Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the excellent way in which Mali has conducted the work of the Security Council during the month of December. You have presented us with a programme of work that took into account the various interests of the Council in the area of the maintenance of in…
I wish at the outset to convey best Eid al-Fitr wishes to you, Mr. President, to the other members of your delegation and to Mr. Ibrahima Fall. I wish also to hail your initiative in organizing this public debate on the situation in West Africa. Let me also thank Mr. Fall for his comprehensive brief…
Let me at the outset express my delegation’s deep appreciation to the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the considerable work it has done under the mandate given it by the Security Council.
The Pan…
It is of the greatest importance that the Council today, in this public and open debate, is addressing the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is not simply another meeting of the Council on the question; it is a meeting that is taking place at a critical moment characterized by …
May I express my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I assure you of my delegation’s complete cooperation for the success of our work. We also convey our sincere thanks to Ambassador Durrant and her entire team for the excellent work they carried out at …
Today Tunisia is sharing with the international community the celebration of the closure of the International Year of Volunteers. In the outcome document of its twenty- fourth special session, on social development, the General Assembly underscored the responsibility borne by Government in establish…
Madam President, like other colleagues, I would like to warmly congratulate you, on behalf of my delegation, on the way you have conducted the business of the Council during the month of November. Re-reading the programme of work that you so perfectly executed shows that you have achieved the object…
The General Assembly is once again considering the question of Palestine, as it has done in past years. Our meeting today is taking place against the background of a deterioration of the situation in the Middle East on the whole and a standstill in the peace process. It is a source of deep concern t…
Let me at the outset join the other delegations in welcoming Judge Jorda, Judge Pillay and Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte. I thank them for their very detailed statements on the situation and the activities of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Cri…
I would like to thank Mr. Hédi Annabi for his excellent statement on recent developments in Kosovo.
My delegation would like to begin by congratulating the people of Kosovo on the success of the elections. The holding of the elections in an atmosphere of healthy rivalry and fair competition is enco…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having scheduled this meeting between the Security Council and the Secretariat. We would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Kenzo Oshima for the excellent briefing he has just given us.
I would like to take this opportunity to stress the poli…
We have before us a document that is of particular importance, which covers almost all areas of activity of the United Nations and is structured according to the basic goals defined by the leaders of the world in the new century. It is oriented towards the future and action, and sets forth a true vi…
I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Miranda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, to the Security Council.
The Tunisian delegation welcomes the holding of this meeting, which attests to the Council’s sustained interest in the question of Angola and to its commitment to settling an armed conflict that…
I would like to thank Jamaica, which holds the presidency, and you, Sir, for having organized this meeting on Afghanistan. I would also like to join previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi for his briefing. We all agree that his mission is sensitive, but we also know that he merits …
I am pleased to begin by extending to Mr. Han Seung-soo and through him to his friendly country, the Republic of Korea, our warmest congratulations on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fifty- sixth session. I wish him every success in his tasks during the session. I would…
My delegation wishes to express its sincere thanks and appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your initiative to include the question of counter-terrorism on the Security Council’s agenda for this month — at the request of the delegation of Ukraine — given the extreme importance of this issue.
I a…
Allow me to express on behalf of my delegation our thanks to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his report entitled “United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations”, and also his Personal Representative Mr. Picco and the Group of Eminent Persons for their efforts in preparing the docume…
I have the pleasure to speak on item 22 of our agenda, and I am delighted to welcome here the interest shown by the international community for development and growth in Africa. The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa (UN-NADAF) has come at a timely moment so as to give concrete …
Madam President, I would like to congratulate you once again on assuming the presidency of the Council this month. I should also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, our Irish colleague.
Today I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Liberia. I should also like to join preceding speakers…
Barely two weeks ago, during our consideration of the Security Council’s annual report to the General Assembly, 54 delegations — including mine — reiterated yet again the urgent need to expedite the process of Council reform. All 54 speakers highlighted the increasing demands on the Security Council…
