I join previous speakers in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate.
The declaration adopted by the Security Council summit reaffirms at the highest level a comprehensive set of goals and commitments. As many speakers have remarked before me, some progress in specific areas has …
As one of the major contributors to the regular budget of the United Nations, Brazil participated in the negotiations on the scale of assessments in the spirit of flexibility, fully aware of their importance to the future of this Organization. We are facing extraordinary challenges and we all feel t…
Both natural and man- made disasters continue to cause pain and suffering, whereas the resources to alleviate their consequences fall short of what is needed.
Although emergency relief after natural disasters is essential, preparedness is also crucial. International assistance is key in this regard…
The call for renewed efforts to reform the Security Council was prominent in the statements made by our leaders during the Millennium Summit. We are encouraged to see that this
call is echoed by the participation of more than 100 Member States in our debate today.
Let me repeat the basic tenets of…
Brazil is very pleased to participate in this debate. For more than a century now, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has been an incremental force in promoting cooperation and understanding among parliamentarians of different nations. Like parliaments, the United Nations is about democracy and par…
I am pleased to take the floor, on behalf of the countries of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) — Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — and the associated countries, Bolivia and Chile, to address the Assembly on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and…
I wish to thank the German delegation for its timely initiative of introducing the item on global partnerships into the agenda of the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session.
In trying to keep pace with globalization and interdependence, the United Nations system has been interacting more inten…
Ten years ago, the largest gathering of world leaders in history until that time agreed on the Declaration on the Survival, Protection
and Development of Children and a Plan of Action to implement that Declaration in the 1990s. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted only one year earlie…
I thank Ambassador Martin Andjaba for his presentation of the Security Council report for the period June 1999 to June 2000. I take this opportunity also to congratulate the newly elected members of the Council: Colombia, Singapore, Ireland, Norway and Mauritius.
This annual debate should serve the…
I wish to thank you for organizing this open debate on the situation in East Timor. These meetings constitute important opportunities for the States not members of the Council to express their views.
I am glad to acknowledge the presence in this Chamber of Mr. Ramos-Horta, whose leadership was so d…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization. It is an excellent guide for us, and it shows how the mandates created by the Member States are being translated into the day-to-day work of the United Nations machinery.
The United Nations has sough…
Allow me, Mr. President, to join previous speakers in thanking you for having organized this open meeting on East Timor. Your diplomatic skills have been an important asset in conducting the business of the Security Council during this month, and we are also grateful to you for that. I would also li…
The delegation of Brazil associates itself with the statement made earlier by Trinidad and Tobago on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group.
The Brazilian delegation would like to extend to the Government and the people of Mozambique its deepest sympathy and solidarity. Brazil is a sponso…
It is a great honour for us to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council. I believe that you could not have chosen a better topic for this open debate under the Argentine presidency. The decision to tackle today's topic reflects Argentina's traditional commitment in the humanitarian field an…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open meeting on East Timor. We are grateful also to Mr. Annabi for his comprehensive briefing.
In April of this year the Brazilian delegation asked the Secretary-General to brief the Security Council on the incidents that had taken place in Dili on the p…
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor a second time. I cannot refrain from thanking my colleagues for the words of praise addressed to my predecessor, Ambassador Celso Amorim. It is with pleasure that I will inform him of how meaningful his contribution was to the work of the Council on …
We are gathered here today to consider a draft resolution which Brazil hopes will be the first step towards the return of normalcy in Iraq. By normalcy I mean the assurance that Iraq does not pose a threat to regional and international security. Iraq has to abide by its commitment to fully disclose …
The international community has witnessed this year an increasing demand for Security Council actions. This reflects the fact that, when facing crisis, it is to the Security Council that the world looks for meaningful answers. More than ever, the Security Council needs to be perceived as a body with…
First of all, I would like to express my appreciation to Under-Secretary- General Miyet for the briefing he presented to us and to Ambassador Holbrooke for the report on his visit to Africa.
As previous speakers have done, I would like to refer to the dialogue that took place yesterday involving th…
I find myself in the same position as my colleague from Malaysia. I too fall into the same category of “note-less Ambassador” that you, Mr. President, have created, but I think I am a conscientious one. I would say that, after hearing so many statements, my delegation has little left to say about sp…
