I am pleased to be participating once again in a meeting of the Security Council when Guatemala is 12 days from concluding its tenure as an elected member for the biennium 2011-2012.
Let me begin by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Executive Director Yury Fedotov of the United Nations Office…
For the past 18 months, our delegation has lamented the fact that the Security Council has been incapable of stepping up to one of the bloodiest and most painful internal conflicts of our times. I am referring, of course, to the situation in Syria, and its impact on its neighbours and painful humani…
We commend the initiative of the Australian presidency to hold this important informational meeting at a critical time in Yemen’s political transition. We thank Mr. Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Yemen, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Yemen and his asse…
I thank you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing this timely debate and for honouring us with your personal participation this morning. In particular, I would like to extend to you the warm and fraternal greetings of our President, Mr. Otto Pérez Molina, who has asked me to reiterate…
Thirteen years have passed since the United Nations first established a peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. My own country has participated in that Mission as a troop contributor since 2005; in fact, we lost eight troops in a well- known incident in Garamba National Park …
I am very pleased and honoured to be participating once again in an open debate of the Security Council. My presence here on this occasion is due to several reasons.
First, it is a clear signal of our continued support for this United Nations forum. Secondly, it is in response to Secretary Hague’s …
