On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, and also on behalf of my country and myself, I wish to convey to the people and Government of Barbados our deepest condolences for the loss of their Prime Minister, Mr. David John Howard Thompson. Mr. Thompson was an important figure in hi…
In 1998, the General Assembly proclaimed the decade 2001 2010 the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World. The Assembly’s declaration of 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, made at the initiative of the General Conferen…
On behalf of my delegation, permit me to add to the appreciation expressed for organizing this meeting of
the Assembly to carry out the second biennial review of the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the plan of action (see resolution 60/288, annex), both ad…
We would like to express our gratitude for the initiative of Assembly President Treki to convene these special meetings beginning yesterday, International Humanitarian Day, on the humanitarian consequences of the catastrophe being experienced by Pakistan. We also thank him for his initiative in subm…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; potential candidates and countries of the Stabilization and Association Process Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro; as well as the Republic of Moldova, Ukrain…
My delegation is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate, which enables me to reaffirm Spain’s full commitment to the people and the Government of Haiti, especially in the difficult current circumstances following the tragic earthquake that devastated the country on 12 January. We…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
At the outset, we wish to express once again our sincere and deepest condolences to and solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti, as well as to other nations and to the United Nations itself, for the massive loss of life and deva…
My delegation, of course, endorses the statement made
earlier in this debate by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union.
The incidents that continue to occur in the waters off Somalia demonstrate every day that piracy is not a problem of the past but constitutes a grave threat…
The promotion of a culture of peace is one of the fundamental purposes of the United Nations. In the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1), heads of State or Government and United Nations Member States committed themselves to taking action to promote a culture of peace and dialogue at the loca…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union in connection with the issue now being considered by the General Assembly, namely, the situation in Central America.
My delegation is grateful for the report …
I am grateful for the opportunity given to my delegation to participate in this open debate, which enables me to reaffirm Spain’s commitment to the people and the Government of Haiti in their ongoing efforts to build stability — a necessary condition for development. I take this opportunity to congr…
Spain associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union.
As Ambassador Reina Idiaquez, Permanent Representative of Honduras, himself said at the beginning of this debate, I too would like to point out that Spain was among the …
Mr. President, we thank you for convening this meeting and for your frank comments. Let me say that we subscribe to the statement made by the representative
of the Czech Republic on behalf of the European Union.
Spain feels that it is immensely important that the United Nations work in a united fa…
I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity afforded to my delegation to participate in this session of the Security Council and to commend Croatia and the President of the Croatian Republic for organizing this open debate on threats to international peace and security caused by terrori…
My delegation appreciates this opportunity to take part in this joint debate on the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly and on the question of the necessary reform of the Security Council.
At the outset, with regard to the Security Council’s report to the General Assembly …
As we commence this debate, I think we should not lose track of the historical background, as outlined by the preceding speaker, the representative of Guatemala. We should recall that this is an item that has been on
the agenda of the General Assembly since 1983 and its earlier title showed that it…
As is well known, the Spanish Government believes that respect for international law is the fundamental principle governing the actions of States and international organizations, and in particular the United Nations, in the context of their international relations. Spain has therefore placed that fu…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving my delegation this opportunity to participate on this open debate on threats that terrorist acts pose to international peace and security.
We fully subscribe to the contents of the statement made by the representative of Slovenia speaking on beha…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate, which we believe is very timely. We are pleased that the Security Council is once again comprehensively addressing the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security.
At the outset, I shou…
