My delegation thanks the Danish presidency for having convened this public meeting on Timor-Leste. This meeting could not be more timely or important, particularly as the assistance of the international community to Timor- Leste, on both a bilateral and a multilateral basis, is
becoming more critic…
My delegation thanks the British presidency for convening this meeting to discuss the successful transition process in Sierra Leone. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago, for his comprehensive briefing.
As the chapter of the United Nations…
The Philippines would like to thank Lord Paddy Ashdown for his final
briefing to the Council on the developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to commend him for his tireless efforts over the last three and a half years on the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We are…
We welcome Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and thank him for his first briefing to the Council on the latest developments in the region, particularly the recent outbreak of violence that not only claimed the lives of several people and wounded several dozen…
Mr. President, we thank you for convening this important meeting on peacekeeping and HIV/AIDS in the context of Security Council resolution 1308 (2000). We wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guéhenno for updating us on the steps taken by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)…
We join other delegations in welcoming Mr. James Morris, and we thank him for his briefing on the food crisis in Africa. We commend Mr. Morris for his work as the helmsman of the World Food Programme (WFP), a very important agency which brings the United Nations presence right to the hearts of the p…
We join others in welcoming the Minister of Justice of Burundi. We believe that his presence here underscores the importance that his country attaches to ending impunity, which we all know is the root of instability in Burundi. We also thank Mr. Zacklin for his comprehensive briefing.
Now that Buru…
I join other delegations in thanking the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their thorough but concise reports (S/2005/343, annexes I and II and S/2005/336, enclosure), w…
I join other delegations in welcoming you, Sir, to the Chair. I should also like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Ambassador Søren Jessen-Petersen, and to thank him for introducing the repo…
We join other members in congratulating you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We also congratulate Ambassador Wang Guangya and the rest of the Chinese delegation on their successful presidency during the month of April. In addition, we would l…
My delegation thanks the Chinese presidency for having convened this important public meeting. We welcome back to the Council Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad and thank him for his briefing.
We take this opportunity to acknowledge the unstinting efforts of President Mbeki in trying to find a way to mo…
We wish to thank the Brazilian presidency for convening this important meeting to discuss the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. The presence this afternoon of the Secretary-General himself underscores the importance of the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire. We welcome the comprehensive briefing made by Deputy Forei…
My delegation joins other delegations in thanking Lord Paddy Ashdown for his comprehensive briefing on the developments relating to the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also welcome the presence this morning of the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Security of …
Allow me to begin by taking this opportunity to express our congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We would also like to commend Ambassador Danforth and other members of the United States delegation on their successful pre…
We join other delegations in expressing our sincerest sympathies to the people of Palestine on the death of their leader, President Yasser Arafat. We hope that his death will unite the people of Palestine and his successor in the search for a durable and lasting peace in the Middle East that will le…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 1566 (2004) because we believe that this resolution will make a positive contribution to the resolve of the Council to fight against the menace of terrorism. The terrorist bombing that took place in Egypt yesterday underscores the importance of today’s act…
My delegation supported the draft resolution on which the Council has just taken action. We reiterate our concern about the escalating violence in the Middle East, which has resulted in the loss of countless innocent civilian lives, including children. We urge both sides to halt the violence. We cal…
We join other delegations in welcoming you to the Council, Sir, and in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of August. We would also like take this opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Minhea Motoc of Romania for the highly professional and efficient…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting to discuss the outcome of the recent Security Council mission to West Africa. We join other delegations in commending Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry for his able leadership of that productive mission, which visited seven countries in 10 …
I wish to join other delegations in thanking High Commissioner Lubbers for his comprehensive briefing to the Council on the
challenges facing refugees and internally displaced persons, especially as they relate to the peace and security of camps and settlements and internal and cross-border peace a…
