Russia attaches great importance to the coordination of international efforts to follow up the outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development and related issues. The central role in that process, in our view, is played by the intergovernmental mechanism of the General Assembly’…
I wish at the outset to join my colleagues in thanking Mr. Jan Egeland for providing us with up-to- date information on the situation in respect of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Clearly, solving that problem requires systematic and coordinated action at the international, regional …
First of all, I should like to thank Mr. Kiganahe, Minister of Justice of Burundi, and the Assistant Secretary-General for the briefings given today. We thank also the members of the Secretariat assessment mission to Burundi, headed by Mr. Kalomoh, Assistant Secretary-General, for the very substanti…
I welcome you, Sir, as President of the Security Council at today’s meeting.
Our delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to the head of the Mission, Mr. Jessen- Petersen, for his com…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
In 2005, the whole civilized world is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of …
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s meeting and Ambassadors Ellen Margrethe Løj, César Mayoral and Mihnea Motoc for their in-depth and substantive reviews of the work of the Committees which they chair.
We are pleased to note that, today, we have a clear definition of th…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to echo previous speakers’ words of condolence on the passing of the head of the Catholic Church and of the head of the Government of Monaco.
The Russian delegation welcomes this discussion of the report of the Secretary-General entitled “In larg…
The members of the Security Council have frequently reaffirmed that the struggle against impunity is one of the most important elements of a long-term political settlement in Darfur and the Sudan as a whole. All who are guilty of gross violations of human rights in Darfur must be duly punished, as i…
The Russian Federation is concerned by the continuing complex political and humanitarian situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur. Unfortunately, both sides — the Government of the Sudan and the rebels — so far have not fully complied with the demands of the United Nations, and that is the major…
Allow me first of all to express our gratitude to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdown, for the report and the substantive briefing he gave the Security Council. I would also like to welcome my neighbour here, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and …
Our delegation is grateful to the Secretary- General for his report on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, Head of the Mission, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the province. We also note the participatio…
Fostering the development of cooperation among States in the area of human rights is enshrined in the United Nations Charter as one of the purposes of the Organization. Taking stock of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, and today being an anniversary of the adoption of the Univers…
May I thank the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), the Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations, Ambassador Motoc, for his detailed briefing on the initial results of the work of the Committee he chairs. The documents recently …
A year has past since the time when the General Assembly in this very Hall discussed the events taking place in the Middle East. The past months have been difficult and complex as far as efforts to achieve peace in that region are concerned. At times it seemed that the parties to the Middle East con…
We would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2004/907) and to the Head of the Mission, Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, for his substantive briefing on the situation in the region.…
We note with satisfaction the great progress achieved with regard to a peaceful settlement for Somalia, particularly the election of the country’s President and the appointment of its Prime Minister by the Transitional Federal Parliament. A unique opportunity is being created to bring about the rebi…
The unanimous adoption of this resolution by the Security Council, reflects support by the international community for the process of a peace settlement in southern Sudan, which has now entered a crucial stage. We welcome the steady movement towards a settlement, a prerequisite for which is preserva…
Allow me also to say a few words in connection with the passing of Yasser Arafat. A major international political activist has passed away. He dedicated his entire life to the just cause of the Palestinian people, to fighting for its inalienable right to the establishment of an independent State whi…
The Russian Federation supported the adoption of the Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 June 2004.
That operation continues to play an important role in maintaining stability and security on the island of Cyprus. W…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of a group of States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Uk…
