Last month, when we adopted resolution 922 (1994), my delegation expressed the hope that the Security Council would now be turning its attention to the issue of how an expanded United Nations presence could best contribute to a comprehensive peace settlement in the sister country of Angola.
My dele…
We meet today to salute the completion of the process of reintegration of South Africa into the family of nations, a process initiated less than one year ago, when the General Assembly decided to lift the economic sanctions then in place against that country. As we do so, we confirm our support for …
We remain deeply concerned over the tragic and appalling situation that continues to engulf Rwanda. Instead of improving, the humanitarian situation in the country has steadily deteriorated. The level of widespread violence keeps increasing. This situation is clearly unacceptable.
If approved, the …
At the outset, Sir, I wish to express the congratulations of the delegation of Brazil upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. We are confident that under your competent stewardship our work will be conducted in an effective and efficient manner. You may …
As we undertake the review of the activities of the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II) called for in Security Council resolution 897 (1994), we have the opportunity to discuss the criteria for the assessment of the United Nations involvement and future course of action in intricate situ…
This is a momentous time for the people and Government of Angola and for all those others concerned with the tragic situation prevailing in that sister African country, to which Brazil is closely linked.
My Government welcomes wholeheartedly the positive response of the Government of Angola to the …
Brazil follows with great interest the evolution of the political process in El Salvador. We share the positive evaluation by the Secretary-General in his recent report on the situation in that country. The inclusion of the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) in the political l…
Mr. President, it is a matter of great satisfaction for the delegation of Brazil to see you, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, personally presiding over this historic meeting of the Security Council, especially as it coincides with Africa Day.
The Security Council meets today in order to…
Brazil attaches particular importance to the fact that the Security Council is meeting today in order to consider the question concerning Haiti, a sister nation of the Latin American and Caribbean Group of States.
For more than two years, the international community has been confronted with a crisi…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you most warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. Your task will not be simple at a time when this Council has an extremely busy schedule, with a number of complex issues to be considered. We are confident, …
I wish to start by conveying a warm welcome to you, Sir, as you preside over this meeting of the Security Council.
The delegation of Brazil welcomes the Security Council’s adoption of resolution 914 (1994). It is indeed a positive development that the Council has agreed on the troop reinforcement s…
The Brazilian delegation finds itself in full agreement with the main objectives of the resolution that the Security Council has just adopted. Those objectives are the attainment of a cease-fire in and around Gorazde, to be followed by a general cease-fire throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina with a vi…
Brazil voted in favour of resolution 911 (1994) because we are convinced that the Security Council should continue to lend its resolute support to the efforts to bring the parties in Liberia together and to open up a new era of peace and stability in that country. In this regard, my delegation is de…
The quest for lasting peace in the territories of the former Yugoslavia has all too often seemed like a never-ending task. The volume and frequency of the decisions of the Security Council on the matter, and of resolutions, presidential statements and letters, are among the elements bearing witness …
The delegation of Brazil has lent its support to resolution 904 (1994), just adopted by the Security Council, as a clear demonstration of its revulsion at the appalling massacre of peaceful Palestinian worshippers in the Mosque of Abraham in Hebron on 25 February 1994 during the month of Ramadan.
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My delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution because we strongly support the continued United Nations presence in Angola, as it contributes to the advancement of the peace process currently under negotiation. The extension of the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission…
The Security Council is honoured today by the presence of the Head of State of Georgia, His Excellency Mr. Eduard Shevardnadze. On behalf of the Brazilian Government, I wish to convey the warmest welcome to him.
This meeting has been convened as we enter a highly important phase of the negotiations…
The delegation of Brazil fully shares the widespread sense of frustration at the inability to put an end to the murderous conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State Member of the United Nations, and we respect the initiative of the sponsors of draft resolution A/48/L.50. Many of its elements have o…
The question we are gathered here today to consider - a question we have been discussing for more than 40 years now - lies at the heart of the purposes and principles of this Organization. It has to do with peace and justice. It has to do with self-determination and decolonization, with human rights…
Brazil attaches particular importance to this debate in the General Assembly on the law of the sea. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea represents a model of international cooperation related to the use of areas covering over two thirds of our planet. More and more countries are adap…
