At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at this session, and to assure you of the full cooperation of the delegation of Cameroon. Cameroon will have the opportunity to reiterate its congratulations and support in a more solemn fash…
Madam President, I will comply with your instructions and be brief, which will be easier for me as the delegations of the People’s Republic of China, Cyprus, Uganda, Pakistan, South Africa and several others have already very accurately and eloquently explained their views, which my delegation share…
Mr. President, as other delegations before me, I would like to convey to you how pleased Cameroon is to see you personally here this morning to chair this meeting. Your presence vividly demonstrates the importance that your country attaches to the development of the situation in Kosovo in particular…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General of Political Affairs, Mr. Danilo Türk, for his briefing, which has given us detailed and useful information for our understanding of the activities of the United Nations Political Office in Bougainville (UNPOB) since 6 August 2003. My delegation welcomes t…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate you, once again, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and for the initiative you have taken to organize this meeting on the important question of the protection of civilians in ar…
My delegation joins the previous speakers in welcoming the Deputy President of South Africa, His Excellency Jacob Zuma, and thanking him for his briefing on the developments in the peace process in Burundi. We also appreciated his analysis on the ways and means of consolidating what has been achieve…
First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this Council meeting pursuant to paragraph 24 of resolution 1483 (2003). Cameroon welcomes the decision of the United States and the United Kingdom to report to the Council on behalf of the Coalition that is provisionally co-admin…
I should like at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative of placing the important issue of HIV/AIDS on today’s agenda. I should also like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mr. Peter Piot for their detailed and instructive briefings. The presence of the Secretary-Ge…
I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative you have taken in organizing this public debate on Kosovo. Indeed, over the past four months, that province has been at the centre of intense diplomatic activity. A key event was undoubtedly the
appointment of Mr. Harri Holkeri as a new …
At the outset I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this public meeting today, which marks the third anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. This meeting eloquently attests to the Security Council’s continuing interest in advanc…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s gratitude for holding this debate on agenda item 39 (a), entitled New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in the implementation and international support, and agenda item 39 (b), entitled Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable pea…
The sad memory of those who died in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, in the United States on 11 September 2001, in Bali on 12 October 2002, and more recently in Morocco and many other parts of the world is a timely reminder of how vulnerable the world still is to terrorism.
This is a new type of terroris…
My delegation is particularly pleased to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma. We thank him for his exhaustive and detailed briefing, following the excellent report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission of Support in…
On behalf of the delegation of Cameroon, I would like to thank Presidents Theodor Meron and Erik Møse and the Prosecutors, Ms. Carla Del Ponte and Mr. Hassan Bubacar Jallow, for the clear and exhaustive presentation of their reports, which, together with the contents of the reports, enables the Coun…
My delegation followed with great interest Mr. Roed- Larsen’s briefing on the latest developments in Palestine. I wish to thank him for his uncompromising analysis of the situation.
The situation in the Middle East, especially in Palestine, is disturbing. The great hopes inspired by the road map se…
My delegation would also like to thank Mr. Annabi for his briefing containing up-to-date and very useful information. On 18 August 2003, the Security Council, in complete unanimity, condemned the unjustifiable and often lethal incidents described by Mr. Annabi. The Council firmly called for finding …
First, Sir, let me thank you, as you approach the end of your presidency, for having convened this important wrap- up meeting on peacekeeping operations. I also wish to convey to you my delegation’s appreciation for your activities throughout the past two years, as we have worked together on the Sec…
First, I must publicly reiterate to the Secretary-General and to the entire United Nations family the condolences of the Government and the people of Cameroon following the sudden and tragic death on 19 August of several United Nations staff members, including the sadly missed Sergio Vieira de Mello…
I should like at the outset to thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Kosovo. I should like also to bid welcome to the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic, and to thank him for the statement he made earlier.
The shooting incident of 13 Au…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his briefing on recent developments regarding the political and military situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We would also like to thank Mr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Deputy H…
