I too wish to start by thanking Mr. Ibrahima Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, and Ambassador Liberata Mulamula for their briefings. Denmark appreciates this opportunity to discuss the issue of peace, security and development in the Great Lakes region.…
I would like to brief the Council as outgoing Chairman of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) as well as of the Sanctions Committee on Liberia.
I took over as Chairman of the CTC at a time when the Committee was just waiting for its new support structure, its Executive Directorate (CTED), to be …
Denmark is pleased to have been a sponsor of the resolution just adopted, improving the delisting procedures of all the Security Council sanctions committees. In our assessment, that is the best achievable result at this point in time, and certainly a step in the right direction.
Improving the list…
I would like to thank the representatives of the two Tribunals for their reports to the Security Council.
Denmark has always been and remains a strong supporter of the Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. This is the fourth time during our membership of the Council that we have the oppor…
Mr. President, let me begin by thanking you for convening this important debate. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing and report.
The complexity of these issues requires that we sometimes take a step back and look at the picture from a distance. The Secretary-Gener…
I, too, would like to thank the Special Representative, Ambassador Qazi, for his statement, as well as Ambassador Sanders for her statement on behalf of the Multinational Force.
While the political process in Iraq since 2003 in many ways has been successful, the current situation in Iraq presents a…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on children affected by armed conflicts. I would also like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General, the Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict, the Executive Director of UNICEF and Mr. Oling Olang,…
I would like to begin by joining others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his comprehensive briefing. Let me take this opportunity to comment on the situation in the Sudan and the recent positive developments with regard to the situation in Northern Uganda. All the while, I would l…
We did not intend to touch upon the situation in Lebanon in our statement today, since the Council will soon revert to the matter when we take stock of the implementation of resolution 1701 (2006). However, today’s assassination of the Lebanese Minister for Industry requires that we react.
First of…
Regrettably, Denmark was not in a position to support the draft resolution (S/2006/878) just considered. The draft resolution addresses issues of great concern to my Government. If it had included a more thorough recognition of the complexities on the ground, my delegation would have liked to vote i…
Denmark aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by Finland on behalf of the European Union.
Yet again, we are called to this Chamber by the tragic loss of civilian life in Gaza. Yet again, we are called upon to consider how we can restore hope to the people of the Middle East and how we ca…
I should like to join others in welcoming the High Representative, Dr. Schwarz- Schilling, and the acting Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Adnan Terzić, to the Council. I thank both of them for their interesting statements on the developments on the ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
I …
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and thereby once again directing the attention of the Security Council to the indispensable role of women in all efforts to build and maintain peace and security. Let
me also thank all four speakers for their introductions to o…
Let me start by thanking the Special Coordinator, Mr. De Soto, for his briefing to us
today. Let me also say that Denmark fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the Permanent Representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union. Allow me to make the following remarks.
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Let me start by thanking Jan Pronk for his briefing, which was, as usual, a very eloquent and thorough update on the situation. The progress made by all parties in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), in particular in the area of security, is indeed very welcome. In this regard, I s…
I should like to begin by joining others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland for his comprehensive briefing.
Given their gravity and serious implications, the humanitarian crises of Africa merit more of our attention and of our political and financial resources. Violent conflicts, food …
I would like to thank Special Representative Qazi for his statement, and Ambassador Bolton for his statement on behalf of the Multinational Force.
As described in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2006/706), the situation in Iraq continues to present challenges to the international community on sev…
Like others, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Rücker, for his very useful briefing. We welcome him to his new and immensely challenging duties and look forward to working wi…
Yet again, we have heard a deeply disturbing account of the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur. All indicators point towards a sharp downward spiral and a looming manmade humanitarian catastrophe.
In order to prevent this from happening, there is a vital need to, first, achieve immediate…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. Council President and Foreign Minister, for convening this meeting and focusing our attention on peace consolidation in West Africa, a situation which provides us with hope but at the same time keeps reminding us that the early stages of peace are fragile and need c…
