I too wish to welcome Mr. Carlsson and thank him and the other members of the Independent Inquiry for the clear-sighted, courageous and informative report he submitted to us.
Let me recall that in this context the Organization of African Unity has also established an International Panel of Eminent …
The delegation of Mali extends its condolences to the people of Tunisia in connection with the death of President Bourguiba and associates itself fully with the tribute that you, Sir, paid to him at the beginning of this meeting. I would like also to express my delegation's satisfaction at seeing yo…
First, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report of 24 March and Mr. Prendergast for his supplementary briefing. In deference to the wishes of the President, I will be brief.
I would recall first that the holding of free, fair and transparent elections in Guinea-Bissau marked a maj…
I should like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and, through you, the delegation of Bangladesh, for having devoted an open briefing to our consideration of the report of the Secretary-General of 10 March 2000 on the implementation of paragraphs 28 and 30 of resolution 1284 (1999) and paragrap…
Today, the Security Council is discussing the important issue of maintaining peace and security and post-conflict peace- building. The Secretary-General has laid a firm foundation for this debate by submitting a comprehensive report, entitled “The role of United Nations peacekeeping in disarmament, …
I wish first to associate myself with the words of welcome addressed to Ambassador Levitte; my delegation and I look forward to cooperating with him in continuing the excellent relationship between our two Missions, which mirrors that between our two countries.
I thank you, Mr. President, for havin…
I would first of all like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing on the final report of the Panel of Experts created by resolution 1237 (1999) of 7 May 1999.
I would also like to welcome the presence at this meeting of the Minister for External Relations of Angola and of Minister…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important briefing. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report of 7 March and Mr. Annabi for his supplementary briefing and for the kind words that he, as well as the delegations of China and Jamaica, …
My delegation is pleased to see the Security Council convened under your authority, Sir, at this meeting devoted to the theme “Maintaining peace and security: humanitarian aspects of issues before the Security Council”. I thank the delegation
I also thank the Secretary-General for his important sta…
At the outset, I wish to join in the words of welcome and good wishes that have been expressed to you, Sir, and to convey to the delegation of Argentina our gratitude for its organization of today's meeting on the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personne…
I thank Ambassador Greenstock and his delegation, as well as the
I wish to reiterate the very strong commitment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and in particular of its current Chairman, President Alpha Oumar Konaré, to speedily bringing peace to Sierra Leone. I wish also …
Mali is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council for the month of February. You may rely on my delegation's full cooperation. I would like to thank you for having convened today's meeting, which has provided us with an opportunity to hear Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Special R…
First of all, my delegation associates itself with the condolences addressed to the families of the victims of the Kenya Airways crash, which took place off of the coast of Abidjan.
I would also like, Mr. President, to reiterate to you and to your delegation the appreciation of the delegation of Ma…
In addressing the Security Council this morning, I am aware of what a privilege and great honour it is for me and for the Republic of Mali to express our views on the situation in Burundi. But what more can be said after the enlightening statement of the Secretary-General and the great and inspired …
I wish first of all to welcome to the Council the Vice-Minister of External Relations of Angola.
I wish also to thank the Secretary-General for the information and comments contained in his most recent report on developments in Angola, contained in document S/2000/23. My thanks go also to Mr. Kiera…
Starting eight years ago, the General Assembly has adopted by an ever- growing majority resolutions on the necessity of lifting the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed against Cuba by the United States of America.
Similarly, the twelfth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held at Dur…
Following one of the darkest pages in the history of
This was not just an act of faith expressing the protestations of the human conscience at the horrors of the Second World War; it was also, above all, a founding act. By proclaiming basic universal and indivisible human rights for the individual,…
The item under consideration, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”, is of particular importance to my country, Mali.
In this respect, I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his instructive and analyti…
Before I make my statement, I am duty-bound to express, on behalf of my country, Mali, our sentiments of friendship to the People’s Republic of China. I wish to convey once again to the representative of China our heartfelt words of condolence to him on the passing of Deng Xiaoping. China’s loss is …
