Six years after Dayton, we are witnessing a wide range of positive developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Let me join previous speakers in paying tribute to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch; the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kle…
Ukraine welcomes the opportunity to present its views on the important agenda item being considered today by the General Assembly, entitled “Support by the United Nations system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies”.
During the last decade alone, a gr…
It is with great pleasure that my delegation takes part in the debate on the agenda item entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations”. In recent years, the international community has faced an increased need to intensify interaction between the United Nation…
My delegation welcomes the Secretary-General’s important statement.
I would like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ms. Carol Bellamy, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Mr. Olara Otunnu, for their co…
Last year at the Millennium Summit the heads of State and Government adopted the Millennium Declaration, whereby they pledged to uphold and promote the principles and goals laid down as the foundations of the Organization. The Summit and the Millennium Declaration became an outstanding achievement i…
My delegation, too, is grateful to the Secretary-General for his report, which contains a number of important recommendations to take the peace process forward in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our thanks also go the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ngongi, for his compreh…
The delegation of Ukraine congratulates Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei on his reappointment as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and commends him for submitting the annual report of the Agency and his introduction concerning its current activities.
The four fundamental areas …
I, too, would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I would also like to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. David Stephen, for his comprehensive briefing. My delegation welcomes Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh, who is participating in today’s meeting. We…
I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for his briefing, which provided a useful update on the situation in and around Kosovo and the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
The first issue on which I would like to focus is the ongoing pre…
My delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his important statement this morning. We would also like to welcome his Special Representative, Ambassador Morjane, as he takes part in this meeting of the Security Council, and to thank him for the detailed briefing on the situation in the Demo…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this meeting of the Security Council on East Timor. Our thanks also go to Mr. Annabi for his briefing. We welcome Mr. Gusmão, President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance, and Mr. Ramos-Horta, a member of the transitional Cabinet, and thank them…
I would like to join the other delegations in thanking Mr. Guéhenno, Ms. McAskie and Mr. Fall for their valuable briefings, which cover various aspects of the situation in the region and give us a comprehensive analysis of the crisis in West Africa.
We have given careful consideration to the report…
I would like to start my statement by expressing our deep concern at and our condemnation of the cowardly murder of six staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross in an ambush in Orientale Province on 26 April. My Government conveys its sincere condolences to the Governments of th…
Ukraine aligns itself with the statement made by the Ambassador of Sweden
on behalf of the European Union and associated countries earlier this morning.
In this connection, we once again affirm our resolute condemnation of the edict issued by the Taliban leadership, ordering the destruction of non…
My delegation welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola as he participates in the Security Council’s meeting. We also would like to thank Ambassador Ryan, Chairman of the sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993), for the important statement he made earlier today. T…
The Government of Ukraine fully supports the draft resolution before us as an appropriate and timely measure. Ukraine regrets that the Taliban continue to ignore the clear demands of Security Council resolution 1267 (1999). Afghan territory under Taliban control is used for sheltering and training t…
Allow me to express my delegation’s great appreciation to the Secretary- General for his reports on the agenda item under consideration. Those reports faithfully reflect the ongoing efforts of the United Nations system to address the increasing gamut of humanitarian assistance issues. We are particu…
I would like to welcome Judge Pillay, Judge Jorda and Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte and to thank them for their comprehensive and interesting briefings. I also wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all the judges of the Tribunals for their dedicated work and tireless efforts in discharging th…
It was with great interest that my delegation listened to your observations, Mr. President, on the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, as well as to the valuable suggestion that you made this morning. I should also like to pay tribute to you for the contribution of the Netherlands to United Nati…
My delegation believes that the Brahimi Report is a milestone in our common efforts to set United Nations peacekeeping
right and to make it more effective in the context of a general reform of the United Nations. We pay tribute to all members of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations and, per…
