Costa Rica thanks the presidency of the Council for having organized this debate.
My delegation recognizes the Security Council’s key role in promoting and strengthening the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. Since the Secretary-General made recommendations to the …
Costa Rica thanks the Ambassador of China and President of the Security Council for the month of November for his introduction of the Council’s annual report (A/68/2) to the General Assembly. We also thank the delegation of the United States for its arduous work in drafting the introduction and the …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement just made by the Permanent Representative of Slovenia on behalf of a group of States parties. I wish to raise some additional considerations in my national capacity.
Costa Rica welcomes the adoption by consensus of the resolution on the report of the I…
Mr. President, we commend you and the Mission of the United States on your skilful and effective leadership of the Council during this month of July.
Costa Rica has decided to speak at this meeting, as we believe that it comes at a particularly important and auspicious moment for the Middle East. T…
Costa Rica thanks Judge Song for presenting the report of the International Criminal Court (A/67/308), in accordance with article 6 of the Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court.
On the tenth anniversary of the Court’s creation, which was undoubtedly …
The Costa Rican delegation thanks Judge Peter Tomka, President of the International Court of Justice, for his report on the Court’s work (A/67/4) and for his presence here in the Assembly today.
This is an apt occasion to reiterate our country’s absolute belief in the rule of law, our respect for t…
Costa Rica expresses its deepest concern over the grave, repeated and massive violations of human rights in Syria, in particular the deaths and suffering of thousands of civilians and others protected under international law, and the growing dangers faced by the people of that country. The internati…
Natural disasters are increasing in number and in
effect, and in particular in the loss of human lives. For that reason, as recommended in the report of the Secretary-General (A/66/339), we must recognize the critical importance of disaster preparedness, strengthen the response capacity of local, r…
We are grateful for the report (A/65/53 and A/65/53/Add.1) that has been introduced to us on the work of the Human Rights Council. We particularly appreciate the opportunity to discuss it in plenary meeting of the General Assembly. My delegation believes that it is necessary to coordinate the work o…
At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Costa Rica and in my personal capacity, I would like to bid a warm farewell to Ambassador Khalilzad of the United States upon his imminent departure. Ambassador Ripert, the President of the Council, has emphasized central elements of Ambassador Khalilzad…
My delegation wishes to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. We also wish to thank, as other delegations have done, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Robert Serry, for presenting his report, and the representatives of Israel and Palestine for their s…
I would like to begin my statement by thanking you, Sir, and your delegation for your initiative to organize this meeting to consider the challenges posed to providing assistance to Somalia in its fight against piracy and armed robbery. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his presen…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this important meeting and, at the same time, I wish to say how pleased my delegation is to have Judge Patrick Robinson, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) here with us, and I congratulate him on his r…
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for the briefings made by Ambassador Lidén, Ambassador Nsanze and Minister Charles Nqakula and by thanking the Secretary-General for his report on Burundi. My delegation supports the observations and recommendations contained in the report, including …
I too thank Ambassador Graul for his report. I will not refer to the substance of his report. This is one of the most disturbing issues for the international community as it endangers peace and stability. This issue falls, therefore, within the responsibilities of this Council in accordance with the…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the presidency of the Security Council and the Croatian delegation for organizing this open debate. The presence of President Stjepan Mesić offers a timely opportunity to consider our role in the fight against terrorism. It is an honour to have you pr…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his statement as well as the High Representative for his report.
In order to avoid repeating the appeals to good sense that have been made by the previous speakers, which of course we fully …
Costa Rica wishes to express its thanks to King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for his endeavours to bring about this meeting in the context of the dialogue among civilizations promoted by Spain and Turkey.
A country such as ours, which on 1 December will celebrate 60…
I wish to begin by thanking you, Sir, and your delegation for organizing this debate on such an important subject. I also wish to thank Ms. Rachel Mayanja for her briefing on the annual report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2008/622) and also the statements of Ms. Inés A…
Our delegation would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/617) and Mr. Kai Eide for his briefing this morning, updating the written report. We are also grateful for the statement of His Excellency Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan. Like…
