Allow me first to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this meeting in an open setting. As has been said by the representative of France, we believe that this can only enhance transparency and hopefully increase the Council’s effectiveness.
My delegation would like to thank Under-Secretary- Gene…
My delegation is greatly concerned about the current turn of events. It is extremely worrying that while the Council was for the first time discussing the reports submitted to us today by the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — and it had no…
On 28 August 1998, when we last discussed the situation in Afghanistan in a formal
The Secretary-General’s current report on the situation in Afghanistan crystallizes these concerns and disappointments. Fighting continues unabated, with the overt and covert military and financial support of Member …
The United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti (MIPONUH) continues to do a good job in Haiti. The Haitian National Police, which it assists, also continues to make progress despite several problems which we hope will ultimately be resolved. However, the situation in Haiti is marked by the cripp…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this briefing for us to listen to Mrs. Ogata on this very important issue. I also welcome the new format of holding Council consultations in this transparent manner.
I wish to register my delegation’s support for the invaluable assistan…
The recent developments towards a negotiated solution of the conflict in Kosovo are encouraging. In this regard, Kenya would like to welcome the agreement signed in Belgrade on 16 October this year by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Chairman-in-Office of…
As Kenya approaches the end of its two-year tenure in the Security Council, which will conclude in December, my delegation welcomes the report of the Security Council (A/53/2) for the period 16 June 1997 to 15 June 1998. I would also like to thank the current President of the Security Council, my co…
The leader of the Kenya delegation will at the appropriate time convey to Mr. Didier Opertti his warm congratulations on his election as President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly. Nevertheless, I thank him for presiding over this important high-level dialogue on strengthening inte…
Kenya joins the consensus on the draft resolution to establish the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL). The draft resolution reaffirms the commitment of the United Nations and of the international community to the long-term maintenance of peace and security in Sierra Leone. We …
In 1993, the international community was hopeful that, following the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements — in the context of the Oslo accords — the elusive goal of peace in the Middle East seemed more and more attainable. These hopes were first tested, th…
My delegation welcomes the opportunity to participate in this open debate on this important subject and joins the consensus in thanking you, Sir, for your initiative in convening it. We also express our appreciation for the work of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children and Arme…
Let me first take this opportunity to thank the sponsors for a much-improved text. We welcome the changes that they have made following our informal consultations. As we stated earlier, we were concerned about the connotation of permanence of the oil-for-food programme, which was implied in the earl…
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) has contributed significantly to the progress in the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As one of the participating countries, Kenya is proud to be associated with that process. The Mission's activities of monitoring, advising and t…
I wish to recognize the presence of General Carneiro, the Vice-Minister of Angola, in our meeting this evening and express my delegation’s appreciation for the efforts his Government has undertaken in fulfilment of the peace agreements.
The Security Council is holding this meeting at a critical mom…
In the first place, we would like to express our gratitude to the delegations of Japan, Sweden, Slovenia and Costa Rica which, through their tireless efforts and persistence, have brought us to the point we are at today. Ambassador Owada in particular deserves our admiration and appreciation for the…
Let me begin by expressing our gratitude to the delegation of Sweden for spearheading the early consideration of the matter before us and for coordinating work on the draft resolution that contains the important decision we are about to take, namely, the establishment of a third Trial Chamber of the…
I, too, wish to welcome the presence among us of the Vice-Minister of Territorial Administration of Angola, General Higino Carneiro. His presence among us today indicates the importance the Government of Angola attaches to the role played by the United Nations in Angola. I am grateful to the Governm…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for setting the context within which we are discussing issues of great importance to our continent, Africa. The report which he introduced last week during a formal meeting of the Council underlines his sustained efforts to address the many pro…
At the outset, let me take this opportunity to recognize the presence of the families of those who perished in the tragic destruction of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988. Their presence here today is a telling reminder of the work we still have to do to truly lay the s…
May I begin by saying how honoured we feel to have Mr. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia, presiding over this important meeting. We also recognize the presence of the Secretary-General among us this afternoon.
Today’s meeting is for us a recognition by t…
