At the outset, I wish to reiterate the sentiments of deepest sympathy and condolences conveyed by President Sam Nujoma, and indeed by the Government and the people of Namibia, to our host country, the United States of America, and in particular to all the families of the victims of the despicable te…
Allow me at the outset to extend to Mr. Han our warm congratulations on his assumption of the presidency of the fifty-sixth session
of the General Assembly. I would like to assure him of the full cooperation and support of the Namibian delegation.
It is significant that this body is considering th…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for arranging this important meeting. I wish also to thank Mr. Annabi for the comprehensive briefing that he gave this morning. It was clear from the briefing that good progress has been made on a number of fronts in the peace process in the Democratic Republic of…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. It is once again testimony to the seriousness with which your delegation views the situation in the Great Lakes region and particularly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We wish to thank the Secretary-General for his pr…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and I wish to commend Ambassador Ben Mustapha of Tunisia for the able manner in which he presided over the work of the Council in February.
I further wish to thank you and your delegation fo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Ukraine.
On 7 October, the Security Council adopted resolution 1322 (2000), which, inter alia, condemned the violence, especially the exces…
I would like to join other speakers in expressing our gratitude to the President, for holding this important debate on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, especially as regards the specific action that the General Assembly can take
to contribute to the prevention and settlement of conflicts …
I will be very brief in order not to delay the departure of Ms. McAskie.
I thought this afternoon’s discussion and briefing were very useful. I wish once again to thank Ms. McAskie for that, and for providing additional information in response to the questions and comments of members of the Council…
My delegation thanks the acting Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Carolyn McAskie, for her briefing on the deplorable humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most mineral-rich country in Africa, yet it has the worst humanitarian sit…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, for being with the Council today to discuss with us the work of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). I also wish to thank him for the useful briefing he has given us, as…
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, in document A/55/2, covering the period from 16 June 1999 to 15 June 2000.
The report clearly shows the intensity of the Security Council’s working agenda during the reporting period. Durin…
My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his thoughtful report on the work of the Organization, which we are considering today. The report covers a comprehensive range of issues. We are pleased with the broad coverage and careful treatment of many critical issues in…
I would like to thank the President for convening this important meeting. May I also thank the Secretary-General for his report, and Special Representative Kouchner for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
My delegation notes with appreciation the p…
Allow me to begin, Mr. President, by thanking you for convening this open meeting on the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Let me also take this opportunity to pay special tribute to the former Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and President of Algeria, Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflik…
I thank the Secretary- General for his report on the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) and Mr. Annabi for the additional information that he has provided.
I wish to begin my statement by addressing the significant assessment, in paragraph 62 of the report, which fall…
Let me take this opportunity to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on the situation in Angola. I would also like to recognize the presence of His Excellency Mr. Malungo, Minister for Social Assistance of the Republic of Angola, and thank him for a very important and informative s…
Madam President, I would like to express our appreciation to you and to your delegation for convening this important meeting.
Allow me to join the delegations that spoke before me in thanking the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Louise Fréchette, for her introductory remarks on this extremely importan…
I wish to join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your initiative to convene this very important meeting on conflict prevention. We also thank the Secretary-General for his broad and thoughtful introductory statement at this meeting, and in particular for the excellent proposals he put …
Thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting. Your presence here is a clear demonstration of the importance that you yourself and your Government attach to finding a common solution to the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Let me also thank the United States delegation, and in particular my dear friend and colleag…
We, too, would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Kosovo.
My delegation wishes to express its support for the men and women of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) for their dedicatio…
