The Nigerian delegation would like to thank Mr. Guéhenno for his concise briefing and his able stewardship of the Senior Advisory Group for the Review of International Civilian Capacities. We are also grateful to Ms. Malcorra for sharing the invaluable perspective of the Department of Field Support …
Africa wishes to reiterate the inestimable value and, indeed, the critical importance of working towards consensus through negotiation as a vital tool of the General Assembly. We therefore acknowledge the perseverance that the European Union (EU) has demonstrated in negotiating with Member States an…
Let me lend my voice to those who have congratulated you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Colombia for initiating this important discussion on Haiti. Your effort speaks to the fraternal and long-standing relationship your nation shares with Haiti and the vital role Colombia continues to play in…
When the thirty-ninth Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government called upon the Security Council to revisit the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, it did so in response to the rapidly
deteriorating political security and humanitari…
My delegation wishes to express its gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this thematic debate on cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU), especially coming on the heels of the substantive session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.
The Nigerian delegation …
My delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2011/41). I would like to add my voice to those of my colleagues who have extended their appreciation to Ambassador Peter Wittig for his briefing and especially for his remarka…
I wish to say that my delegation appreciates the enormous sense of duty and the enthusiasm with which Ambassador Néstor Osorio has conducted the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I want to assure him that my delegation supports him with the same level of enthusias…
Resolution 1973 (2011), which was just adopted, was necessitated by the persistently grave and dire situation in Libya. Notwithstanding the clear expression of our common will and the comprehensive measures instituted under resolution 1970 (2011), the Libyan authorities have continued to violate the…
We are indeed glad to have arrived at a decision point on the situation in Libya. Nigeria remains deeply concerned about the escalating violence, the inflammatory rhetoric and the deplorable loss of life we are witnessing in Libya. The African Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and th…
I, too, would like to welcome Foreign Minister Ažubalis to the Council and to congratulate him on assuming the chairmanship-in- office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). We thank him in particular for his lucid and insightful briefing on the Organization’s plans and p…
My first words must be to thank the Brazilian presidency for the choice of theme for this debate. Since the 1992 Rio Summit, Brazil has demonstrated undisputed leadership on the question of security and development. We believe that leadership remains strong as we prepare for the 2012 United Nations …
Let me to join others in thanking His Excellency President Mkapa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haile Menkerios and Ambassador Mahmoud Kane for their illuminating and inspiring statements today. Their invaluable input throughout this historic process has without a doubt contributed…
I want to commend your delegation, Mr. President, for bringing the focus of our peacebuilding discussion on institution-building for the first time. I extend our thanks to the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing, and we especially wish to
welcome Deputy Prime Minister José Luís Guterres f…
I would like to join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his briefing, and the Permanent Observer for his statement.
For too long, the situation in the Middle East has remained a matter of grave concern to the international community. Today’s debate opens against the backdrop…
My first words must be to congratulate President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, First Vice-President Salva Kiir and others leaders of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for steadfastly steering the tortuous process that led to the recently concluded referendum in Southern Sudan. I should also thank Spe…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, and your delegation on organizing this high- level meeting to review the journey in Iraq. I would also like to acknowledge the remarkable effort of the Secretary-General on behalf of our Organization, and welcome him to this meeting.
Today’s Iraq bears little rese…
First, I should like to add my voice to those who have expressed appreciation to the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their very comprehensive and lucid briefings on the wo…
My first words must be to thank you, Sir, and to express my appreciation for your introduction of the draft annual report.
I want to state that members of the Council had the opportunity to review and reach agreement on the draft report prior to this meeting. We look forward to its adoption by the …
My first words must be to commend you, Mr. President, for convening this auspicious debate to mark a decade since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). I must also thank the Secretary-General for his report in document
S/2010/498 and indeed for his earlier report in document S/2010/466, on women’…
I would also like to extend appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez- Taranco for his very lucid briefing on the situation in the Middle East. I would like to limit my comments to three issues, namely, political developments, security and humanitarian assistance.
On the subject of poli…
