My delegation voted in favour of draft resolution A/58/L.28, entitled “The Syrian Golan”. That vote expresses the support of the Brazilian Government for the draft resolution’s driving force: the call for all parties to resume peace talks aimed at establishing a just and comprehensive peace in the M…
I would like at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for the first consolidated report on progress in implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
I wish to associate myself with the statement made by Ambassador Bennouna on behalf of the Gr…
This debate is taking place against the backdrop of an increasingly serious situation in the Middle East. The stalemate in the peace process jeopardizes the stability of the whole region, as recent tragic developments prove only too well. This situation of virtual paralysis, which is conducive to th…
I would like at the outset, Sir, to express appreciation for the work performed by your predecessor in the presidency, Jan Kavan, as chairman of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters relate…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ambassador John Negroponte, President of the Security Council, for having introduced the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, covering the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2003 (A/58/2). The submission of the annual report of the Sec…
At the outset, I thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and timely reports on the implementation of the United Nations Millennium Declaration and on the work of the Organization.
I also associate my country with the statement made by the representative of Peru on behalf of the Rio Group.…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative of bringing this timely subject to the attention of the Council. The issue of justice and the rule of law becomes even more relevant at a time when the Secretary-General and an overwhelming number of leaders are underlining …
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for having convened this open meeting to debate the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno and Mr. Solana for their comprehensive statements this morning.
I would like to take this opportunity to express Brazil’…
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this wrap-up meeting on the work of the Security Council. Meetings on this item are an excellent opportunity for States Members of the Organization that are not represented on the Council to share their vision with regard to the work o…
I should like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this public meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Timor-Leste. We would also like to welcome the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma.
We often refer to …
The delegation of Brazil welcomes this opportunity to have a public debate on the working methods and procedures of the Security Council. The proposal, submitted by the delegation of France, that there should be a discussion of modalities for having greater recourse to open meetings of the Council i…
As we address the important question of the financial situation of the Organization, the delegation of Brazil wishes, at the outset, to associate itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Algeria on behalf of the Group of the 77 and China.
During its five decades of existenc…
May I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for the month of December. We are fully confident that you will conduct our business in an effective and smooth way, and you may rest assured that
We have listened with great attention to the comprehe…
The efforts undertaken by the international community to codify and develop the law of the sea have clearly paid off. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which entered into force last month, is in all aspects the most comprehensive multilateral treaty ever achieved. We have at our d…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/49/L.18/Rev.1, sponsored by Angola, Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uruguay, Zaire…
The end of the Second World War in 1945 gave rise to a feeling of profound relief and to renewed hopes for the international community. We had survived the greatest conflagration in history. The magnitude of the loss of life and material destruction testified to the horrors withstood by peoples and …
At the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly, the delegation of Brazil welcomed the historic signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization and expressed the hope that it would pave the way for furthe…
In the aftermath of massive crimes in Rwanda, the international community witnessed an exodus that was unprecedented in terms both of the number of people involved and of the very short period in which it has occurred. Today the violence against the suffering Rwandese people occurs mostly in the cam…
The restoration of constitutional rule in Haiti constituted the achievement of a long-awaited goal of the international community. Brazil has joined in the celebration of the courageous Haitian people, while rejecting the de facto authorities, in hailing the return to power of the legitimately elect…
The Brazilian delegation is pleased to speak today on agenda item 42.
Central America, that sisterly region, was able to overcome adversity and move into a new era that allowed its peoples to choose democracy and national reconciliation. The problems that persist, far from discouraging us, should s…
