Let me begin by warmly greeting Ambassador Tanin and Special Representative of the Secretary-General De Mistura. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/381) and his Special Representative for his insightful briefing.
We are grateful for the dedicated and outstanding…
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2010/604) and briefing, which contain valuable recommendations for addressing challenges regarding women and peace and security. The report is indeed most useful for understanding the conflict- related sexual vio…
It is a great pleasure for me to co-introduce, together with the representatives of the Dominican Republic and the State of Qatar, draft resolution A/65/L.82, entitled “Improving the effectiveness and coordination of military and civil defence assets for natural disaster response”.
I would like to …
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for your kind words about the Turkish presidency of the Council in September. I congratulate you on your presidency this month and wish you and the Ugandan mission all the best for the month of October.
I would like to commend your presidency fo…
I am taking the floor to briefly explain our position. Let me first emphasize that, regardless of our position on the issue at hand today, we believe that it is the right of any delegation to bring an issue to the attention of the General Assembly and, if it deems necessary, to present a draft resol…
I should like to welcome you, Sir, and to thank you for presiding over the Council today. I should also like to thank the Nigerian presidency for its leadership in preparing the presidential statement we have just adopted. I should also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro and the…
I thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive statement. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Holmes and High Commissioner Pillay for their extensive briefings.
The majority of casualties in armed conflicts continue to be civilians. We strongly condemn all deliberate attacks on civilians and…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam, and the Nigerian Mission on assuming the presidency of the Council for July. I also thank the Mexican Mission for the excellent way in which it conducted the presidency last month.
I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Boris Tadić, President of Serbia, …
First of all, I would like to welcome you, Mr. Deputy Minister, and I wish to commend Mexico’s presidency for organizing this meeting. I would like to thank to Ms. Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General, and Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel, for t…
Let me begin by welcoming His Excellency Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has come to New York right after his visit to Istanbul, where he attended the Somalia Conference. Let me extend once again the gratitude of my authorities for his participation and …
I too would like to warmly welcome His Excellency President Ismail Omar Guelleh. We are honoured by his presence. His statement, for which we thank him and which we greatly appreciate, is further testament to the important role Djibouti plays in its region in the search for peace and stability.
Hav…
At the outset, allow me to express our heartfelt condolences to the loved ones of those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti yesterday. At this moment of tragedy, our hearts and prayers are with the people of Haiti and the men and women serving under the United Nation…
As this is the first open meeting of the Council this month, I wish to congratulate the Permanent Mission of China and you yourself, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I would also like to welcome to the Council the five newly elected
members, while a…
At the outset, I should like to express our gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for his able leadership in guiding our discussions on issues related to international peace and security, one of which is the basis for our deliberations today.
We have examined the report of the Peacebui…
Allow me to begin by commending you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting on United Nations support to African Union peacekeeping operations. This issue has been on our agenda for some time now, and today’s meeting provides us with a very timely opportunity to review the steps taken so far and…
At the outset, I should like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Timor- Leste, His Excellency Mr. José Luís Guterres, and to thank him for his presentation. We are honoured by his presence today.
I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2009/504) and the Special Repre…
At the outset, I would like to associate myself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union presidency (see A/64/PV.17). I would like to make some brief remarks in my national capacity to highlight the importance that my Government gives to the International Conference on Pop…
I thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive briefing and for his presence among us today. We are also thankful for his detailed report (S/2009/362).
A great number of the casualties in armed conflicts continue to be civilians, and that number is constantly increasing. We have been witnessi…
Mr. President, first let me thank you for organizing today’s open debate, which is indeed a very timely one. I would also like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for August.
I wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the Ugandan mission for its efficient w…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ould Abdallah, for his comprehensive briefing. We would also like to thank Foreign Minister of Somalia Mohamed Omaar and African Union Commissioner Lamamra for their statements. We also welcome the report (S/2009/373) of…
