My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting of the Council on Somalia. We think it is timely that the Council revisit the subject in this Chamber for an in- depth exchange of views on the situation in that
country with the participation of the larger membership of t…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing this open briefing of the Council on East Timor. We would also like warmly to welcome once again Special Representative Sergio Vieira de Mello and to thank him for his most enlightening briefing on the situation in East Timor.
My delegation is pleased that, …
Let me express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We cannot fail to observe that the procedural problem we had to face this morning had to do with an uneasiness — indeed, a reluctance — on the part of many members of the international community …
My delegation too would like to thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this meeting of the Security Council to hear a briefing by Judge Claude Jorda, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
We welcome the presence of Judge Jorda in the Council Chamber, a…
My delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his latest report on the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). We thank Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive and upbeat briefing and commend him for his dynami…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this Council meeting, which affords us another timely opportunity to review the situation in Kosovo as well as the important work being carried out by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in …
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for committing this first meeting of the Council under your presidency to hearing a briefing by Ms. Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the two International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and for Rwanda (ICTR).
We warmly welcome the presence of Ms…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening an open emergency meeting of the Security Council tonight to consider the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sierra Leone. We support that decision, as we believe that the broader membership of the Organization, in particular the Af…
My delegation expresses its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open briefing to consider the report of the Security Council mission to Kosovo. It is regrettable that the Council has not been able to accommodate the requests of interested Members of the Organization to participate…
My delegation extends a warm welcome to Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina. We thank him for his latest report and additional briefing to the Council. We continue to support and fully appreciate his determine…
My delegation commends Canada for emphasizing on the issue of human security during its presidency of the Council this month. We believe that the subject of the Council’s meeting today, “Protection of civilians in armed conflict”, is a clear reflection of Canada’s continuing commitment to the promot…
My delegation, Sir, is pleased to see you presiding over another meeting of the Security Council. We also welcome the presence at this important meeting of the Minister for External Relations of Angola, Mr. Miranda.
We would like to thank the Canadian delegation, in particular Ambassador Robert Fow…
We are very pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Council on this very important subject. I should like to commend Canada for putting this issue on the Council’s agenda for this month in the context of its pursuance of the human security agenda.
While sanctions are not mention…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this formal meeting today to discuss the Secretary-General’s latest report, of 24 March 2000, on developments in Guinea- Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Peace- building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS). We also …
I should like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting of the Council on this important subject. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for the very important statement which he has just made and for his report on the role of the United Nations in …
Let me at the outset salute the format of today’s meeting of the Council, which provides for an expanded exchange of views, not only between members of the Council and the Secretariat, but also with Member States that are directly affected or have a special interest in this important issue. This for…
Mr. President, I would also like to associate myself fully with the warm words of welcome you extended to the representative of France to the Council, Mr. Jean-David Levitte, with whom I look forward to renewing warm personal and professional relations, both within the Council as well as outside of …
I would like to thank the President for convening this open meeting of the Council to enable Ambassador Fowler, Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993), to present the report of the Panel of Experts on violations of Security Council sanctions against UNITA.
I acknowl…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening in this formal Chamber, for the information of the larger membership of the Organization, today's consideration of the third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). This report — whic…
My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Council. I would also like to commend the delegation of Bangladesh for convening this meeting of the Council to discuss the important subject of humanitarian aspects of issues before the Security Council.
The Council has, …
