I will speak in my capacities as both Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and as one of the facilitators in brief response, Mr. President, to your introduction of the draft outcome document that you have just presented to us.
As I think the Member States know and all agree, t…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to participate in today’s meeting on Sierra Leone in my capacity as Chair of the Sierra Leone country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. I very much welcome this opportunity to brief the Council on the activities of …
The Netherlands Government welcomes this opportunity to address the contribution of interreligious dialogue to achieving a culture of peace.
I would like to align myself with the statement delivered by Mr. Alan Juppé on behalf of the European Union (EU). Indeed, the EU has been built on the culture…
Today’s debate is important, especially considering the close relationship that exists between this Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. I gladly take this opportunity to share our views on the Peacebuilding Commission two years after it first became operational. I do so while expressing my tha…
Today’s debate is important and I wish to thank you, Sir, for organizing it. It represents an opportunity to share our views on the Peacebuilding Commission as well as the Peacebuilding Fund, two years after both became operational. At the outset, let me say that I align myself with the statement ma…
Allow me to start by saying that the Netherlands stands behind the European Union interventions. In addition to that, I would like to
make a number of observations, from a national perspective, on the implementation of our counter- terrorism policy.
Before that, I would like to thank Assistant Sec…
Thank you, Mr. President, for allowing the Netherlands to take the floor in this debate. The Netherlands fully supports the statement made earlier by the representative of France on behalf of the European Union. Because of our substantial contributions, both military and in the field of development,…
The year 2015 is coming closer, and we all know we are behind schedule. Millennium Development Goal 5 — to improve maternal health — is especially off-track. I would like to focus on that Goal, as progress on MDG 5 is crucial to achieving the other Millennium Development Goals.
A woman still dies f…
I very much welcome this opportunity to participate in the Council’s meeting on Sierra Leone in my capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission’s country-specific meetings on Sierra Leone. My last statement in that capacity before the Security Council dates back to 17 October, when I participat…
I have the honour this afternoon to introduce under the agenda item entitled, “Report of the International Criminal Court” draft
resolution A/62/L.13 entitled, “Report of the International Criminal Court”.
In addition to the nearly 100 countries mentioned in document A/62/L.13, the following count…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to join with the Security Council at this important moment as it debates the first annual report (S/2007/458) of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The first year of the Commission’s operation has, in many respects, been a challeng…
I very much welcome this opportunity, early in the new year, to participate in the Security Council’s discussion on the Peacebuilding Commission, and to do so in my capacity as
Chairperson of the Commission’s country-specific meeting on Sierra Leone.
Allow me to refer to my statement before the Se…
Upon requests by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Security Council, the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission last June selected Sierra Leone to be one of the first countries to be considered by the Peacebuilding Commission. I very much welcome this opportunity to inform the…
With respect to United Nations reform issues, the Outcome Document of the World Summit of September 2005 (resolution 60/1) remains our road map. As the months progress, we are steadily implementing the agenda that was set out by our leaders. We have embarked with renewed vigour on the implementation…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union.
Over the course of several centuries, approximately 10 million people of African descent were transported from the African continent to the Americas under appalling condi…
I have the honour to introduce this morning the draft resolution entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”.
In addition to the list of countries contained in document A/61/L.21, the following countries have indicated their wish to be included as sponsors: Antigua and Barbuda, Burundi, C…
I wish at the outset to thank President Eliasson for having convened this meeting of the General Assembly, thereby providing us with another opportunity to discuss Security Council reform.
I would like to use this occasion to make a few remarks based on views which I share with the Ambassador of th…
I have the honour to introduce this morning draft resolution (A/60/L.25), entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”.
In addition to the countries listed in L.25, the following have indicated their wish to be included as sponsors: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Colombia, Georgia and Mali…
