I would like to join other speakers in welcoming High Representative Inzko and express our thanks for his briefing and report (S/2014/314). I would also like to extend our appreciation for the personal efforts he has been investing in carrying out his difficult mandate.
Croatia aligns itself with t…
Croatia is grateful to the Nigerian presidency for convening this important meeting on an issue that Croatia considers very significant.
Croatia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union, and I would like to make some additional remarks in my national capacity…
On behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased to present the report of the Commission on its seventh session, as contained in document A/68/729. The report presents the progress made in taking forward the recommendations of the 2010 review of the United Nations peacebu…
At the outset, I would like to highly commend the Luxembourg presidency for convening this important meeting. There can hardly be a topic that calls for greater attention than this one. Our sincere appreciation also goes to the Secretary- General, the Special Representative of the Secretary General …
Croatia joins others in welcoming Lithuania’s initiative to hold an open debate on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. It is a well-chosen topic, whose importance is growing day by day. I would also like to express my sincere app…
At the outset, allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month and to highly commend the Lithuanian presidency for convening this important meeting.
Croatia aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered shortl…
The European Union has already spoken on the matter, but I would like to make an additional statement on behalf of Poland and my country, Croatia, and to brief the Council on a joint endeavour our two countries undertook earlier this year to promote the objectives of resolution 1977 (2011) within th…
At the outset, please allow me to extend my sincere congratulations to you, Sir, on the occasion of your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November.
Let me also extend a welcome to High Representative Valentin Inzko and thank him for his briefing, his report (S/2…
I would first like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important debate ahead of the new cycle of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. I also commend his decision to reappoint Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan as the Chair of the
intergovernmental n…
It is a great honour for me to address you here today, Madam President. First and foremost, I would like to thank the Argentine presidency for having convened this timely meeting, which, in our view, strikes at the core of the Security Council’s primary mandate regarding threats to international pea…
Croatia has aligned itself with the statement of the European Union on this significant agenda item. In addition, I would like to emphasize in brief several points of particular importance for my country.
Croatia highly commends the report of the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for…
I will try to be brief in my statement and go straight to the point. Croatia welcomes the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly as an informative and comprehensive document. Through its actions, the Council is further strengthening its relevance, not only in the field of inte…
Croatia will join the consensus in adopting the draft resolution before us and has aligned itself with the statement of the European Union.
At the same time, my delegation would like to join those who have expressed their concern with the way the process of consultations has been conducted. The pro…
I will deliver a shortened statement, the full version of which is being circulated and is available on the Croatian Mission’s web site. Let me begin by joining others in thanking Lord Ashdown for his comprehensive, substantive and encouraging briefing.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been on the Securi…
At the outset, allow me to commend the Secretary-General’s report (A/58/260) on assistance in mine action, which constitutes an important element of a more systematic and coordinated approach to the subject. We also welcome the outcome of the fifth Meeting of the States Parties to the Ottawa Convent…
Croatia strongly advocates the reform of the our Organization, especially with regard to the enlargement of the Security Council and the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Along those lines, we express our firm support for the ongoing efforts to enhance the
authority of the General…
At the outset, let me commend the President of the Economic and Social Council for his presentation of the report for the work of the Council in 2003. This is the third time that the report of the Council has been considered in the General Assembly and its committees, and in this regard we particula…
The basic pretext for our debate is well known and simple: the importance and the workload of the Security Council are increasing year after year, in parallel to the complexity of issues in international relations. The Council is in dire need of reform. We all know that it must be reformed, and we h…
I should like to begin by re-emphasizing Croatia’s full commitment to close and unrestricted cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). We recognize the far-reaching importance of the Tribunal’s work and its significance for long-lasting post-war stability…
A decade ago the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was created with the purpose of restoring and maintaining peace in the war-torn areas of the former Yugoslavia by putting an end to grave violations of international humanitarian law and bringing to justice the persons responsi…
