I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following associated countries align themselves with this statement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Iceland and Liechtenstein have also aligned themselves with …
I have the pleasure of introducing a draft resolution on the relationship between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
Yesterday I had the opportunity of stating the role and importance of OPCW with regard to the implementation of the aims and obje…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following associated countries have aligned themselves with this statement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. Iceland and Norway have also aligned themselves wit…
I would not have asked to speak again on behalf of the European Union were it not for the horrific shooting incident that took place today on the border between Israel and Jordan, in which six Israeli schoolgirls and their teacher were killed and another six wounded.
We are shocked and grieved that…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following associated countries have aligned themselves with this statement: Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Iceland and Liechtenstein have also aligned t…
Offering the customary congratulations on your presidency, Sir, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The following
The Union warmly welcomed the signing in Guatemala City on 29 December of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace.
That signing was a historic step in Guatema…
I wish to thank the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Judge Cassese, for his important statement and commend him and the Tribunal as a whole for the manner in which they are carrying out their daunting task.
Since the establishment of the International Crim…
Let me first express my sincere appreciation for the efficient, constructive and impartial leadership shown by the two Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group, Ambassadors Breitenstein and Pibulsonggram. I am sad that Ambassador Pibulsonggram will soon leave us, but I very much hope that Ambas…
I am speaking as a representative of a country that has wholeheartedly supported the decision of the Security Council to establish an ad hoc tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavi…
First, Sir, I should like to offer you my sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council.
The presence in our midst of many illustrious visitors — the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity, as well as no fewer than 11 Foreign Ministers of African States…
Let me first congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November.
I am happy to have the opportunity to address the Council on the important matter before it today. As a substantial contributor of troops to peace-keeping operatio…
I wish to thank the President of the Security Council for his presentation of the annual report of the Council to the General Assembly.
The report is testimony to the dramatically increased activities of the Council in recent years. It gives a clear indication of its heavy and ever-increasing workl…
In the Netherlands, the working definition of a family is "a living unit in which the
care and the upbringing of the child takes place". We attach great importance to the breadth of this definition and to the concept of "living unit". Government policies and specific measures may affect these livin…
As the hour is late I shall be brief.
My delegation welcomed the establishment of the Open-ended Working Group on the question before us, and I wish to thank its Chairman, Ambassador Insanally and the Vice-Chairmen, Ambassadors Breitenstein and Chew, for their tireless efforts and laudable contribu…
Almost precisely a year ago, on 23 November 1992, I had the honour of addressing the Assembly on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council.
On that occasion I said that the Netherlands would welcome a broad international discussion on the Sec…
The Permanent Court of Arbitration is the oldest intergovernmental institution in existence that is dedicated to the task of resolving disputes between States. It was established in 1899 by the first Hague Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Since it has its seat in The …
