I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting on topics supposedly related to nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation. I say supposedly as a reflection of our disappointment that, after several days of discussing a draft presidential statement as the outcome docume…
As the Chair of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States for the month of April, it is my sad duty to express to the people and Government of the Republic of Malawi the most sincere and heartfelt condolences of the member countries of the Group on the sad passing away of His Excellency Mr. B…
Guatemala voted in favour of resolution 2042 (2012), consistent with the position that we adopted from the very beginning of the situation taking place in the Syrian Arab Republic. We have always maintained that the violence must cease immediately and that the only way out is through a process of po…
We wish to thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his informative briefing and the leadership that he has shown in guiding the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We are particularly grateful for the assistance provided by his team, the Chair of the Committee and …
We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2012/133), which is the basis for today’s meeting. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jan Kubiš and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for their respective briefings. Guatemala…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/128) and welcome his Special Representative, Mr. Mariano Fernández, to New York. We commend him for his endeavours.
For many years, we have followed the evolving situation in Haiti and have been a formal stakeholder, given our participation in t…
At the outset, we congratulate the United Kingdom on its assumption of the presidency of the Council and thank it for having organized this meeting. We also reiterate our gratitude to the delegation of Togo for its outstanding management of the presidency in February.
We would like to thank Mr. Hen…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s
meeting to address the growing problem of piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea. I also welcome the presence of Mr. Lynn Pascoe here today and thank him for his briefing on the issue. I am also grateful to the Secretary-General for his report…
I am grateful to the Togolese presidency for convening this open debate on sexual violence in armed conflict, as well as to Ms. Margot Wallström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, for her presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/33), …
Allow me to begin by welcoming the President of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta. His serene but firm defence of human rights — which, among other things, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize — have been a source of inspiration to many of us.
Similarly, we appreciate the information pro…
We would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Patricia O’Brien, for her detailed presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2012/50). We would also like to express our thanks for the briefing that was given by Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations …
I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to thank you for having convened this meeting and in particular for joining us personally today. We also welcome the concept note (S/2012/83, annex) circulated by your delegation as background for our debate, as well as the briefings by the Secretary-Gener…
Let me join others in welcoming Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore, and in thanking him for his presentation. I congratulate him on assuming the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and wish him every success in his mandate.
Guatemala is convinced that reg…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2012/72) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and my compatriot Edmond Mulet for having introduced it to us. I would also like to welcome the virtual presence of Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
Our position on the situation in Syria was fully
explained by our Minister for Foreign Affairs last Tuesday in the Chamber (see S/PV.6710).
Our prime objective is to help to put an end to the spiral of violence afflicting the Syrian population and to find a political solution to the crisis experie…
I would like to thank your country, Mr. President, for having convened today’s open debate, and you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting. We extend our appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernández-Taranco for his informative briefing. We
have also listened carefully to the statement…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/634*) and for presenting it to us.
We believe there has been considerable conceptual and practical progress in strengthening the rule of law, particularly since the Secretary-Gene…
I wish to start by welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of South Africa, Her Excellency Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and by expressing appreciation for her having agreed to preside over our meetings this morning and this afternoon. Secondly, I would like to thank the representat…
Allow us to thank you, Mr. President, for convening
this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for the lucid concept note that has been circulated. We hope that this debate will renew our commitment to making further progress in improving the efficiency and transparency of …
We thank the Secretary-General for his report, which he presented to us, as he does every year, under the symbol A/66/1. We agree with him that we are living in a time of global transition and, we would add, uncertainty. Certainly, to paraphrase the Secretary- General, the status quo is being weaken…
