The International Tribunal for Rwanda was established by the Security Council to bring to justice persons responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Tribunal cannot undo what was done, but it can have an important preventive effect by ensuring that there is an end to impunity. The work of the …
The peace process in Angola has entered a new phase. As the Secretary-General pointed out in his recent report, most of the tasks under the Lusaka Protocol have now been carried out. Although a full month behind schedule, UNITA’s Radio Vorgan closed down on 1 April, thus bringing to an end its anti-…
I wish to begin by commending the Secretary-General for his excellent report on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. The report deals with some of the most important issues on the United Nations agenda today. By analysing the entire range o…
Slovenia supports the draft resolution submitted to the Security Council for action today. It is a timely and necessary draft resolution. The situation in the country and in the Great Lakes region as a whole continues to give rise to concern.
Furthermore, the work of the International Commission of…
The Security Council is opening a new and potentially important chapter in its effort to maintain peace and security in the Balkans. The situation in Kosovo in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has the potential for serious destabilization in the region. On the other hand, if managed towards a genu…
Slovenia supports the draft resolution submitted to the Security Council for action today. It is a timely and necessary draft resolution in this period when decisive action is needed to normalize the situation in the Central African Republic. We would like to commend the delegation of Kenya for the …
I wish to begin by acknowledging the presence of relatives of victims of the tragedy over Lockerbie. Our delegation wishes to take this opportunity to express to them our sincere condolences. Their presence today represents yet another reason for our awareness of the ethical implications of the work…
Sir, let me congratulate your country, Gambia, on its assumption of the presidency of
Today, the Security Council is about to take action which has been awaited since the Secretary-General returned from Baghdad last week. By the draft resolution submitted for action, the Council endorses the Memora…
Slovenia fully supports the draft resolution on the review of Security Council resolution 986 (1995) on the humanitarian programme for Iraq. We commend the delegations that worked to prepare the draft resolution and to make it possible for the Council to adopt it.
Perhaps this is an occasion at whi…
We are honoured to have you, Sir, the Foreign Minister of Gabon, in the presidency of the Security Council on this important occasion. Our best wishes are also addressed to the Permanent Representative of Gabon, the President of the Security Council for this month. We are convinced that his leadersh…
We would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his detailed report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) and also would like to express our appreciation to his Special Representative, Maître Blondin Beye, for his untiring work and important accomplishments.
The situ…
I have the honour, on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution [A/52/L.67/Rev.1], and with the aim of securing consensus on it, to propose the following few oral revisions to the draft. I will read them slowly, at dictation speed, so that all representatives can take them down.
The first revi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution on agenda item 47, entitled “The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, contained in document A/52/L.67/Rev.1. In addition to the sponsors listed in the draft, the following countries joined as sponsors after its formal comp…
This is the fourth time in as many General Assembly sessions that we have discussed a report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council. Considerable energy has been in…
We have studied the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization with keen interest. The report gives a concise overview of United Nations activities and offers a comprehensive picture of the current developments within the Organization.
The delegation of Slovenia commends the Se…
We sincerely appreciate the scheduling of this open discussion, which enables the Security Council to evaluate the achievements of the important multinational operation in Albania and to focus on the tasks that remain after its completion.
Slovenia fully endorses the statement just made by the repr…
Slovenia aligns itself with the statement on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina made earlier today by the Permanent Representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union and associated States. At this stage we would like to make several additional points.
The military muscle which had been…
The report of the Security Council to the General Assembly and its consideration by the Assembly constitute an important part of the General Assembly’s activities. It is important that the Assembly receive, at least once a year, a comprehensive factual account of the work of the Security Council. Th…
My delegation wishes to commend the Secretary-General for the reports prepared for consideration by the General Assembly under the present agenda item, “Implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s”. Together with the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of th…
I would like to begin with a word of congratulation and admiration for the work done by Ambassadors Fredrik Wilhelm Breitenstein of Finland and Asda Jayanama of Thailand, the two Vice-Chairmen of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membersh…
