I wish to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy- fourth session and to assure him of Uganda’s full support. My delegation is pleased to have an eminent African steering the work of this organ and remains confident that he will lea…
I congratulate Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on her election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session and assure her of Uganda’s full support. We are confident that she will lead the Assembly effectively and successfully. I would also like to express our gratitude to Mr…
I am here representing President Museveni of Uganda, who would have wanted to be present, but due to other engagements, he could not be. The subject of combating HIV/AIDS is a top priority for him. His leadership on the matter started in the late 1980s and continues to bear fruit today. This high-le…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his informative briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Afghan Permanent Representati…
Uganda voted for resolution 1964 (2010) and welcomes its adoption by
the Security Council. We welcome the Council’s positive response to the African Union’s request to increase the strength of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which will enhance its capacity to carry out its mandate. W…
Uganda has served as Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa for the past two years. The Working Group, in accordance with its mandate, reviewed and considered issues that affect the Council’s work on conflict prevention and resolution in Africa, and that st…
I thank you, Madame President, for organizing this important debate. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Margot Wallström, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and the Military Adv…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Le Roy and the Chairman of the Secretary-General’s Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan, His Excellency President Benjamin Mkapa, for their comprehensive briefings. I also thank the representatives of the Government of the Sudan, Mr. Mutrif Siddiq, and of the Sudan Pe…
I thank you, Madame President, for convening this meeting, and I congratulate you and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December. I also thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for its outstanding work in leading the Council during the month of N…
We thank you for organizing this important debate on the protection of civilians in situations of armed conflict. We thank the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Valerie Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Alain Le Roy, and also thank the United Nati…
I thank the three Chairpersons of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), Ambassadors Thomas Mayr- Harting, Ertuğrul Apakan and Claude Heller, respectively, for their comprehensive briefings.
Terrorism is a global threat that req…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lamberto Zannier, for his briefing. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to this debate and thank him for his statement. I also thank Mrs. Çitaku for her statement.
Uganda comme…
We welcome the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Radmanović, and thank him for his statement. We thank Mr. Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing.
We commend t…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his informative briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Mahiga, for his comprehensive statement to the Council this morning, and we congratulate him on his appointment. I also thank him for the gusto and energy he has deployed as he begins his work. He enjoys the unequivocal support …
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Mr. Edmond Mulet, for his comprehensive and helpful briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Haiti for his sta…
I thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank the
observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel for their statements.
It is a matter of concern to my delegation that the situation in the Middle East remains fragile and…
I should like to welcome you, Mr. President, and to thank you for having organized and for presiding over this important debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro and Special Representative Sarah Cliffe for their statements.
There is unanimity on the fact that it is better and …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank Ambassador Apakan, who provided effective leadership during the v…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate on the promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. I also wish to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, and the Under-Secretary- General, Ms. Patric…
