My delegation would also like to express its reasons for supporting the resolution that we have just adopted, for we understand that acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast and on the territory of Somalia require real action on the part of the Security Council to help combat them. It is for t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Angelo, for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2008/760).
I would also like to express particular gratitude to the representatives of the Central African Republic and of Chad for their statements. Statements fro…
As Ambassador Kumalo said, not everyone here is a lawyer. But I am a lawyer.
(spoke in Spanish)
All I wanted to add is that the Prosecutor has done his work by presenting his findings to the judges of the Court, and what we are talking about now is not the fulfilment of the wishes or the opinions …
Like those who have spoken before me, I thank Under- Secretary-General Holmes for his briefing on his visit to Chad and the Sudan, which gave us a clearer picture of humanitarian operations on the ground and an analysis of the factors directly affecting the protection of the civilian population and …
The situation that has given rise to this meeting offers us an opportunity to refer, if only briefly, to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people in Gaza. As continually noted by the Secretary-General and his team, that progressive deterioration deserves to be consid…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am convinced that your abilities and experience will ensure your successful leadership of our work.
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his introducti…
On behalf of all members of the Security Council, I would like to congratulate Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann on his election as President of the sixty- third session of the General Assembly. It is our sincere hope that, under his leadership and with his experience, we will be able to increase and…
My delegation has requested the floor in order to make a general statement regarding agenda item 69 following the adoption of the resolution. I take this opportunity to repeat Costa Rica’s willingness to contribute to every effort aimed at strengthening the International Criminal Court, which is a y…
I should like to begin by welcoming to the Council His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti. His presence here demonstrates his country’s willingness to find a negotiated solution to the situation in which Eritrea is placing it. We also welcome the presence of our colleague, the…
I should like to begin by thanking the Chairman of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Takasu of Japan, for his briefing and the information provided therein.
As we consider the work of the Peacebuilding Commission over the past year, I wish to express our pleasure at the Commission’s achievem…
Allow me to begin my statement, Sir, by recognizing your country’s leadership in mediation and the peaceful settlement of disputes on the African continent. I also wish to join others in thanking you and your delegation for convening this meeting, as well as for the concept paper that you provided u…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the delegations of Denmark and my own country, Costa Rica. We would like to begin by thanking the President for convening this meeting and expressing our appreciation of the discussion that took place this morning.
Costa Rica and Denmark welcome the report of…
Costa Rica would like to request that we retain this item in the agenda of the General Assembly. The report of the Independent Inquiry Committee made a series of recommendations that we believe continue to be relevant. The Assembly may be able to take action on those recommendations in the future. A…
Allow me to begin my statement by thanking the President for convening this timely meeting and the Permanent Representative of Guatemala, Mr. Rosenthal, the facilitator of the negotiations on the draft resolution. I would also like to express my gratitude for the preparatory work undertaken by the S…
I would like to come back to the last few lines of my earlier statement. I said that Costa Rica was still prepared to work with other members of the Council to find a lasting solution to the conflict — and, Ambassador Churkin, that solution should include the territorial integrity of Georgia, the ri…
I wish to express my thanks for the briefings from the Secretariat and the statement by the Permanent Representative of Georgia.
The Council is discussing a particularly sensitive issue this afternoon. We are faced with a situation that my country thus far regards as a forcible dismemberment of a S…
I should like to welcome the presence of the Secretary- General, which shows his interest in the well-being and the strengthening of the entire Organization.
I wish to thank the Belgian delegation and you in particular, Mr. President, for having granted the request made two months ago by the delega…
I wish to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Pascoe and Mr. Mulet for their briefings this afternoon, and to thank the representative of Georgia for being here with us.
Eight days ago, on Monday, 11 August, I made a statement here in which I briefly summarized Costa Rica’s position on this matter. …
Pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution 1810 (2008), and on behalf of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), it is my pleasure to submit to the Security Council the Committee’s report on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).
Since the adoption of Securi…
I should like to begin by thanking Mr. Pascoe for his statement this morning and by reaffirming my delegation’s absolute confidence in the excellent work that he has accomplished. I also thank Mr. Mulet and the Permanent Representative of Georgia for their statements.
Like other delegations, Costa …
