The President of the Republic of Benin, who holds the chairmanship of the Bureau of Least Developed Countries, was to be present here in order to give his address. However, due to traffic problems, he cannot
attend and therefore has asked me to read out the following statement.
“We have now reache…
We thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting to enable us to exchange views on the publication of the final report of the Independent Inquiry Committee, established by the Secretary-General to look into allegations of embezzlement related to the oil-for-food programme.
My delegation congratu…
My delegation thanks you, Sir, for having organized this public information meeting, allowing us to review the implementation of resolution 1308 (2000) five years after its adoption.
We express our appreciation to Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno and to the Executive Director of the Joint United N…
I would like join with all those speakers who have thanked you personally, Mr. Minister, and your delegation, for having taken the initiative to hold this debate.
There has been encouraging progress in the search for solutions to humanitarian problems, with renewed interest in such matters in recen…
I, too, should like to thank Mr. James Morris, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), for his excellent briefing on the food crisis in southern Africa. The points he made were very telling, in that they say much about the silent suffering of people in Africa. We pay tribute to the Sec…
First, we would like to express our sincere condolences to
the international Catholic community on the passing of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. We would also like to express to the Principality of Monaco our condolences on the passing of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier III.
On behalf of the l…
On behalf of the least developed countries, we have requested the floor in explanation of vote in order to express our surprise, our deep concern and our unanimous disappointment at the request made by one delegation to request a separate vote on operative paragraph 12 of this draft resolution on co…
My delegation would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your laudable effort to organize this public debate on a very timely subject: the role of civil society in post-conflict peace-building. We are also pleased to note the participation of many civil society actors and the President of t…
This public meeting enables us to assess the activities of the
Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and to discuss the paths to follow and the means to employ to make the international community’s fight against the scourge of terrorism more effective. The odious attacks of 11 September 2001 revealed, …
My delegation congratulates you, Sir, on France’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We pledge you our full cooperation in the search for appropriate solutions to the problems and challenges before the international community. We also express our full appreciation to the del…
