us to lead this work. I would also like to welcome the Secretary-General, whose presence indicates t…
