I would like to express our appreciation for this open meeting on a subject in which the Council and my country have been deeply engaged over the years.
Before turning to the issue at hand, I would like to say a word on another subject, on behalf of Ambassador Holbrooke, who is in Brazil; I would l…
I appreciate the report of the Secretary-General and the update this morning by Under-Secretary-General Miyet. I know they have been very involved in this crisis from the beginning, almost two years ago. We appreciate the update.
I also want to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for ca…
Let me use this opportunity to praise your leadership, Madam President, and that of your team. As Ambassador Holbrooke told your Foreign Minister just two weeks ago, it has been a very busy and productive month — and for this we take our hats off to you.
The Council authorized you on Tuesday to exp…
Today I am speaking on behalf of the troika of observer States to the Lusaka Protocol: Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States.
President José Eduardo dos Santos recently delivered a major speech in Caxito, Bengo Province, that should be brought to the attention of the Council. In th…
Thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on such an important subject for the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund, Ms. Bellamy, for their continuing efforts to strengthen the role of the …
Thank you, Sir, for convening this public meeting on such a pertinent and vital subject for the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his continuing efforts — demonstrated today — to strengthen the role of the United Nations in preventing armed conflict and its atten…
Thank you, Sir, for making the trip from Jamaica to honour us and to highlight the significance of today’s meeting by taking the chair yourself on behalf of Jamaica and on behalf of all of us. Your leadership and that of Ambassador Durrant has made today’s event possible.
I want to thank also all t…
As in the past, we see positive trends in Kosovo in the context of mixed and even troubling developments. We are pleased to note the continued leadership of Mr. Kouchner, the effective working relationship between the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo For…
Thank you very much, Madam President. It is a special pleasure to say “Madam President”, which does not happen very often. Thank you very much for today’s meeting.
Sierra Leone has weighed heavily on the world’s conscience for the past two years. We have all watched in horror as the civilian popula…
I commend your leadership, Mr. President, in holding this open meeting today. I think Somalia has been on the agenda of the Council for many years. The more international attention that we can bring to the ongoing difficulties there, the better.
Last August, the Secretary-General appealed to the in…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to begin this important discussion. This is the first time in four months that Sergio Vieira de Mello has graced us with his presence. As you, Sir, have just said — I echo your comments — he has once again given us an informative and encouraging briefing. Th…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for calling this very important meeting. You have had a very intensive presidency this month, as did Ambassador Wang of China last month. I wish to point out that at this time last week you said there would be a five-minute meeting on Saturday, and it was 11 hours…
My delegation must object to the proposal to allow Mr. Jovanović, or anyone else purporting to represent his Government, to address the Council. We would like to request a vote on this invitation.
He represents a Government whose senior leadership has been indicted for war crimes and other violatio…
We also regret that the resolution did not receive consensus support, but I am pleased to note, as did Ambassador Greenstock, that the role of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and its very important effort does have the unanimous support of the Council, as well it should…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this important meeting today. Let me join everyone else in welcoming Judge Jorda to the Security Council.
Judge Jorda, I would like to thank you for your presentation. I apologize for being unable to hear all of
it, but I will read it carefully. I al…
My delegation has asked for the floor at this time to recall the many serious statements made by ambassadors during the resumed session in May regarding the need to strengthen the United Nations peacekeeping capacity, both operationally and financially. At this critical juncture, when we are expecti…
The United States wants to state its strong support for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which is implementing a difficult and important mandate. We also support the expansion of this peacekeeping mission that the Secretary-General has recently proposed. However, we believe that…
My delegation welcomes the resolution on gratis personnel that the Assembly has just approved, as it provides a more balanced approach to gratis issues.
We appreciate the assistance of all those representatives who worked diligently to shape the consensus on this resolution. However, we also believ…
I thank the Secretary-General for joining us today.
I thank you, Mr. President of the General Assembly, for descending from the high podium to join us to represent your own country. It is an honour to have two Presidents in the room today, you and Ambassador Levitte. I take your presence here as be…
As the representative of the host country, I wish to offer our condolences on the passing of President Hafez Al- Assad. I would like also to extend our sympathies to his family and to all the Syrian people.
President Al-Assad stood out as a major figure in the Middle East. He made a strategic choic…
