First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here with us to preside over this discussion, for which you took the initiative, a discussion that deals with all humanitarian aspects of the Council’s activities. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and, through him, all …
We find Mr. Carl Bildt’s statements very interesting for several reasons, the first being his experience. He was the European Union’s envoy during a particularly sensitive phase of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He carried out his task in an authoritative manner, with perseverance and wisdo…
A month ago the Security Council, on the initiative of its President, the representative of the United States, received
At that special meeting of the Security Council, the French Minister Delegate for Cooperation and Francophonie, Mr. Josselin, observed that, by supporting United Nations intervent…
Allow me to say what a great honour it is to participate in this debate presided over by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina. I should also like to thank Argentina for taking the initiative to convene a meeting on such an important subject — the protection of United Nations personnel in co…
I would like to associate myself with the words of welcome that have been extended to you, Sir, and to assure you that you will have our full support during the month of your presidency.
I would also like to thank once again Mr. Vieira de Mello for the quality and clarity of his statement. The writ…
Allow me first of all to associate myself with the condolences expressed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia to our friends in Kenya in connection with the recent air disaster there.
I wish also to express our gratitude to the President of Zambia and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs o…
Like all of the members here, I too am very aware of the honour done us today by the presence of President Mandela and of the Secretary-General, and I welcome the very moving and eloquent tribute that you paid, on behalf of the Council, to President Mandela.
Our words are neither pro forma nor dict…
We have benefited today from several statements which have been in agreement and expressed convergent views. Mr.
All of those statements were in agreement and expressed convergent views. We associate ourselves with the comments made on behalf of the troika by the Ambassador of the Russian Federatio…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting Mrs. Ogata to speak to us. Her introductory comments were the best and clearest, although perhaps, also the most distressing, that we have heard at the opening of a debate. Perhaps I should say refer to this as a continuation of the debate that…
Taking into consideration your repeated appeals for brevity, Mr. President, I shall shorten the usual compliments that it seems to me should be addressed to the Vice-President of the United States and to you for having organized this meeting, as well as to Mr. Wolfensohn, Mr. Malloch Brown and Dr. P…
I would like to join those who have expressed their gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having organized this discussion. I would also like to thank Mr. Annabi for the information he has given us, which enables us to make an up to date appraisal of the situation in East Timor.
The information is g…
Today's vote is taking place a year and a half after the crisis with Iraq began in summer 1998 with Baghdad's refusal to cooperate with the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM), and with the subsequent sudden departure of UNSCOM and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) without consult…
I, too, endorse the comments of the representative of the United States in asking the Secretariat, like so many others, to do what it envisaged. That is not a reminder for Mr. Miyet; it simply means that we are interested in his soon-to-be- issued conclusions on the concept of operations and his cla…
Mr. President, it is on your initiative that today the General Assembly is once again conducting, as it has done in recent years, the debate on equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters. Our delegation understands that your initiative has …
I think we have nothing to add to the picture of the situation painted by Mr. Miyet. We know the situation is bleak. There have been ceasefire violations recently. Some time ago a report from the International Committee of the Red
So we are more or less silent witnesses to a situation that we all k…
I thank the United Kingdom delegation for organizing this discussion during its presidency of the Council.
There is no single prescription for all the crises and conflicts in Africa. But we can draw some conclusions and learn some lessons from our experiences.
On the other hand, States that have t…
It is my honour to introduce draft resolution A/54/L.37, on multilingualism, which was circulated on 1 December. The draft resolution is based on resolution 52/23 of 25 November 1997, which the General Assembly adopted by consensus.
I should like to announce that the following countries have joined…
One representative has explained that he did not understand how one could fail to take a position on such a resolution.
I feel that it is easy to understand in hearing the dilemma described by that representative in expressing his delegation’s interest in humanitarian considerations and in obtainin…
The draft resolution before the Council relates to the renewal of
The text before us would extend the provisions of the resolution for seven days. Such a short seven-day extension would make it technically impossible to sell oil and, therefore, fully to implement resolution 986 (1995). The minimum …
Mr. President, your initiative to organize today’s open debate on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflict is a most welcome and timely one. I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for having opened our discussion. His statement reflected his wise conception of his rol…
