First of all, I would like to thank the previous speakers, especially the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to which resolution 1816 (2008) entrusted an important role, as well, of course, as the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Political Affairs for…
It is an honour, Sir, to see you here today to preside over the work of the Council, as President of the Republic of Costa Rica and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. We hope that this spirit of peace will suffuse our work here today. I would also like to convey my gratitude to Mr. Duarte for having deli…
I have the honour to speak also on behalf of the European Union (EU).
First, I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura for his briefing and, above all, the efforts he is making on the ground with his team. He is putting all his determination, tenacity …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union. Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Moldavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine align themselves with this declaration, the detailed text of which has been distributed. I will limit myself to making a fe…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the European Union, Croatia, Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The European Union, like the United Nations, arose out of the ruins of the Second World War. At the height of the turmoil, the Holocaust covered our entire continent wit…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the potential candidates and countries of Stabilization and Association Process Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia, as well as Ukrain…
I am honoured to speak also on behalf of the European Union.
Mr. President, please allow me to thank you for taking the initiative to hold this eighth open debate on women and peace and security, which enables the Security Council to continue its regular review of this important theme.
I would als…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union: Turkey, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro, as well as Ukraine and Armenia, align themselves with this statement, which has been distributed in its complete written form. I wish here only to highlight…
I would like to start by welcoming the presence of the President of Djibouti, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Djibouti and the Permanent Representative of Eritrea.
The delegation of France listened with a great deal of interest to the presentations just made. The confli…
In my turn, I would like to thank you, Sir, for having convened this debate on peacebuilding, a subject we are addressing increasingly within the Council. I also wish to welcome amongst us the Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Takasu, who ably and with determination presides over the work of the Peacebuildin…
I thank Mr. Eide for his briefing and our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for his statement. I would like to assure the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of our full
support for the approach he has developed. Like him, we wish to express our confidence in the c…
I have the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU). The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Albania; and the European Free Trade Association countries Icela…
Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund — two tools that were made available to the international community at the Millennium Summit.
I wish first of all to commend the Permanent Representative of Japan, who presides over the w…
On 17 February 2008, the Assembly of Kosovo declared the independence of the Republic of Kosovo. That declaration of independence marked the end of a very specific historical sequence — the violent
dismemberment of the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, followed by a long period of international admin…
At the outset, I, too, would like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to the skill with which Ambassador Kafando
guided our work in September, which was a particularly busy month.
France welcomes the fact that the Security Council has sent a strong political message by unanimously adopting reso…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his very detailed briefing. I should also like to thank the representative of Palestine for her statement. Lastly, like my colleagues, I should like to pay tribute to our colleague and friend Dan Gillerman, who, with talent and a great sense of inte…
Allow me first to thank the Deputy Prime Minister of Viet Nam for his initiative in convening us here today for this meeting on children and armed conflict. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Coomaraswamy, Ms. Veneman and Mr. Mullet for their contributions to this debate, and more…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the European Union. The candidate countries Turkey, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the countries of the stabilization and association process and potential candidates Albania and Montenegro, and the Republic of Moldova and Armenia align themse…
On 23 June, the Security Council determined here in this Chamber that conditions had not been established for fair and free elections in Zimbabwe on 27 June and condemned the campaign of violence launched against the opposition. That Government decided to ignore the appeals of the international comm…
I have the honour to also speak on behalf of the European Union and those countries that have aligned themselves with this statement. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this debate and thank Mr. Kai Eide and Mr. John Holmes for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of …
