At the outset, I would like to associate myself with the statement to be made later in the debate by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union.
The recent terrorist attacks in Bali have shown once more that terrorism knows no boundaries and constitutes one o…
The last two years have definitely been very difficult for the Secretary-General. But we all followed his courage, determination and candidness in presenting suggestions and making changes, starting with the appointment of the Independent Inquiry Committee. I think his statement today proves what I …
Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and for the leading role Japan is playing in Afghanistan.
First of all, I wish to extend our deepest condolences to the Government and the people of Spain on the recent loss of 17 Spanish soldiers while on a mission of peace.
Our sincere thanks …
I believe that there is no doubt — and that we all agree — that the United Nations, and the Security Council in particular, are in need of serious reform. They still reflect the realities of 1945. It seems to us that maintaining the status quo would present great difficulties. It cannot provide solu…
I offer many thanks to the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Mr. Morris, for his very informative briefing on Africa’s food crisis, as well as on the challenges which the World Food Programme — and, I would say, the international community — are facing in addressing hunger in the…
Thank you for organizing this debate on protection of civilians in armed conflicts. It is an issue of great importance to the world community and has been at the centre of the United Nations’ attention in recent years.
I also thank Mr. Egeland for the comprehensive, informative presentation. It was…
I, too, would like to welcome the Minister of Justice of Burundi, Mr. Kiganahe, and to thank him for having
travelled to New York to express the views and decisions of his Government. Our sincere thanks go also to Assistant Secretary-General Zacklin for his very clear and succinct report.
In estab…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report on the situation in Kosovo (S/2005/335). We also thank his Special Representative, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his informative and, I have to say, candid briefing. I wish to welcome Mr. Covic, President of the Coordination Centre of Serbia and Montenegro a…
Thank you very much, Madam President, and congratulations for taking the initiative of organizing today’s debate on post-conflict peacebuilding, an issue of great interest for the United Nations and of paramount importance to many nations in the world. You have been very successful in generating the…
I would like to express our deep appreciation to our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Brazil, for his skilful leadership of the Security Council mission to Haiti — although I was not present in the mission — at this particularly important junction in Haiti’s long quest for security, politi…
Greece welcomes the signing on 6 April of the Pretoria Agreement on the Peace Process in Côte d’Ivoire, the full implementation of which carries the prospect of a sustainable peace. It complements the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements.
We express our deep appreciation to South African Presi…
I too hope to follow the rule that you have set, Mr. President. I will distribute a longer written version of my statement.
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s meeting, and I would like to express our satisfaction at today’s joint briefing by the Chairs of the Coun…
In the first three months of the year, the Security Council addressed the issue of the Sudan on several occasions. The collective wish of the Council was to see the implementation of the Naivasha Comprehensive Peace Agreement as swiftly as possible. We also succeeded in adopting the resolution estab…
Mr. President, I wish to express our appreciation to you, to your colleagues and to your country for putting the item on the African dimension in the work of the Security Council high on our agenda.
Today’s discussion will enrich our perspective by enabling us to hear views from the broader members…
I would like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General and to express our appreciation for his recent and insightful report on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire (S/2005/186). Many thanks go also to Mr. Alan Doss for the clarity of his briefing.
We would also like to express our thanks to Presid…
We too thank the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, for the report transmitted through the Secretary-General (S/2005/156, annex, enclosure) and for his briefing this morning. My delegation also welcomes the presence among us of …
Allow me first to express our deep condolences to the Government of
Bangladesh for the loss of eight of its peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, for introducing the Secretary-General’…
First of all, I would like to express our appreciation to you personally, Mr. President, and to the Government of Benin for giving the item on cross-border issues in West Africa high priority on the agenda, thus underscoring the serious concern about the threat to regional peace and stability posed …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We also would like to thank his Special Representative and head of UNMIK, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the r…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict. Your presence here manifests the commitment of the Government of Benin to this very important and sensitive issue.
Greece fully associates herself with the statement to be delivered …
