I would like to thank Mr. Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, for his insightful remarks. I also thank Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for his statement. I congratulate Mr. Farid Zarif on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and thank him for the update on the situation i…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Germany, India and South Africa for their very insightful briefings on the activities of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), respectively.
Nigeria commends the 1373 Committee, under the d…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting. We welcome his commitment to move the reform of the Security Council forward during the Assembly’s current session. We therefore welcome the early decision to reappoint Amb…
Let me join others in welcoming President Silva to the Council and thanking him for his statement. The Nigerian delegation is grateful to Portugal for bringing us together to address an important and integral component of our common efforts to maintain international peace and security. Increasingly,…
I thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his statement on the work of the Agency in the past year.
I would also like to convey my country’s appreciation for the initiatives of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with regard to the effort to prevent future tragedie…
Nigeria voted in favour of resolution 66/6. I would like to highlight the following salient issues that informed our action. Before doing so, however, let me commend the Secretary-General for his report (A/66/114) on the implementation of resolution 65/6, which calls for an end to the unilateral imp…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. Let me also extend our warm appreciation to the Permanent Representative of India and his delegation for the wonderful work they did last month.
I would also like to thank Amb…
Nigeria is immensely grateful to President Thabo Mbeki for his tireless commitments to find a durable solution to the crisis in Darfur and in the Sudan in general. We are also grateful for the leadership Mr. Menkerios has provided to the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) under very difficu…
I, too, wish to thank the Permanent Representatives of South Africa, India and Germany for their briefings on the activities of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004).
Nigeria appreciates the important role played by the 1540 Committee and its Gr…
Let me welcome and thank the High Representative, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his update on developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina since his last briefing (see S/PV.6421).
We are pleased that the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has remained calm. We note with satisfaction the positive deve…
At its 2984th meeting, on 29 April 1991, the Security Council, through resolution 690 (1991), established the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Central to the Mission’s mandate is a referendum in Western Sahara as part of a peaceful
settlement of an intractable …
Allow me to welcome His Excellency Mr. Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, to the Security Council and to thank him for his insightful and comprehensive statement. I would also like to thank Ms. Ameerah Haq, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor- Leste, for her lucid br…
This Council has consistently expressed concern over the situation in the Middle East, including the continued Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This issue is of serious concern to my delegation because of its implication for peace and security in the region. We view…
I would like to thank Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU), for her insightful comments and analysis of some current global security challenges. Nigeria lauds the depth of the EU’s work in regional security issues around the world. W…
I thank the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Legal Issues Related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, Mr. Jack Lang, for his comprehensive briefing and in-depth analysis of the legal options available to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. We appreciate the additional comments provide…
I had indicated my desire for the floor to request that the President postpone the adoption of the draft resolution recommended by the Credentials Committee. But it would appear that my raised hand was not seen. I would appreciate that being taken into consideration.
I too would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for the clarity of his briefing on the situation in that country. We also welcome Ambassador Tanin’s participation and the perspe…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this important meeting on the Sudan. Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his briefing on the preparations for the referendums to be held in the Sudan on 9 January 2011.
Nigeria welcomes the presence here of former Pr…
First, allow me to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his report (S/2010/604) and his additional remarks here today. It is my firm belief that the work of the Security Council will be greatly enhanced by the report, which contextualizes our understanding of the cause…
Let me begin by commending your initiative, Mr. President, in convening this important and timely debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Allow me to express my gratitude to Ms. Valerie Amos, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Mr. Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-Genera…
