At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, who is with us today. I recognize his leadership and his commitment to human rights in the Darfur region.
The action taken today by the Security Council is undoubtedly reason for this collegial body to be proud — as shou…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Holmes, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his clear and precise briefing, which reflected the alarming effects of human violence.
We also wish to acknowledge the outstanding work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, wh…
First and foremost, I would like to thank Tribunal Presidents Fausto Pocar and Dennis Byron and Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Bubacar Jallow for briefing us on the activities of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. I want to thank them not only for their und…
As Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, I am pleased to brief the Council about the work carried out by the Committee since its last report, in September 2006.
At the outset, I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for the trust they have placed in Panama to preside over t…
Let me begin by welcoming Mr. Nikola Špirić and thanking him for his statement this morning with regard to the work, commitment and responsibilities of his Government. My delegation is pleased also to welcome the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, and t…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, for taking up your functions as President of the Security Council and assure you of the support and cooperation of the mission of Panama. I would also like to thank Ambassador Verbeke for having led our mission to Kosovo in the transparent and ef…
At the outset, Madam, allow me to congratulate you on your Government’s initiative of organizing this thematic debate on the links between energy, security and, in particular, the effects of climate change on potential causes of conflict and its impact on international security and stability.
In th…
Like preceding speakers, I should like to thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his clear, detailed and, especially, powerful briefing.
I welcome the fact that no Council member has said that this issue belongs within the purview of other forums of the Organization. It seems that when human suf…
Panama understands its participation in the Security Council to be a fiduciary responsibility to the Members and organizations of the United Nations to promote international peace and security. In that context, Panama is pleased that the Security Council was able to act unanimously in sending a mess…
I would like to join those who have preceded me in congratulating you and your delegation, Mr. President, on Slovakia’s skilful leadership of the Security Council during the month of February. That skill is evident in today’s timely convocation of this open debate on the implementation of resolution…
Allow me at the outset to join others who have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, as well as the delegation of Slovakia, for the initiative to hold this
debate on security sector reform (SSR), a subject of great importance for the work of the United Nations in general, and speci…
Panama is taking the floor, first, to place clearly on record the importance of the situation in Haiti for our country. Secondly, we wish to thank the countries of the region that have devoted efforts and contributed troops to Haiti — including Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ch…
At the outset, Sir, allow me, like those who have spoken before me, to congratulate Mr. Alvaro de Soto on his recent appointment as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and to thank him for the detailed briefing he has just given us.
As we consider today the situation in the Middle…
The Mission of the Republic of Panama is grateful for the singular opportunity of addressing the Council in the presence of Mr. José Ramos Horta, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, since it gives us an opportunity to welcome him and express our respect for his dedication and r…
The delegation of Panama believes that this is an opportune moment to recall that heads of State or Government, meeting during the 2005 World Summit, acknowledged the need for the Organization to carry out a coordinated, consistent and integrated peacebuilding and reconciliation effort in countries …
When Panama accepted the responsibility of assuming a seat on the Security Council, it did so with a view not to imposing its own national criteria, but to acting on behalf of and for the Members of the Organization in respect to the maintenance of international peace and security.
Given that under…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We would also like to thank the delegation of Qatar for the work accomplished. I would like to commend you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the Russ…
I have the honour to inform the Assembly that, in addition to the Member States listed in paragraph 1 of the report of the Credentials Committee for the sixtieth regular session of the General Assembly, Angola, Georgia,
Senegal and Tajikistan have submitted official credentials in due form, in acco…
On behalf of the President of the Republic of Panama, Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez, and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Hunte on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session. The delegation of Panama is deeply gratified that he has been appointed t…
The tragedy of the millions of human beings who are suffering the ravages of poverty affects Panama very deeply. This is a deplorable scourge which has reached intolerable levels. Those of us present here are facing the shameful paradox of having produced the highest level of wealth ever known to ma…
