First of all, Mr. President, we would like to thank you and your delegation for convening this meeting. We would also like to welcome the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, and to congratulate him once more for his active efforts on b…
First of all, on behalf of my delegation, we would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Iraq, Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, for his presentation and to take this opportunity to convey to him our deep appreciation for his work and that of all the personnel of the United …
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to welcome Mr. Joachim Rűcker, the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I wish him success in his endeavour at this very important stage for the future of Kosovo. We assure him of our full cooperation. We also thank him for the …
Argentina was a sponsor of resolution 1706 (2006) and voted in favour of it because we believe that one of the main obligations of the United Nations is to protect civilian populations. In that context, we believe that the Security Council cannot shirk its responsibility to protect, in particular, v…
My country supported and voted in favour of the draft resolution we have just adopted, essentially because the priority in this conflict was and remains to declare an immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to violent confrontation. That has been my country’s position ever since the outbreak o…
Argentina wishes to thank the delegation of Ghana for organizing this open debate on peace consolidation in West Africa. We welcome the presence of Minister Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in conducting our deliberations. We also acknowledge and welcome the participation, among others, of the Special Re…
Argentina voted in favour of today’s resolution bearing in mind that the text adopted reaffirms the right of every State signatory of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in conformity with articles I and II of the Treaty, to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for July for its initiative of organizing this debate, which demonstrates once again the Council’s resolve to end the difficulties and suffering of children affected by armed conflict.
We welcome the new …
We have almost completed the entire reform process of the United Nations, but we still have before us a political issue that is both sensitive and of great significance: the reform of the Security Council.
The violations of international peace and security that we have witnessed in recent days, esp…
Argentina is extremely concerned at the crisis between Israel and Lebanon and at the serious events that have taken place in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks. Those two crises, as we see it, have the potential to destabilize the entire Middle East region.
We therefore deem it essential for all partie…
I wish at the outset to thank Ms. Angela Kane for the information she presented to the Council. We agree with her that we now face a grave crisis — not an ordinary crisis such as that to which, sadly, we are accustomed in the region. This meeting is occurring at a time when the security and humanita…
We would like at the outset to thank the Danish presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate. We are honoured by the presence here today of Mr. Moeller, the Foreign Minister of Denmark.
We also welcome the statement and the presence of Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the In…
At the outset, I would like to join other members who spoke before me in expressing our gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, for the comprehensive report he has given us on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ian Martin for his briefing on the current situation in Timor-Leste. We believe that the appointment of Mr. Martin to carry out that most delicate mission was most appropriate, given his in-depth knowledge of the situation in Timor-Leste and his excellent rel…
I should like at the outset to welcome Mr. Christian Schwarz-Schilling, who has served as High Representative and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1 February 2006. We would like to assure him of my delegation’s full support as he carries out his important functio…
In recent weeks, innocent civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, have continued to suffer revenge and reprisals as a consequence of a new cycle of violence. The parties’ mutual accusations concerning the immediate causes of the recent violence are, unfortunately, very familiar. Shamefully, we have…
First of all, I would like to commend and thank the President for the holding this public meeting. We believe that discussing the issue that was the subject of debate at a meeting yesterday and the matter under consideration today should indeed take place in public, in order that the entire world ma…
I wish to thank and congratulate you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to publicly discuss the purchasing and procurement system in United Nations peacekeeping operations. As we know, this is a very important issue that not only has economic repercussions, but also affects the prestige of t…
My delegation thanks the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jessen-Petersen, for the report he has just introduced on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We are also grateful for the presence of the President of the Republic of Ser…
Mr. President, at the outset let me thank you for having convened this informative open meeting with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres. We would like to thank Mr. Guterres for his briefing on the situation of world refugees and internally displaced persons world…
