Today’s adoption of resolution 2077 (2012), on piracy off the coast of Somalia, just two days after the holding of an open debate of the Security Council on piracy (see S/PV.6865), during which a presidential statement was delivered (S/PRST/2012/24), illustrates the degree to which the scourge of pi…
I thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative to hold this debate, which allows us to voice our opinions and exchange views
on the recurring issue of piracy, which has become a genuine threat, around the world, to international peace and security. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Chairs of the Committees
established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for presenting their reports on their activities since last May. As we did at their previous briefings to the Council, we pay well- deserved…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Finn Reske-Nielsen for introducing the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) (S/2012/765), and to congratulate him for the work he has done in taking over the responsibilities of Ms. Ameerah Haq. I al…
First, I wish to congratulate you, Minister Caballeros, and your country, Guatemala, on having inscribed on the Council’s agenda the important issue of peace and justice, with a particular accent on the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
I also thank the Secretary-General, the Presiden…
I would like first of all to thank the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, for the briefing he has just given on the situation in Somalia.
Somalia turned a new page in its history with the end of the transition, marked by the adoption of the provision…
I would like to start by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Feltman, for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank the representatives of Palestine and of the State of Israel for their statements.
In this debate, I will address the Israeli-Palestini…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President and the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for their very informative briefings on the achievements of the Court, its ongoing work and progress in the completion strategy of the Court and on the establishment of the Residual Special Court.
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Togo welcomes the adoption of resolution 2069 (2012), through which the Council has decided to extend to 13 October 2013 the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force.
We would like to thank the other Council members, in particular Germany, for the efforts undertaken to that end. At th…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Guatemala’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
My delegation wishes your delegation every success in carrying out its functions.
I would next like to thank Mr. Mariano Fernández Amunátegui, not only fo…
I should first of all like to thank you, Mr. President, for having placed this very important issue concerning children on the agenda of the Security Council under Germany’s presidency. I also congratulate Ms. Zerrougi on her appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Childre…
I would like to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for the report he just introduced to the Security Council on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (S/2012/603). I also wish to thank His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Mi…
I would like to associate myself with previous speakers in thanking Mr. Robert Serrry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I also thank the representatives of Palestine and Israel for their statements.
On the occasion of this …
The importance of the debate being held by the Security
Council today stems from the fact that peacebuilding remains at the heart of the work of the United Nations. I would therefore like to thank Colombia, Madam President, for deciding to put the issue at the centre of the Council’s work for this …
I too would like to thank and commend the Force Commanders from the various peacekeeping missions who are here, not only for their very useful briefings but also for the work they are doing on the ground, often in difficult circumstances.
The issue of peacekeeping operations is very important both …
At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Togo, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on China’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. I would also like to thank the delegation of Azerbaijan for its excellent work last month.
I should also like t…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council, which has made it possible for us to adopt resolution 2048 (2012). I should like to take this opportunity once again to express to you our appreciation for the outstanding manner in which you have led…
First of all, I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Luis Moreno- Ocampo, for presenting his interim report pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
Togo welcomes the presentation of the report, which takes stock of the actions taken, in particular regarding …
I would first like to welcome to New York the President of the Somali Republic, His Excellency Mr. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, whose participation in this meeting of the Council testifies to his Government’s commitment to all initiatives aimed at finding a solution to the long- standing crisis in So…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for introducing the Secretary-General’s quarterly report (S/2012/275) on the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK). I would also like to welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs…
