My delegation welcomes the opportunity offered to us in this joint debate on the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/68/2) and on the question of Security Council reform.
In connection with the report of the Security Council to the General Assembly covering the period f…
I very much appreciate the Argentine presidency’s inviation for Spain to participate in this bi-annual debate on the situation in Haiti. I see that as an acknowledgment of my country’s commitment to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and to strengthening institutions and th…
This summer will herald a decisive moment for the international community’s commitment in Afghanistan. Spain has been part of that commitment from the outset and has
devoted significant military and civilian efforts, with the clear aim of contributing to the stabilization and reconstruction of the …
Sexual violence in conflict is a phenomenon that should receive more and urgent attention, and Spain welcomes every effort of the international community to continue working to combat this scourge more effectively. We also welcome the Council’s adoption this morning of resolution 2106 (2013), of whi…
The Government of Spain is very pleased with the convening of this high-level meeting, which affords us an opportunity to share our experiences in the field of combating human trafficking and to coordinate strategies to eradicate that scourge.
In the past few years, Spain has experienced an unprece…
Spain wishes to express its gratitude for the opportunity to participate in today’s Security Council debate and to discuss the specific measures that need to be promoted in order to ensure the full participation of women and girls in peace processes.
Currently, we have at our disposal a large body …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, and I would like to add a number of comments in my national capacity.
This year we are celebrating the eleventh anniversary of the international community’s commitment to Afghanistan. Spain has …
I welcome the opportunity to participate in this joint debate on the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/67/2) and on the question of Security Council reform.
I wish to thank the Permanent Representative of India for his presentation of the Council’s report at our prece…
We are grateful for the opportunity to participate in this open debate. We endorse the statement made by the observer
of the European Union. I would also like to address a few issues that I consider especially pertinent.
I thank the Chairs of the counter-terrorism Committees for their briefings, a…
Allow me to echo other speakers in expressing my gratitude for the convening of this meeting on the third biennial review of the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its 2006 Plan of Action.
Spain aligns itself fully with the statement made by the observer of t…
I welcome the opportunity for my delegation to participate in this debate on the activities undertaken by the three Security Council Committees on the fight against terrorism. In that regard, we would like to fully endorse the content of the statement to be made by the representative of the delegati…
I wish to thank Mr. Holkeri for his excellent briefing. I also wish to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Mr. Draskovic.
My country fully endorses the statement that will be made by the Permanent Representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union.
The detaile…
Spain decided to co-sponsor this resolution because we believe it essential to act urgently in order to fill a legal vacuum. The context of the resolution is no other than the global struggle against terrorism, and therefore Spain views this exercise as part of that initiated by resolution 1373 (200…
My country endorses the statement to be made later by Ireland on behalf of the European Union. Spain has decided to co-sponsor this draft resolution because we
consider it essential to act urgently to fill a legal vacuum in which international disarmament and non- proliferation treaties and regimes…
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution for the reasons we stated a few days ago in this Chamber, which were based on the two main ideas contained in last week’s declaration by the Council of Ministers of the European Union.
Spain opposes any terrorist acts, whatever their source and whatev…
I wish to express my gratitude for the presence in our midst of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Germany and of Serbia and Montenegro, as well as that of the Secretary-General.
My delegation fully endorses the statement to be made later by the European Union presidency.
We vigorously condemn t…
My country fully supports the report of the Counter- Terrorism Committee, presented by the Chairman. I will refer very briefly to the important need to revitalize the Committee.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee has carried out praiseworthy work that may nonetheless prove to be sorely inadequate in t…
We are glad to welcome the presence here of the Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Adnan Terzic. I also wish to thank the High Representative for his outstanding work in Bosnia and Herzegovina since he took up his tasks, and in particular for the full report on what was achieved in the la…
I want to thank the delegations of the United States and the United Kingdom for the valuable information that they have provided to us. We listened attentively to the account of the major efforts they are making in the face of considerable difficulties — areas of shadow — to which Ambassador Negropo…
We are grateful to Mr. Kalomoh for having introduced this very interesting report from the Secretary-General (S/2004/52), on which I would like to make a few brief comments.
Regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the progress made in the peace process since the Security Co…
