My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing on the activities of the Court pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). We take note of all the activities carried out by the Prosecutor and his Office, as reflected in his eighth …
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Alan Doss for his briefing. My delegation is also very grateful for the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for his statement. We welcome the presence of His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Belgium, as we…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, allow me to convey the most heartfelt greetings of the Government and people of Viet Nam to the Government and people of Palestine.
The Vietnamese delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the rep…
First of all, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting to discuss one of the most important items on the General Assembly agenda. I would also like to thank Ambassador Eladio Loizaga of Paraguay and Ambassador Andrzej Towpik of Poland for their lea…
Let me first of all thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/709) on the situation in Somalia. We also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Menkerios for his update on recent events, both inside and outside
Somalia, and for his views on the way forward. We are also very grateful for …
I thank you, Sir, and the delegation of Costa Rica for taking the initiative to organize this debate of the Security Council on the issue of strengthening collective security through general regulation and reduction of armaments. I thank you for personally presiding over today’s debate.
I would lik…
First of all, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, let me express our deepest thanks to His Excellency Ambassador Jorge Urbina, the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica and President of the Security Council for November, for presenting to the General Assembly the report on the Council’s activit…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank Mr. de Mistura, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for his detailed briefing. I also thank Ambassador Khalilzad of the United States for his report on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq. We welcome the participatio…
On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening the second high-level dialogue on interreligious and intercultural understanding and cooperation for peace. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/63/262) on the a…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Jan Grauls, Ambassador Neven Jurica and you, Mr. President, in the capacity of Chairmen of the 1267 Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1540 Committee, respectively, for the briefings on the work of the three Committees during th…
As you and the other members of the Council are aware, Mr. President, the General Assembly will discuss the annual report of the Security Council in early November. To give United Nations Members enough time to study the report before they discuss it at the General Assembly, early submission of the …
I thank you, Sir, and the Chinese delegation for convening this debate of the Security Council on women and peace and security, with a focus on the participation of women in all stages of the peace process. I thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2008/622) on the implementation…
For 16 consecutive years the General Assembly has debated the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba. The Assembly is meeting again today to discuss the same issue because despite the strong appeal of the international …
First of all, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, for his presence and his statement to the Council. I also thank the representative of Eritrea for his participation.
My delegation has followed closely the situation along the border b…
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this important debate. I congratulate and welcome new Assistant Secretary- General and head of the Peacebuilding Support Office, Ms. Jane Holl Lute, and assure her of my delegation’s full cooperation. I thank the Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission, A…
First, I join others in thanking Mr. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his
briefing and for his introduction of the Secretary- General’s report on the situation in Afghanistan since March 2008. I thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin of Afghanistan for his presence and for his s…
My delegation too wishes to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We also congratulate Ambassador Kafando of Burkina Faso and his team for their excellent work during their presidency of the Council last month.
We wish to thank Under-Secretary-Ge…
Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. I am confident that you will ably guide our session to a great success. I would also like to commend His Excellency Mr. Srgjan Kerim for his important contribution to the work o…
I thank you, Sir, and your delegation for convening this necessary and timely debate.
My delegation shares the deep concerns voiced both by Council members and by the Arab League in its ministerial meeting in Cairo on 8 September regarding the illegal settlement activities undertaken by Israel in t…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Burkina Faso for having taken the initiative to organize this high-level Security Council debate on the issue of mediation and settlement of disputes.
States Members of the United Nations, an Organization which was established to save mankind from t…
