I wish at the outset to express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing this open meeting. It demonstrates well the Council’s interest in the question of Bougainville.
Like other speakers, I too would like to thank Ambassador Noel Sinclair, Head of the United Nations Poli…
My delegation would like to express its satisfaction at the unanimous adoption of resolution 1495 (2003) on the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), which reaffirms, if there were need to do so, the shared
concern of the Council to preserve its unity and credibilit…
First of all, Madam, I should like to say how pleased my delegation is to see you presiding over this meeting. I should like also to thank the Secretary- General for agreeing to devote some of his valuable time to attending today’s meeting, as well as for his very interesting introductory statement.…
I would first of all like to welcome the presence in the Chamber of the Secretary-General. His presence here reaffirms, if indeed there was a need for
such reassurance, the great importance he attaches to our debate today.
Like previous speakers, allow me also to convey my delegation’s appreciatio…
My delegation too would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his update on recent political developments and Mr. Ramcharan for his moving account of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The way he described the numerous human rights violations and violations of international…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for
convening this meeting. I would also like to take this opportunity to reiterate my delegation’s congratulations to you on your country’s accession to the presidency of the Council for the month of May 2003. I assure you of our full cooperation. We would…
I would like to join preceding speakers in expressing my delegation’s full appreciation to Mr. James Morris for his very rich and instructive briefing on the food crisis in Africa. The last time Mr. Morris spoke to the Council on this issue was on 3 December 2002. The briefing that he has just given…
First of all, Mr. President, I should like to convey the gratitude of our delegation for the initiative that you have taken in convening this end-of-year wrap-up meeting for the Security Council. It gives us yet another opportunity to engage in a wide-ranging exchange of views on our activities and …
This public meeting is being held at a particularly critical time, when the Middle East region is once again going through a very dangerous and uncertain period of turbulence. The events of the past few days provide ample proof of this.
We have just seen the Israeli army use combat aircraft under t…
My delegation welcomes the holding of this emergency public meeting on the grave situation in the Middle East, which the Secretary-General described in his statement and which requires no elaboration.
The suicide attacks by certain Palestinian groups and the attack by the Israeli army against the h…
