Let me, for my part, thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for the presentation of the twentieth quarterly report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and commend him on how he has steered the work of the Committee over which he presides. We also commend the midt…
On behalf of His Excellency Mr. Nelson Messone, Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations, I have the honour of reading out the report of the Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005) concerning Lebanon.
“In accordance with its mandate, the 1636 Committe…
First of all, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for your initiative to organize this debate on the Security Council’s working methods. Clearly, this is one of the most important issues on our agenda.
I should also like to thank Ambassador Ivan Barbalić of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the co…
My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, the new Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing on the situation in that country. We wish once again to express our appreciation to him and his team for their commitment to peace and stability in Kos…
I, too, would like to thank Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, for her briefing and for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/641). I welcome the presence at this debate of Their Excellencies Mr. Zacarias Albano da Costa, Minister for Foreign Affa…
We, too, would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the comprehensive presentation of his report (S/2011/682, annex). We congratulate him and his team for their sustained efforts for lasting peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the context…
The threat of terrorism continues to loom over international peace and security. The heinous terrorist acts recently committed in Nigeria highlight their perpetrators’ contempt for human life and all the values we hold dear. I take this opportunity to express yet again, and vehemently, my country’s …
At the outset, I would like to thank Nigeria for having inscribed on the agenda the important issue of maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I also wish to
thank the Secretary-General and the representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commissio…
At the outset, as previous speakers have done, I would like to express my appreciation for the initiative taken to convene this debate, and to thank Mr. Fernandez Amunategui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his detailed briefing on the work of the United Nations Stabilization Mi…
Peacekeeping operations, which are one of the key functions of our Organization, have in recent demonstrated their utility and effectiveness in the maintenance of international peace and security. In that regard, I would like first and foremost to thank Mr. Le Roy and the Force Commanders for their …
Combating climate change is one of the main thrusts of His Excellency President Ali Bongo Ondimba’s L’avenir en confiance project. My delegation therefore fully supports Germany’s initiative to have the Security Council consider, for the second time, the security implications of climate change, whic…
Allow me also to welcome the proclamation of independence for the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July. Gabon is pleased to have been a participant at the highest State level, notably through the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba at the ceremony marking this historic event. We, too, have…
Mr. President, your country’s excellent stewardship of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict attests to your leadership and deep interest in the fate of children and armed conflict. The organization of this debate confirms Germany’s commitment to this important issue.
We thank the Secret…
I, too, should like to welcome Ambassador Néstor Osorio and thank him for his report and for the high quality of his work in the months since his appointment as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). My delegation welcomes the work he has undertaken with the assistanc…
We, too, wish to thank Staffan de Mistura for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/120*), and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his statement.
The Secretary-General’s report paints a somewhat mixed picture of the overall situation in Afghanistan. Its assessment clos…
The situation in Libya for almost two weeks required an answer and a clear and strong message from the Security Council, in accordance with the responsibility entrusted to it by the Charter of our Organization. That is why Gabon has voted with the other members of the Council, not only to condemn th…
I too would like to thank the Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, for her detailed presentation on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/32) on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). I would like to take thi…
My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by the non-aligned countries to encourage the two parties to resume direct talks with a view to a lasting peace in the Middle East. We thus invite the State of Israel and Palestine to overcome all differences and to come to an agreement…
We too would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2011/43) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We welcome the presence of His E…
I would like to join previous speakers in warmly welcoming to the Chamber Mr. Audronius Ažubalis, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. I would like to thank him for his detailed briefing, which outlines…
