Allow me at the outset to convey the warm congratulations of the delegation of Mali on the Kingdom of Spain’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. At the same time, I commend the delegation of the Russian Federation for its outstanding leadership of the Coun…
Allow me at the outset to reiterate the warm congratulations addressed to you, Mr. President, by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International Cooperation, His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, when he spoke (see S/PV.7468) in support of the report (S/2015/426) of the Secretar…
Allow me, Mr. President, to begin by expressing my country’s satisfaction at seeing your great country, France, preside over the work of the Security Council for the month of March. At the same time, I commend the initiative of convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, including chi…
As I begin my statement, allow me to express the joy and satisfaction of Mali upon seeing Chad, a brotherly country, presiding over the Security Council’s work for the month of December. Chad is today relentless in its search for peace and security in the Sahel and in the region. We
in Mali are dee…
The United States of America has the reputation for being at the cutting edge. Mr. President, you have just proved that fact once again by organizing this important meeting on Ebola following the meeting on AIDS in Africa that your country organized in this same Chamber in January 2000 (See S/PV.408…
It is an honour to speak on the occasion of this meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Mali. First of all, on behalf of the people and the Government of Mali, let me express our sincere thanks and deep gratitude to the international community, especially the members of the Security Cou…
I would first like to thank you, Sir, for the welcome initiative to convene this meeting, which gives us the opportunity to review for the fourth time the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and discuss the progress made in its implementation since its adoption by consensus by the Gener…
Allow me, first of all, to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on the accession of your country, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. At the same time, I would like to express our great appreciation for the outstanding work undertak…
Madam President, I, too, would like to express our deep gratitude to you and to your delegation for having convened this wrap-up meeting. You have discharged your duties very well during this busy and eventful month, during which we considered in open meetings many important subjects, particularly f…
Thank you, Madam President, for having organized this interactive debate with Mr. Oshima, whom we thank for his briefing. We have taken due note of the progress being made on the important issue of protecting civilians in armed conflict.
Through you, Madam, I would like to ask a question of Mr. Osh…
Allow me, Mr. Minister, to tell you how satisfied my delegation is
at seeing you preside over our meeting. Mr. President, I would like to thank you for having organized this meeting. I shall confine myself to one single point that is of interest to my delegation.
Today, in seeking to increase the …
Allow me too to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public briefing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the holding of the Gaborone meeting. I would also like to thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hédi Annabi, for his statement.
We have always…
Over recent years armed conflict has claimed millions of victims, the majority of them civilians, and most of them have been killed by small arms and light weapons. The trade in these weapons is a genuine threat to peace and security, in particular in Africa.
Norway has cooperated with Mali on conc…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for your initiative in convening this public information meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I also wish to welcome the presence among us here today of the Secretary-General and to thank him for his important statement.
Allow me to pay a heartfelt tribute to …
The Security Council is meeting today to consider the humanitarian situation in Iraq, following a request by the Russian Federation. My delegation is grateful to you, Mr. President, for finding the ideal format for this important meeting. I would also like to extend my delegation’s thanks to the Off…
I, too, thank the Secretary-General for his interim report on the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and Mr. Annabi for his presentation of the report and for the very useful additional information he supplied.
I also wish to welcome among us today Mr. Gusmão and Mr. …
At the outset, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his very detailed update. He has returned from Kosovo with good news, despite the violence that continues on the border between Kosovo and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Against that grim backdrop, we reaffirm our strong c…
We too thank Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive briefing on the matter before the Council today. We reaffirm our full support for the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), which has done outstanding work in implementing its mandate. As Mr. Annabi has said, the way to indep…
I should like first of all to welcome the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Mr. João Bernardo de Miranda, who is with us today. I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this very important open meeting today in order to allow Ambassador Richard Ryan, Chairman of the S…
The question before the Council today has been on the United Nations agenda for more than a decade. Today’s debate is being held on the eve of the fourth high-level meeting between the United Nations and the regional organizations on the theme “Cooperation for peace- building”. My delegation is grat…
