Greece co- sponsored the present resolution because we believe that it is a positive first step in addressing concerns regarding the need to establish procedural fairness within the current system of delisting procedures. In our view, by allowing individuals and entities listed to have direct access…
I should like to thank Mr. Egeland for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in Darfur and in northern Uganda and also for his intensive efforts, his advocacy role and his important work in the humanitarian field.
The mere fact that Mr. Egeland, the highest- ranking humanitarian United Nations…
I am taking the floor in support of the statement made by the representative of the People’s Republic of China and the position expressed therein in favour of upholding the decision taken yesterday in the General Committee not to include the items in question in the agenda of the sixty-first session…
I would like to join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Gambari and Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for their briefings today.
In the last few days, we have been witnessing events in the Middle East spiralling out of control and reaching new, unacceptable levels of violence and tension uns…
I would first like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Angela Kane for today’s briefing.
Greece fully associates itself with the statement to be made shortly by the Permanent Representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union.
In the last few days, the cycle of violence in the Middle East …
I too would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing today and to express our appreciation to Prince Zeid for his tireless work to address and resolve an issue which is obviously of great concern to all of us — an issue which has an undeniable impact on the credibility and effectiveness of United…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Malloch Brown for his briefing today on the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) under consideration here.
Greece associates itself with the statement to be delivered shortly by the representative of Austria in
that country’s capacity as …
At this important stage, when the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) is successfully completing its peacekeeping mandate, we would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General and to his Special Representatives, as well as to the personnel of the Mission, who have spared no e…
Please allow me at the outset to express my country’s deep condolences to the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as well as to the families of the victims of the tragedy caused by the horrendous terrorist attacks in Amman. Greece condemns terrorism in all its forms, wheneve…
Today’s open debate is, for once, about a case with a happy ending. The mandate of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) is coming to a successful close. We wish to express our deep appreciation to the Mission in general and to its personnel, and more particularly to the Spec…
