We, too, would like to thank Mr. Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, for his significant contribution and for the valuable insights he presented here today. Croatia has aligned itself with the statement to be delivered later in this debate by the Swedish presi…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his extensive briefing on the situation in the Middle East, as well as to welcome to the Chamber Palestinian National Authority Foreign Minister, Mr. Al-Malki, and Israeli Permanent Representative, Ambassador Shalev.
Croatia sh…
At the outset, allow me to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Mr. Boyd for their remarks and introduction of the Secretary- General’s report on Somalia (S/2009/503).
I would also like to take this opportunity to commend Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ould Abdallah for his de…
I would like to join other delegations in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Victor Da Silva Angelo, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/359).
Like other delegations, we welcome the progress that has been made in implementing the 13 August 2007 …
Like others, I would like to thank Mr. Le Roy for today’s briefing on the situation in Darfur and elsewhere in the Sudan and to welcome the presence of Mr. Margelov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the Sudan.
Once again, we find ourselves faced with a dichotomy …
I would like to thank Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg for his briefing, as well as Foreign Minister Bangura and Ambassador McNee for their useful insights.
At the outset, allow me to express the deep concern of my delegation with regard to the political disturbances in Sierra Leone during the month…
My delegation would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We express our appreciation to Ambassador Heller and his team for the excellent work done during the previous month.
At the outset, Croatia would like to express its grat…
Croatia would like to join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hédi Annabi, for his briefing and insightful comments. Allow me from the outset to take this opportunity to commend both Mr. Annabi and the civil and military components of the United Nations Stabi…
At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Michael von der Schulenburg for presenting the first report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) (S/2009/59), as well as for his useful comments and remarks. My delegation should also like t…
As this is the first time that my delegation is taking the floor this month, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. We also extend our appreciation to Ambassador Kafando and his delegation for their excellent work in the previous m…
Allow me to start, like other colleagues, by thanking Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary-General Mulet for their briefings.
This is the third time that we have met in this Chamber in as many days on the situation in Georgia. My delegation has expressed and continues to express i…
My delegation would like to join other delegations that have expressed their
grave concerns about the latest developments in Georgia, especially with regard to the current heightened tensions and the reported fighting and exchange of heavy fire between Georgian armed forces and the forces of the Ge…
Croatia would like to reiterate the grave concerns that it expressed last night at the meeting on Georgia with respect to the developments in that country. News agencies have given us reports of heavy fighting between Georgian armed forces and the forces of the Georgian region of South Ossetia, as w…
As this is the first time my delegation is taking the floor this month, we would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency for the month of August and assure you of our full support. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Le Luong Minh of Viet Nam and his dele…
The Security Council has now adopted resolution 1828 (2008) authorizing the extension of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for another year. That is an outcome reached through extensive dialogue and consultations by members of the Security Council an…
Allow me to welcome for the first time to the Council the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
Mr. Lamberto Zannier, and to wish him every success in his future work, in which we assure him of our full support. I would also like to join others in welcoming the Foreign Mi…
Let me begin by extending our thanks to Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his candid and informative statement.
While Croatia aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by France on behalf of the European Union, allow me to make some further points on behalf of my delegation.
My country joi…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Ian Martin for his briefing and expressing my delegation’s appreciation and congratulations for his successful leadership of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) during what has proved to be a pivotal and genuinely transformative period for Nepal.
In many wa…
I would like to welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Moreno-Ocampo, to the Security Council and to thank him for his briefing and his detailed report. My delegation has listened carefully to the Prosecutor’s message; he has left no doubt about who he believes is resp…
