We are grateful to the French presidency for having organized this discussion on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, a Council agenda item that is both critical and of high priority. This important initiative reminds us of the primary purpose for which United Nations was founded: promotio…
We welcome the Minister of Justice of Burundi to New York, as well as his delegation. We thank him for his very enlightening statement. We wish also to express our deep appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Zacklin for his introduction of the Kalomoh report.
The presence of a ministerial dele…
I wish to welcome the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals. We thank them for their reports and for the extremely enlightening information they have given the Council in their briefings on the implementation of the Completion Strategy for their work. We note with satisf…
Madam President, thank you for having organized this open debate on peacebuilding, a topic of great importance with respect to the goals and purposes of the United Nations and, in particular, with respect to the Security Council’s primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and…
We, too, would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Annabi, for his outstanding briefing on the end of mandate report on the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET), established by the Secretary-General. We are grateful for the information that he has provided with re…
We would like to express our gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having organized this open debate on the African dimension in the work of the Security Council.
Although it comes as no surprise, the fact that you have taken this initiative does you credit.
The objectives of the Organization as se…
On behalf of the delegation of Benin, I wish to express our great appreciation to Ambassador Motoc of Romania for his dedication and the professional approach he has taken
towards the great responsibility entrusted to him by the Security Council. Under his able guidance, the Committee established t…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his very instructive briefing on the situation in Kosovo. We also commend the representative of the Government of Serbia and Montenegro for his outstanding contribution to our debate.
We greatly appreciated the report of…
I too would like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the two Tribunals for the briefings they have just given us on developments in the implementation of their completion strategies. We note that the two Tribunals are seeking ways to lessen the impact of factors which are holding back pro…
I wish to thank Ambassador Denisov for his briefing and Mr. Ruperez for his contribution to today’s debate.
Since 11 September 2001, the entire world has accurately assessed the threat that terrorism poses to international peace and security. It has become clear that terrorism is a global threat th…
My delegation welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 1566 (2004). Terrorism is one of the greatest scourges facing humankind today. It represents a grave violation of human rights and deeply shocks the human conscience. That is why we must be resolute in our struggle to eliminate it.
We expr…
Mr. President, my delegation expresses our deepest condolences to you, to your Government and to the families of the victims for the loss of two Russian passenger aeroplanes.
We are grateful to you for organizing this public meeting to consider the situation in Afghanistan and its consequences for …
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this public meeting on the situation in Timor-Leste. I also thank Mr. Hédi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his excellent briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2004/669).
My delegation welcomes with renewed sa…
As the first Council member to speak at today’s meeting, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I wish you every success, and wish your wonderful country and your great people all the best as well as peace. I would like to assure you that my deleg…
As the Security Council is gathered this morning for its first public meeting in June, I should like to convey to you, Sir, the congratulations of my country’s delegation on your assumption of the presidency and to assure you of our full cooperation in guaranteeing the success of your mandate.
I sh…
The critical situation prevailing in the Middle East and, in particular, on the Palestinian front has continued to deteriorate over the last few months.
During this crisis, my country has continually exhorted all parties to demonstrate the greatest possible restraint and to give a chance to the pea…
Africa is on the Security Council agenda for the fourth time in February — the fourth time in less than three weeks. That frequency — testimony to the importance that the Council attaches to African issues — is to the credit of the Council, and, in particular, to the credit of China, your fine count…
On behalf of the African Group, my delegation would like to reiterate its pleasure, Mr. President, at seeing you guide the work of the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session and to assure you of its full cooperation for the success of your term of office.
The Group would like to thank in part…
