The Council has shown that it is capable of responding firmly to terrorist acts aimed at destabilizing States and jeopardizing international peace and security. It has done so by unequivocally condemning such acts, as well as by demanding that those responsible and their supporters be tracked down a…
I wish to thank Romania for having once again taken the initiative to convene a debate on the subject we are considering today. Given the growing needs in the area of peacekeeping, regional organizations have an essential role to play in both taking over from and supporting United Nations activities…
Allow me to thank Mr. Volcker for presenting the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
France commends the submission of the report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1538 (…
I, too, would like to thank Alvaro de Soto for his briefing and for his comments. We wish him every success in carrying out his mission, which is both difficult and important.
Permit me to begin by indicating that my delegation subscribes fully to the statement to be made shortly by the representat…
I wish to thank Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno and Mr. Peter Piot for their briefings on action undertaken since the adoption of resolution 1308 (2000).
France naturally shares the concerns expressed by previous speakers. The fight against the spread of the AIDS virus calls for our total vigilance and jus…
Today’s debate — which we are pleased to be holding under your presidency, Mr. Minister — provides us with an opportunity to take a useful snapshot of the situation and to consider the Security Council’s actions in humanitarian crises. I would like to thank Jean- Marie Guéhenno for the insight he pr…
My delegation thanks you, Sir, for having organized the debate on Security Council reform that has begun today. For at least two reasons, I believe that the debate has been launched at the right time.
First, our Organization has been considering the question of Council expansion for several years n…
As this is the first discussion in the Council this month, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and to assure you of the full support and cooperation of my delegation. I would also like to thank Mr. Danilo Türk for his briefing.
It is always a …
I welcome the fact that the General Assembly is meeting today in order to officially adopt a text that is important for our Organization — important not only for its day-to-day work, but also in terms of the values that it represents.
As the Assembly knows, it was the intention of the founding fath…
The Permanent Representative of Luxembourg will shortly make a statement on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union and I associate myself with that statement in advance.
At the outset, Mr. Minister, I would like to welcome your presence in the Chair at this important meeting. I thank Mr. Ne…
I wish at the outset, Mr. President, to say how pleased and honoured we are that you have agreed to come and preside over the work of the Council today, which focuses on post-conflict peacebuilding, a subject to which, as we know, Denmark is firmly committed. We appreciate that commitment.
Later in…
I, too, would like first to thank our colleague, Ambassador Sardenberg, for his briefing and to congratulate him also on having taken the initiative of leading this important Security Council mission, which I believe was very useful. Personally, I gained a wealth of knowledge about the situation in …
Sixty years ago, peace finally prevailed at the end of one of the bloodiest conflicts in the history of humankind. It is right that today we honour the memory of all of the victims of that atrocious war. It is
just that we pay tribute to all of those — the famous and the unknown — who fought and tr…
I would first like to thank Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa, and Ms. Mojanku Gumbi for once again having responded to the Council’s invitation to brief us on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. I would also like to thank our colleague from Nigeria for his statement on…
I wish at the outset to thank the Chairpersons of the three Committees for their briefings, and I commend you, Mr. President, for having convened, for the first time, a meeting at which we can take stock of the work of the three Council Committees involved in combating terrorism. Although their mand…
France has long been drawing the attention of the Security Council to the situation in Darfur. The events in that region of the Sudan are deeply troubling, and our greatest concern is for the plight of the people there. They are, as we all are aware, the primary victims of this conflict. Furthermore…
I too would like to thank Mr. Alan Doss for the briefing he has just given us regarding the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. I would also like to thank Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Africa, and Ms. Mojanku Gumbi for being with us today. Their presence in New York is of part…
France welcomes the fact that the Benin presidency decided to convene this open debate today on the problems of West Africa, and we thank you for this, Mr. Minister. We would like also to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for his presence, which attests to the importance of the issue…
At the outset, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing, which is a useful supplement to the report of the Secretary-General. I wish to express to him once again France’s full support for his activities in Kosovo. His determination, his energy and his lead…
France associates itself with the statement to be made later by the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Abe for the report that he introduced (S/2005/69) on the question of small arms, which goes right to the heart of…
