Let me express my satisfaction at seeing you, Mr. President, preside over this Council during the month of July. Let me also congratulate you on promoting this historic meeting on the recommendation for admission of a new Member State, the Republic of South Sudan, to the United Nations. I thank Secr…
I join previous speakers in thanking Foreign Secretary William Hague for convening this meeting.
I warmly greet President Thabo Mbeki and express Brazil’s appreciation for the invaluable work he and his fellow eminent members have been doing in the African Union High-level Implementation Panel for …
Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group. I would like to add the following comments in our national capacity.
In 2001, 20 years after this viral infection was first recognized as an epidemic, the General Assembly adopted the Declar…
Brazil fully subscribes to the statements made by the representative of Yemen on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of Chile on behalf of the Rio Group.
The fourth High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development presents us with an opportunity to evaluate the state of im…
Let me first highlight some important aspects dealt with by the Secretary- General in his report (A/64/701): first, the lofty ideal of protecting vulnerable individuals and their communities and promoting their well-being; secondly, the focus on cooperation as a tool for achieving this idea; thirdly…
First of all, Sir, I would like to convey to you and to the Argentine delegation the heartfelt congratulations of Minister Celso Amorim on your excellent work as Security Council President and to welcome your decision to convene this open debate on Haiti. The presence of the President-elect, René Pr…
Like the representative of Uruguay and previous speakers, we would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for the interest you have taken in our deliberations and for being here today, as well as to thank the two Vice-Chairmen and the Secretariat for their good work.
We would also like to take this…
The activities carried out under the umbrella of the Dayton Agreements in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the multinational Stabilization Force (SFOR) and the International Police Task Force (IPTF) constitute an ambitious mobilization of military and police support for the stabilization of a member S…
First of all, I would like to welcome this opportunity to discuss in a formal meeting of the Security Council the relationship between troop- contributing countries and Security Council members. It is with great satisfaction that we participate in a public debate on an issue of such interest to the …