I would like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We wish you every success in leading the work of the Council during your presidency and thank your delegation for convening today’s debate on an issue of c…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important meeting, which includes the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate. I also wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of March.
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First, let me congratulate you and your delegation, Sir, on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for December. My delegation assures you of our full support as you steer the activities of the Council to a successful conclusion. We are also thankful to our good friend Ambassador S…
As this is my first statement before the Council this month, allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your
assumption of this month’s presidency of the Council. I would also like to welcome your focus in this debate on the specific role played by women’s civil society organization…
It is an honour to be here today to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Today we will adopt a draft resolution (A/67/L.16) that reaffirms the Assembly’s commitment to Afghanistan’s peace, stability and prosperity.
I wish to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to all representatives w…
I would like to begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation for the third review of the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We commend the immaculate manner in which Ambassador Rishchynski of Canada and his team at the Canadian Mission led the review process.…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. We commend your able leadership of the Council this month. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on Afghanistan (S/2012/462) and welcome the presence and insights of Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and Executive D…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to express a warm welcome to our good friend Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš, who today spoke for the first time in the Sec…
Once more in this Hall, we are discussing the situation in Afghanistan: the cycle of suffering, the immensity of new challenges and, certainly, the progress we have made thus far. For the past decade, the world has been extensively engaged in Afghanistan and in our ongoing struggle for peace and sta…
At the outset, allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of July. I would like also to express appreciation for your personal role and Germany’s prime role in dealing with Afghanistan in the Council.
I would like to extend my war…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting, at which the Council has adopted resolution 1974 (2011), extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan for an additional 12 months. Afghanistan welcomes the adoption of today’s resolution as an importan…
I was expecting to listen to Mr. De Mistura first, but he has made a very kind gesture to me and my country. My country and the leadership of Afghanistan admire his role and leadership. We benefit from his leadership as a leading international coordinator in Afghanistan and here in New York.
At the…
Please allow me to begin by congratulating you, Madam, and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I thank you for convening today’s important meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding and institution-building. Our thanks also go to the Secretary-General for …
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Madame President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of December. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his latest report (S/2010/630) and Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his informative briefing …
First, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict — a topic of particular importance in Afghanistan. I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights and
the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs for their…
As this is the first time that I am taking the floor this month, permit me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council for November. We thank you for holding today’s debate on the work of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council dealing with terrorism.
Afg…
I am honoured to be here today to discuss the annual draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/65/L.9). I wish to extend my gratitude to all delegations that have contributed to the debate and to all of the sponsors, whose collective work on the draft resolution reaffirms their unified com…
I would like to convey the deepest condolences of the Government and the people of Afghanistan to the Government and the people of Pakistan, our neighbours, for their loss during this tragedy, and to express our full solidarity with them as they recover and rebuild in the coming months and years.
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I think we have had a very important and constructive debate. We were all on the mission, and we came back with a better understanding of the situation in Afghanistan.
There has been an emphasis in all of our statements today on how, in a short period of time — that is, three months — Mr. De Mistur…
At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and congratulate you on your work as President of the Council for the month of June. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report (S/2010/318) and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Staf…
