Many of the previous speakers have already stressed the importance of effective and efficient public administration for the promotion of a country’s development and its prosperity. In the excellent documentation for this resumed fiftieth session of the General Assembly, crucial aspects have been hig…
Let me first join other speakers in thanking you, Madam President, for the way in which you have directed the work of the Council in the month of February. You have demonstrated an admirable combination of patience, drive and perseverance, which did not prevent late-night meetings, but which was alw…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I am sure that the experience you bring to this task will be of great help in our work
Let me briefly comment at the outset on a development which, until now, has been discussed only in our informal cons…
The report of the Secretary- General on violations of international humanitarian law committed by Bosnian Serbs in the areas of Srebrenica, Zepa, Banja Luka and Sanski Most is a sad and particularly worrying summary of the current state of information on the key issues of missing persons, executions…
Germany took an active part in the discussions that preceded this meeting, under the able and energetic chairmanship of Argentina and with very helpful contributions from New Zealand. We fully subscribe to the Statement made by Ambassador Cárdenas summarizing the outcome of these talks. Before brief…
Germany is pleased to introduce the draft resolution whose two parts are entitled “Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan” and “The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security”.
The draft resolutio…
As this is the first time this month we have spoken in this Chamber, I, too, should like, on behalf of my delegation, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. Your skills, your eloquence and your ability to persuade will certai…
Germany is a sponsor of the draft before the Council. We welcome the fact that recent developments have made it possible to suspend certain sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), not for 75 or 100, but for 180 days.
The latest report of the Mission of the International Conferen…
First of all, I should like to express my delegation’s satisfaction that the Council was able to reach a unanimous decision on the matter of the arms embargo against the Rwandan Government. This resolution demonstrates the Council’s ability to take decisions on difficult issues.
My delegation voted…
My delegation joined in the consensus in adopting the resolution contained in
Nevertheless, we have reservations concerning the method of peace-keeping financing through voluntary contributions and would like to state our position.
The method of financing a peace-keeping operation through voluntar…
Like the other members of the Security Council, Germany condemns the offensive by Bosnian Serb forces against the United Nations safe area of Srebrenica. This offensive constitutes a flagrant violation of all relevant resolutions adopted by this Council. Together with the other sponsors, we therefor…
First of all, I want to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the
The draft resolution that we will adopt today is a follow-up to Security Council resolutions 943 (1994), 970 (1995) and, lastly, 988 (1995) of 21 April 1995. These resolutions have suspended certain sanctions against the Feder…
First of all, I wish to join other delegations in congratulating you upon assuming the presidency of the Council. Having the privilege of working under your guidance as President of the European Union, it is a double pleasure for me to benefit from your great experience and diplomatic skills. I also…
Since this is the first time I have spoken at a formal meeting of the Security Council, I should like to start my remarks by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. Your experience and your abilities are widely recognized, and you have already demonstrated that …
I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable, stimulating and timely report supplementing “An Agenda for Peace”. We believe it to be particularly important for the United Nations in its fiftieth year to re-examine its role in the maintenance of international peace and security in th…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. Austria supports this statement.
The Second International Conference of New or Restored Democracies, which was held at Managua, Nicaragua, from 4 to 6 July this year, adopted two important documents, the Managua Declaration and the Plan of…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
Let me start by reaffirming that the European Union considers the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields to be an important and ongoing process. Significant progress has been made,…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union, Austria and Sweden.
The European Union, Austria and Sweden warmly welcome the peaceful return to power in Haiti of the constitutional Government under the democratically elected President, Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide on 15 October of this y…
I speak on behalf of the European Union. We would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report “An agenda for development: recommendations”, which we received just a few days ago.
Taking into account the various proposals by the President of the General Assembly, by the Economic and Social C…
I am speaking on behalf of the European Union.
The Cairo International Conference on Population and Development was a great success. The stakes were high. The spirit of Cairo was apparent throughout our negotiations. We produced an agenda on population and development for the coming 20 years that r…
