We thank you, Sir, for arranging this public meeting of the Security Council on an issue of particular importance and relevance to the United Nations membership.
The adoption of resolution 1526 (2004) in January this year marked another important step in the work of the Committee established pursua…
The Government of India has strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack in Grozny, which killed the President of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation and others. We extend our condolences to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation and to the bereaved families on this tr…
We appreciate this opportunity, in today’s open meeting of the Security Council, to express our views on the vital issue of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The threat of terror and WMD proliferation coming together is a real one and should clearly be an issue of the highe…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this open debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East at such short notice.
The targeted killing of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi is unjustified and unacceptable and cannot be condoned under any circumstances. Such action, follo…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on Germany’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for April. I also congratulate Ambassador De La Sablière of France for his stewardship of the Council during March.
It has been 10 months since we last had an opportunity in the Security Council to consider …
We thank you, Mr. President, for providing us with this opportunity to convey our views on recent developments in the international community’s collective fight against terrorism. This debate assumes particular relevance in the context of ongoing measures to introduce significant and far-reaching ch…
It has been over three years since the current phase of unrest and violence in the Middle East began. Since then, almost 4,000 Israelis and Palestinians have lost their lives in the raging conflict, to which most have not been party. Many others have been wounded or have lost their livelihoods and e…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in the debate on this item. We thank the Secretary-General for his reports on matters relating to the law of the sea and ocean affairs.
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea sets out the legal framework within which all activi…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate. We thank the Secretary- General for the various reports presented under the agenda items under consideration. We also express our appreciation to the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Louise Fréchette, for her introductory statement yesterday.
The…
The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of reducing child mortality, of improving maternal health and of
combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases necessarily requires capacity-building in public health on a global basis.
Furthermore, ill health undermines economic development and…
I would like to convey to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of my delegation for the considerable efficiency with which you have been conducting the work of this session.
The Secretary-General has presented a comprehensive report (A/58/1) on the activities of the Organization during the past yea…
I wish to congratulate your delegation on its successful stewardship of the Council in July, when the Council has addressed some of the most pressing issues confronting us in Africa and the Middle East, while also allowing for a detailed review
of the performance of the Council committees on terror…
I shall try. This meeting will represent the first open debate in the Security Council on Iraq since the outbreak of hostilities on 20 March 2003. We thank you for providing the general membership of the United Nations with an opportunity to communicate their views on this most critical issue involv…
We congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of March and express our appreciation to you for convening this open debate on an issue that has continued to engage the anxious attention of the Council, as it has of the entire world community. My delegation addr…
Since this is the first time we are making a statement in the Security Council in the month of February, please allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I would also like to thank you for providing the general membership an opportunity to express itself on this import…
It was exactly one year ago that the signing of the Bonn Agreement cleared the way for the political transition of Afghanistan from a shattered and war-ravaged nation to a proud, democratic, multi-ethnic and constructive member of the comity of nations. One year down the line, this debate provides u…
India is happy to participate in the deliberations on the outcome of the International Year of Volunteers and its follow-up. The General Assembly decided at the fifty-second session, in 1997, to observe 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. This was in recognition of the need to celebrate th…
On behalf of India, I am happy to participate in this debate on strengthening the United Nations system and to have the opportunity to offer the comments of my delegation on the proposals made by the Secretary-General in his report entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I must express India’s absolute and unequivocal condemnation of the senseless and heinous terrorist act recently perpetrated in Bali, Indonesia, which resulted in the tragic death of so many innocent civilians. We convey our profound condolences to the Gove…
My delegation wishes to congratulate the President on the skilful way in which he has been conducting the work of this session. We thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive overview provided to us of the activities of the Organization over the past year in various areas. The report also high…
