The mind cannot easily erase the tragic events of 1994 in Rwanda. Rwanda has taken significant steps forward since then, and it is a tribute to the people and Government of Rwanda that the Secretary-General’s recent report talks of the climate of relative normality and stability which now prevails.
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Allow me very briefly to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of my delegation for your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month and to say what a pleasure it always is to work under your guidance.
We also thank Ambassador Albright and the United States delegation for the very clear and f…
My delegation is equally unanimous, Madam: in congratulating you on this
My delegation would also like to express its respects and welcome to the representative of Haiti, who sits at the Council table today, and to congratulate him on the successful achievements which he outlined to us.
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My delegation is grateful for this opportunity to explain its position on the Working Capital Fund resolution, resolution 50/218, on which my delegation joined a consensus in the interests of concluding agreement on a hard-won budget settlement.
With hindsight, my delegation would have preferred, a…
My delegation would also like to address remarks made earlier today by the Iraqi Foreign Minister.
In his statement, the Foreign Minister of Iraq made the familiar claim that others are to blame for the problems of Iraq, and in particular for the maintenance of sanctions imposed after Iraq’s unprov…
In his speech earlier today, the representative of Libya referred at length to the bombings of Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772. I would like to take this opportunity to restate my Government’s policy on this issue.
We regret the fact that Libya has failed to comply with the provisions of Secur…
The British Government, as members of the General Assembly will be aware, is working closely with the Government of Ireland to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland. I would just like briefly to set out the British Government’s position on one aspect of the negotiations to which the Foreign …
My delegation would like to respond briefly to the remarks made by the Foreign Minister of Argentina concerning the Falkland Islands.
My delegation welcomes the Foreign Minister’s accent on the increasing cooperation between the United Kingdom and Argentina which characterizes our bilateral relatio…
Firstly, my delegation would like to thank Ambassador Wisnumurti and his delegation for the wise and effective way in which they conducted the presidency of the Security Council in August, and to pledge to you, Mr. President, our full cooperation in helping you fulfil your responsibilities this mont…
The adoption of today’s resolution marks another step forward in Haiti’s progress towards a fully functioning democracy. The resolution pays well deserved tribute to the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH), to the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and to those countries which have contr…
Mr. President, allow me first of all to congratulate you, on behalf of my delegation, on your assumption of the presidency this month, and to thank Ambassador Mérimée of France for his distinguished and efficient conduct of the Council’s work last month.
We welcome the adoption of the resolution ex…
My delegation would also like warmly to welcome you to the Council, Mr. President, and take the opportunity of your presence to express our appreciation of your country’s presidency of the Council in what has been a very busy month so far.
The United Kingdom also expresses its shock and sympathy wi…
My Government condemns without reservation all attacks on the personnel of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and shares in the grief of France at the loss of two of their valiant peace-keepers. The death of these two French soldiers last week amounts to deliberate murder. The parties co…
My delegation was pleased to support the resolution just adopted extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) for a further six months. We believe that this operation is playing a crucial role in creating conditions of security in Rwanda through its neutral and …
Mr. President, may I first add my congratulations to you on the assumption of your high office.
The general debate of the General Assembly has reaffirmed, if reaffirmation were needed, the importance that Member States of this Organization accord to the enlargement of the Security Council. A repres…
The Government of the United Kingdom recognizes the intense efforts which the Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) have made to bring about a peaceful and lasting solution to the crisis in Hait…
As a member of the group of Friends of the Secretary-General for Georgia,
In many ways the resolution and the arrangements set out in it break new ground. This approach comes against the background of increasing demands on United Nations peace-keeping capabilities, demands that threaten to outstrip…
