On behalf of the Government and the people of the Republic of Mauritius, let me once again express our deep condolences to the families of the victims and to the peoples of those States that have suffered a huge loss of life and social and economic damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami th…
We thank the Secretary- General for his first consolidated report (A/58/254) on progress in the implementation and international support for the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development (NEPAD). The report clearly outlines the progress in the implementation of NEPAD, as well as the challenges and c…
Let me first express my delegation’s joy in seeing you, Madam Minister, preside over our deliberations today. Your presence is a testimony to the importance which you and your country attach to the Security Council and my delegation wishes to pay tribute to your very able team, led by the distinguis…
We, too, welcome Deputy President Zuma to this Chamber today and thank him for coming all the way to New York to brief us on the Burundi peace process. At the same time, we also welcome the new Permanent Representative of France.
My delegation would like to congratulate the Government of South Afri…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Steiner, for his comprehensive briefing this morning. We also thank Deputy Prime Minister Čović for his useful statement.
Mauritius is encouraged to see the general positive development taking place in Kosovo. The formation of the pr…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting in order to take stock of the outcome of the mission of Ambassador Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General. My delegation also thanks Ambassador Gambari for his very comprehensive briefing this morning.
We…
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Judge Jorda, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Pillay, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte to the Security Council Chamber today. I th…
