We thank you for organizing this important debate on the protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict. We thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Alain Le Roy, and also thank the United Nati…
Permit me to add my voice to those who that have spoken before me in thanking the delegation of the United Kingdom, under your leadership, Sir, for convening this timely and important ministerial debate on the Sudan. I thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in th…
I thank the three Chairpersons of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), Ambassadors Thomas Mayr- Harting, Ertuğrul Apakan and Claude Heller, respectively, for their comprehensive briefings.
Terrorism is a global threat that req…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his briefing. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to this debate and thank him for his statement. I also thank Mrs. Çitaku for her statement.
Uganda comme…
We welcome the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Radmanović, and thank him for his statement. We thank Mr. Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing.
We commend t…
I join other speakers before me in expressing my delegation’s condolences to the Governments of Barbados and Argentina during this time of great loss to their nations.
Uganda is humbled by the words of gratitude expressed by various delegations concerning our hosting of the first Review Conference …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his informative briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing.
The dreadful terrorist attacks around the world have continued to highlight the need for collective and resolute action to counter and eliminate this evolv…
In September 2000, we unanimously adopted the comprehensive Millennium Declaration (resolution 55/2), committing our nations to a partnership for a peaceful, prosperous and just world. The driving force of this partnership lies in combating the causes and effects of poverty through the achievement o…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Mahiga, for his comprehensive statement to the Council this morning, and we congratulate him on his appointment. I also thank him for the gusto and energy he has deployed as he begins his work. He enjoys the unequivocal support …
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Mr. Edmond Mulet, for his comprehensive and helpful briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Haiti for his sta…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate on peacekeeping operations. I thank Under-Secretary-General Mr. Le Roy for his briefing and the respective Force Commanders of the United Nations Mission in Liberia, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic…
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Lamberto Zannier for his briefing. I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to this debate and…
I thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank the
observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel for their statements.
It is a matter of concern to my delegation that the situation in the Middle East remains fragile and…
I should like to welcome you, Mr. President, and to thank you for having organized and for presiding over this important debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro and Special Representative Sarah Cliffe for their statements.
There is unanimity on the fact that it is better and …
I thank you, Madam, for organizing this open debate. I thank the Secretary- General for his statement and Under-Secretary-General Holmes and High Commissioner Pillay for their briefings. We further thank Mr. Holmes for his dedicated service and wish him the very best in his future endeavours.
Ugand…
I wish to start by congratulating you, Madam, on having assumed the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I also thank Ambassador Heller and the delegation of Mexico for having ably presided over the Council during the month of June.
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank Ambassador Apakan, who provided effective leadership during the v…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. I also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, and the Under-Secretary- General, Ms. Patric…
We welcome The Honourable Justice Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and The Honourable Justice Patrick Robinson, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We also welcome Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY, and …
