I would like to congratulate France on taking the initiative to organize a briefing on transnational organized crime as a threat to peace and security. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General and Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for their helpful briefings.
The international commu…
I would like to congratulate Ms. Ameerah Haq on her first briefing to the Council in her new capacity as Special Representative. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, and to thank him for his statement.
We are very…
At the outset, I would like to express my deep appreciation to the Secretary-General, the two Under-Secretaries-General and the three heads of very important missions for their informative briefings and lessons learned.
I also pay tribute to France for its very important initiative. United Nations …
I, too, would like to extend a warm welcome to the Foreign Minister, His Excellency Mr. Kanat Saudabayev, and to thank him for his useful briefing on priority issues for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). As an OSCE partner for cooperation and a good friend of Kazakhstan…
I thank Special Representative Zannier for his very helpful briefing. I also wish to extend a warm welcome to President Tadić of Serbia and to Foreign Minister Hyseni of Kosovo, and to thank them for their statements.
At the outset I wish to express my appreciation to the Secretary-General and to M…
At the outset, I, too, would like to express my deep shock and sorrow over the serious devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti. I recall that, last year, one of the highlights of the Council’s work was a visit to Haiti, and we were really impressed by the leadership of Hédi Annabi and his team…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the five new Council members among us. I would also like to commend you, Sir, and the Chinese delegation on your assumption of the important post of the presidency for the month of January. Allow me also to express our deep gratitude to Ambassador Kafando and h…
Japan joined in the adoption of resolution 1907 (2009) because it respects the initiative by African countries to contribute to stability in the Horn of Africa, including the situations in Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea. It is Japan’s conviction that disputes should be resolved and conflicts settled …
This is the twelfth 90-day report to the Security Council in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of resolution 1737 (2006). The report covers the period from 10 September 2009 to 10 December 2009, during which time the Committee held no meetings but conducted its work using the silence procedure.
On …
I should like to applaud the initiative of Burkina Faso to organize today’s debate on drug trafficking as a threat to international security. I should also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General and Mr. Antonio Maria Costa for their statements.
Drug trafficking poses a serious threat…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of December. We are grateful to Ambassador Mayr-Harting and his team for their excellent presidency in November.
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Moreno- Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International C…
I too would like to thank Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz for his presentation of the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2009/444).
I am very pleased that the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) has continued to make steady progress during its third year. Under the able leadership of Chairman Muñ…
At the outset, I too should like to join my colleagues in extending a warm welcome to the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on its election to members…
On behalf of the Government of Japan and the other sponsors, I have the distinct honour to introduce draft resolution A/64/L.61, entitled “Follow-up to paragraph 143 on human security of the 2005 World Summit Outcome”.
The sponsors of this draft resolution are Armenia, Austria, Australia, Afghanist…
I would also like to thank Special Representative Mr. Ould Abdallah for his introduction of the Secretary-General’s report, and his very helpful briefing this morning.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia continues to pose a serious threat affecting one of the most important international transport rout…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this plenary meeting to discuss matters of great importance to the United Nations: the reform of the Security Council and the annual report on the work of the Security Council (A/64/2). I also wish to extend my appreciation to Ambassador Thomas …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. I would also like to congratulate Austria on its leadership in promoting the cause of the protection of civilians. In addition, we are grateful to the Secretary-General; Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affair…
I would like first of all to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for presenting the annual report of the IAEA. Since this will be the last occasion on which he appears at the General Assembly in that capacity, I would like to express my…
I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for his introduction
of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/470). I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Romano Prodi and the representative of the African Union (AU) and, of course, the presence among us of Under-Secreta…
I would like to thank Mr. Atul Kharе, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his very important briefing on the progress of nation-building efforts in Timor-Leste. I also warmly welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, Deputy Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, and tha…
