I, like others, would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Rücker, for his useful briefing. I would also like to thank the President of the Coordination Centre of the Republic of Serbia …
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to the important issue of Security Council reform and expansion.
The 2005 World Summit clearly spelled out the need for early reform of the Security Council. We have seen progress on working methods, but when it comes to expansion we are facing a stalemate…
I would like first of all to thank Ambassador Oshima for his excellent leadership of the Security Council’s mission to Afghanistan last month and for his report to the Council. Denmark fully supports the report and its recommendations. I would, however, like to make a few comments and observations i…
Denmark was a sponsor of and voted in favour of resolution 1706 (2006). We did so because, as we have heard over the past couple of days, the situation in Darfur is quickly deteriorating. People are dying every day, and the Council has a responsibility to act. The resolution proposes a dual-track ap…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Gambari for his thorough briefing.
Denmark aligns itself with the statement to be given shortly by Finland on behalf of the European Union.
Denmark is pleased to note that the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizbollah by and large seems to be hol…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Ian Martin, for his briefing. I would also like to welcome José Luis Guterres to the Security Council and to congratulate him on his assumption of the post of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste.
Denmark fully associates itself wi…
Denmark has just voted in favour of resolution 1675 (2006) extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for an additional six months. Having done so, we would like to add our appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General, his Personal Env…
I should like to join others in welcoming the High Representative, Mr. Schwarz-Schilling, and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Adnan Terzić, to the Council. I thank both of them for their interesting statements, which have given us impressive and detailed accou…
I join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Valdés for his briefing and in welcoming President-elect Préval to the Council. Denmark aligns itself with the statement to be made shortly by Austria on behalf of the European Union.
Denmark congratulates René Préval on his…
We join others in welcoming the Foreign Minister of Peru to the Council and in thanking Ms. Hoppe for her briefing. I should also like to associate my delegation with the statement of the European Union, to be delivered later by the representative of Austria.
The fight against the proliferation and…
Let me join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2006/145), which focuses on key areas in the remarkable transformation that the Afghan people and Government are undertaking with the assistance of the United Nations. Also, a very warm welcome to …
I should like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, for his briefing and President Gusmão for his important statement and for his presence here today.
Denmark associates itself fully with the statement to be made shortly by the representative of Austr…
My thanks go to Mr. Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago for his briefing. Today is a real occasion for optimism. The departure of the peacekeeping force, the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), is good news for the people of Sierra Leone and their international partners. It underscores how far t…
I would like to thank the representatives of the two Tribunals, Judge Pocar and Judge Møse, and Prosecutors Del Ponte and Jallow for their written reports and oral briefings.
Denmark remains a strong supporter of the Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. They make an invaluable contri…
I thank the President for convening this meeting of the General Assembly. I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude for his strong effort to push forward the United Nations reform agenda.
Denmark believes that the composition of the Security Council must reflect the world as it looks today.…
The Iraqi Government asked the Security Council to extend the mandate of the multinational force for a period of 12 months, starting 31 December of this year; that request of the Iraqi Government deserved, in our view, to be met. Denmark was thus happy to sponsor the draft resolution and warmly welc…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Arnault for his excellent briefing on the current situation in Afghanistan.
After more than 20 years of conflict, the Afghan people have a strong wish for peace, democracy, security and improved living conditions. Against them stand frustrated warlords, d…
I join in thanking you for convening this open debate today, allowing us, along with the full membership of the
United Nations, to renew our pledge to the cause of protecting civilians in armed conflict and to review the progress to date. I would also like to thank sincerely Mr. Egeland for his bri…
I too would like to thank the Minister of Justice of Burundi and Assistant Secretary-General Zacklin for their briefings.
We are very pleased to hear that the Transitional Government in Burundi is committed to intensifying its efforts to end impunity. A sustainable peace can be secured only if perp…
I should like to join others in expressing my gratitude to the representative of South Africa, Mr. Aziz Pahad, for his presence at the Council today and for his briefing on the mediation efforts of President Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the African Union. Let me also thank you, Mr. President, for conven…
