It is with a clear sense of awareness of the important moment we are going through that my delegation is taking the opportunity to address the agenda item on "The situation in the Middle East". Brazil welcomed the epoch-making signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arran…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the Slovakian delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February as well as for presiding over this debate on Timor-Leste.
We are pleased to have Prime-Minister José Ramos-Horta here in the Council. I wish to thank him…
As recalled in the report of the Secretary-General before us (A/61/483),
the revitalization of the General Assembly has been examined by the Assembly at length and in depth in the course of the last 15 years. In addition to all the resolutions adopted to date, the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document…
I should like to explain the votes of the delegations of Brazil and Argentina in connection with resolution 61/27, entitled “The Syrian Golan”, which the General Assembly has just adopted.
Brazil and Argentina voted in favour of the resolution because we believe that the illegality of the seizure o…
I wish to express my honour and pleasure at seeing you, Mr. José Antonio García Belaunde, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, presiding over the work of the Security Council on this very important and sensitive issue. Your presence adds value and prestige to the excellent work being done by the Per…
I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation for the continuous efforts of the United Nations system in helping States to strengthen capacities to prepare for and respond to emergencies and, in particular, for the leadership of the Secretary-General in this area.
The participation of Brazil in hu…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for chairing this meeting, which provides us with a valuable opportunity to discuss highly important issues for Africa and the international community as a whole — issues that
concern the promotion of peace and sustainable development on that continent.
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The Brazilian Government is of the view that General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) has definitively settled the
issue of China’s representation at the United Nations. Therefore, the delegation of Brazil supports the recommendations of the General Committee contained in this report and opposes the…
Mr. President, I would like to start by thanking you for having convened this meeting on the Middle East at such a critical juncture for peace in the entire region. Let me also acknowledge the relentless efforts undertaken by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his colleagues in the Secretariat with a …
On behalf of the Brazilian delegation, I would like to thank the presidency for convening this plenary meeting. Its timeliness is determined not only by the importance of the issues themselves, but also by the need for the General Assembly to fully comply with the relevant provisions of the outcome …
I would like to thank the Danish presidency, under your leadership, Madam, for convening this timely public meeting to deal with the situation in Timor-Leste, which has become increasingly distressing since the last meeting of the Security Council on this item.
I wish to extend thanks to Ambassador…
I would like to welcome Foreign Minister José Ramos-Horta, whose presence in the Security Council today is essential to convey the will of the East Timorese people to the entire membership of the Organization. In his statement, Minister Ramos-Horta was quite clear about the present situation in his …
I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly, as well as the Missions of Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation, for the convening of this commemorative meeting, which is a moment of sadness, remembrance and reflection.
I also wish to associate the delegation of Brazil with the statem…
On behalf of Colombia, Guatemala, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, and co-Chairs Ambassador Ricardo Arias and Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, on your steadfast and successful work throughout the past five months.
Since the adoption by vote of the Universal Declarat…
I wish to express Brazil’s deepest concern and repudiation with regard to sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Misconduct by those who are expected to bring peace and justice to countries emerging from conflict and civil strife cannot be tolerated under any circum…
I wish to thank Ambassadors César Mayoral, Ellen Løj and Peter Burian for their briefings and for their able work regarding, respectively, the activities of the 1267 Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1540 Committee. The delegation of Brazil sees this open meeting as an enriching exp…
At the outset I would like to pay tribute to the President of the sister country Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão, and praise his heartfelt commitment to the full empowerment and development of the Timorese people. Likewise, I welcome Foreign Minister Ramos-Horta to the Security Council.
This is the firs…
Brazil joined in the adoption of resolution 60/180 on the implementation of the decision on the Peacebuilding Commission. We did so based on the need to fill the institutional gap for coordinating activities in the economic and social spheres required to consolidate and sustain peace in post-conflic…
Brazil firmly supports the establishment of the Peacebuilding Commission to fill the institutional gap between action to keep peace and the activities required to consolidate and sustain peace. During our two-year term in the Security Council, my delegation has consistently called attention to the n…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Daudi Mwakawago, for his briefing. We commend him and his team for the very positive results that the Council is acknowledging today. Upon the completion of the withdrawal of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Sierra…
