Allow me at the outset to thank Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo for introducing the striking — to say the least — report of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which examines in detail the implementation of resolution 1593 (2005). I take this opportunity also to welcome the presence of the Minister for…
Permit me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for the timely convening of this open debate on a topic of great importance on which your country has taken the lead. We also appreciated the briefing by Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, about the alarming situati…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the people of Panama, to express our solidarity with the peoples and the Governments of China and Myanmar in view of the tragedies that they both have suffered following the recent natural disasters.
This is a timely occasion to extend to you, Mr. President, my…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the presence here today of Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We should also like to welcome and express our pleasure at seeing the High Representative and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovin…
Allow me at the outset to recognize the presence here today of
the Secretary-General and of our guests from the African region. Above all, I would like to congratulate you, President Mbeki, and my good friend Ambassador Kumalo for the interest that South Africa has shown in the search for mechanism…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. Allow me also to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his briefing, which shows us that the cycle of violence in the region continues and that the peace process between Israel and Palestine has…
First and foremost, Mr. President, allow me to thank you, personally, and the delegation of the Russian Federation for convening this important open debate on the renewal and updating of the mandate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
In turn, I would like to thank Amba…
First of all, let me thank Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the briefing he has provided us this morning. We would also like to express our gratitude for the efforts by Mr. Tom Koenigs, former Head of the United Nations
Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Under-Secretary- General, Mr. Lynn Pascoe, for his briefing and to thank the representatives of Palestine and Israel for their presentations. We must acknowledge that the information that they have given us today is alarming and disturbing.
As we stated at …
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate, the objective of which we, like the Ambassador of Indonesia, understand is to assess the situation in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian situation there in particular.
My delegation associates itself with the statements made by …
Mr. President, allow me, first of all, on behalf of Panama and my delegation, to express our gratitude for the report of Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo, in particular for his outstanding work at the head of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We are aware of the difficu…
Allow me to begin by thanking you personally, Sir, and the Indonesian delegation for the initiative of convening this meeting and providing an opportunity to all Members of the Organization to reflect on the situation in Darfur. Likewise, I wish to express our gratitude for the briefings by Ambassad…
First, allow me to express our sincere gratitude to you personally, Mr. President, and the delegation of Indonesia for having convened this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Similarly, we would like to express our gratitude for the detailed report of the Secretary-Ge…
In my capacity as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), known as the Counter-Terrorism Committee, I am most pleased to brief the Security Council and the wider membership on the work of the Committee. Before entering into the core of this presentation, I would lik…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Gambari for his work during his most recent visit to Myanmar and above all for the way in which he has performed his tasks.
Panama welcomes the presence at this meeting of the representative of Myanmar and is pleased that we also shall be hearing from the repres…
Allow me first to congratulate you and your delegation, Mr. President, for the initiative to hold this debate. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence here and also the representatives of the various regional and subregional organizations that are with us here today.
Allow me a…
May I first of all thank the delegation of Ghana for convening this meeting. I am grateful to the Secretary-General for his significant presentation and to Ms. Mayanja, Ms. Sandler, Ms. Torry and Mr. Guéhenno for their important briefings, which objectively describe the successes and challenges rela…
Thank you for convening this meeting, Mr. President. First of all, allow me to welcome and thank Ambassador Takasu for his detailed presentation and to reiterate the support of my delegation for him as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission.
Today we are examining both the form and the substance of …
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Koenigs, for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, and congratulate him on his excellent work at the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). UNAMA plays an invaluable role in the reconstruction of…
First of all, allow me to join Panama’s voice to those of the other Member States that have thanked the Secretary- General for his participation, and Mr. Gambari for his effort in handling the sensitive situation in which Myanmar finds itself.
I would also like to recognize the manner in which toda…
