I would like to record Ireland’s warm appreciation for the comprehensive briefings the Council has received this morning from Judge Jorda, Judge Pillay and Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte.
Ireland has been following with the greatest interest the work of both Tribunals since they were established. We ar…
We welcome to the Security Council the Minister for External Affairs of Angola, Mr. João de Miranda. Today’s meeting, coming soon after the recent visit to the Council of your colleague the Minister of Interior, Mr. Dias dos Santos, is evidence that the Council continues to treat the situation in An…
I am honoured to introduce to the General Assembly the annual report of the Security Council, covering the period from 16 June 2000 to 15 June 2001. The report shows clearly the range of issues considered by the Council, and the intensity of the work programme undertaken in the year under review. Al…
The Irish Government has taken note of and welcomes the steps taken by the Government of Sudan to comply with the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1054 (1996) and 1070 (1996). As the requirements for lifting the sanctions have now been met, my Government agrees with the terms of the resolu…
As I take the floor for the first time during the fifty-sixth session, I extend to you, Sir, my congratulations on your election as President of the General Assembly. My delegation looks forward to working with you to address the many important tasks ahead of us and is confident that we shall achiev…
We witnessed yesterday in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania an attack of barbarism and evil against innocent people. As the Secretary-General has just said, this was an attack on all humanity and the values of humanity. Every nation and every human being can only be affronted in the face …
I agree with Ambassador Cunningham that the presence here today of Secretary- General Annan marks the importance for the United
Nations of recent developments in East Timor. We are grateful for today’s briefing from Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and for the opportunity provided by this meeting …
We are grateful for today’s comprehensive further briefing from Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and the opportunity given by today’s meeting to review recent developments.
I join Ambassador Doutriaux in observing that Belgium, as Presidency of the European Union, will make a statement later in to…
We, too, are particularly pleased to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamel Morjane, to the Council today. We join our colleagues in paying tribute to Ambassador Morjane’s unstinting and courageous work and his outstanding leadership over the past 20 months. Wh…
My delegation is very pleased to have this opportunity to hear, in open format in the Council, the views and concerns of so many delegations on this issue of such importance to us all. The Irish Government has consistently made clear its grave concern at the humanitarian situation in Iraq. When comp…
Following our mission to Kosovo under your efficient leadership, Mr. President, and the most recent report of the Secretary-General, this meeting enables us to assess developments in Kosovo and to focus on the way forward. I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his comprehensive intro…
Ireland is very pleased to see Foreign Minister Azad of Bangladesh presiding over this important meeting. We welcome him warmly.
May I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Fréchette for her thoughtful and comprehensive introductory statement.
Later in today’s debate, Sweden will make a statement in…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for calling this open meeting, and to welcome our guests, Mr. Xanana Gusmão and Mr. José Ramos-Horta. We consider their participation in this meeting as a reflection of the close relationship between East Timor and the United Nations, and of the successful T…
We appreciate this important meeting, and we are grateful to Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator McAskie and Assistant Secretary-General Fall for their valuable briefings.
Assistant Secretary-General Fall’s recent Inter- Agency Mission report provides an important…
May I also welcome the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Léonard She Okitundu, the Personal Envoy of the President of Rwanda, Mr. Patrick Mazimpaka, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, Mr. Amama Mbabazi, and the Minister of Finance of Burundi, Mr. Charles…
The Secretary-General’s report represents a challenge to the Security Council, to the United Nations system and to the wider international community, which requires action- focused responses. The Secretary-General presents a compelling case for a culture of protection for civilians in armed conflict…
I am pleased to inform members that, following your suggestion this morning,
Sir, and as a result of further consultations, we appear to have resolved some expressed concerns surrounding the draft resolution.
The draft reflecting the agreement is before members for their consideration. I might per…
We welcome President Kagame to the Council today. Rwanda has suffered the pain of civil war and genocide. In Ireland, we understand the consequences of intercommunal violence and the difficulties of building trust and understanding between communities which have been engaged in deep and sustained vi…
Ireland welcomes today’s debate on peace-building. Remarkably, it is only in very recent years that the Security Council has formally addressed this subject, and today’s meeting offers a welcome opportunity to further develop our thinking together. The Swedish Presidency of the European Union will s…
May I extend warmest congratulations to you, Sir, on Tunisia’s assumption of the presidency of the Council.
In welcoming President Joseph Kabila to the Council today, may I also extend our condolences to him and to his family on the death of the late President Laurent Kabila.
We commend the initia…
