The Tunisian delegation is very pleased that the General Assembly has adopted the resolution calling for the creation of a World Solidarity Fund. The Assembly’s
approval confirms the decision made by Heads of State and Government in Johannesburg at the end of the World Summit on Sustainable Develop…
While the General Assembly has been examining the Palestinian question this year, the explosive security and economic situation in the region has been dangerously deteriorating to an unprecedented degree, with catastrophic humanitarian conditions and a total halt to the peace process. This tragic si…
One week has passed since we celebrated United Nations Day. A retrospective analysis of our Organization’s 57 years of existence enables us to conclude the following.
The United Nations has not lost any of its relevance. The world needs the Organization more than ever to restore order in the global…
Mr. President, allow me to convey to you our most sincere thanks for having acceded to the request of the Non- Aligned Movement that this open meeting of the Security Council be convened to consider the Iraq crisis. All signs had indicated that this issue was going to be resolved peacefully, in keep…
First of all, I would like to extend Tunisia’s condolences to our sister country, Indonesia, and to the victims of the terrorist act in Bali, an act we vigorously condemn. Our sympathies also go out to the families of all of the victims.
Madam President, allow me now to join previous speakers in th…
The objective assessment provided by the Secretary- General in the two reports under consideration brings us to a real moment of truth — a truth that may not be easy to accept but one that we must have the courage to take responsibility for.
Some of us might ask , what truth is that? I do not wish …
Allow me at the outset, before I plunge into the debate, to offer you, Sir, my congratulations and my best wishes for success in your presidency of the Security Council. This tribute is not circumstantial, because the Tunisian delegation and a great many intellectuals in our country hold you in high…
Mr. President, I should like at the outset, on behalf of the Arab Group — whose chairmanship I have the honour to hold this month — to thank you for responding so quickly to our request to hold this urgent meeting of the Security Council, at which we are considering once again the dangerous situatio…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to express to you on behalf of the Arab Group, whose chairmanship we hold for this month, our thanks and appreciation for your prompt response in convening this emergency meeting. It is being held in tragic circumstances that cause sentiments of sorrow, bewilder…
Allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We hope that your work will be crowned with success. I would also like to thank the Ambassador of Norway for his excellent leadership of the Council during the previous month.
I would lik…
Mr. President, we wish to thank you very warmly for having responded to our request for this emergency meeting.
This meeting was made necessary by the situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories, which have been reoccupied and where a full-fledged war has been unleashed against the…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having promptly convened this urgent meeting of the Security Council to examine the situation prevailing in the occupied Palestinian territories and the dangerous escalation of violence there.
We must recall that this escalation was provoked b…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the excellent way in which Mali has conducted the work of the Security Council during the month of December. You have presented us with a programme of work that took into account the various interests of the Council in the area of the maintenance of in…
It is of the greatest importance that the Council today, in this public and open debate, is addressing the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is not simply another meeting of the Council on the question; it is a meeting that is taking place at a critical moment characterized by …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having scheduled this meeting between the Security Council and the Secretariat. We would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Kenzo Oshima for the excellent briefing he has just given us.
I would like to take this opportunity to stress the poli…
We have before us a document that is of particular importance, which covers almost all areas of activity of the United Nations and is structured according to the basic goals defined by the leaders of the world in the new century. It is oriented towards the future and action, and sets forth a true vi…
I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Miranda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, to the Security Council.
The Tunisian delegation welcomes the holding of this meeting, which attests to the Council’s sustained interest in the question of Angola and to its commitment to settling an armed conflict that…
I would like to thank Jamaica, which holds the presidency, and you, Sir, for having organized this meeting on Afghanistan. I would also like to join previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi for his briefing. We all agree that his mission is sensitive, but we also know that he merits …
I have the pleasure to speak on item 22 of our agenda, and I am delighted to welcome here the interest shown by the international community for development and growth in Africa. The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa (UN-NADAF) has come at a timely moment so as to give concrete …
Madam President, I would like to congratulate you once again on assuming the presidency of the Council this month. I should also like to pay tribute to your predecessor, our Irish colleague.
Today I would like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Liberia. I should also like to join preceding speakers…
