At the outset, I should like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing.
There are so many war crimes against Gaza and its residents for which Israel is responsible. The irrefutable evidence includes the high number of civilian casualties, targeted hospitals, destroyed schools and property,…
Today, we meet once more for the monthly briefing of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and primarily the question of Palestine. The most significant aspect of our meeting today is that the Council, after a long absence, acted to adopt resolution 1850 (2008) two days ago, which…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month and the delegation of Costa Rica on a successful Council presidency last month. I thank Commissioner Bellemare for his report to the Council on the progress made i…
It is our moral duty to celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Nakba, so that we do not forget what happened at that time. We must not allow the myth promulgated by Israel to spread within the United Nations, which shoul…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I would also like to recognize your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, for his effective stewardship of the Council last month…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month.
I would like to thank your predecessor, the representative of the United States, for his efforts during the United States’ presidency of the Council last month.
I wo…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of Lebanon, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your friendly country on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. Let me also express our sincerest appreciation to the delegation of the Russian Federation for its presidency of the Council last…
Today’s meeting to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the result of the awareness of Mr. Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, concerning the dangers that could arise from delays in their achievement. In that connection, we should like to commend Mr. Kerim and to express o…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for steering the work of the Council during this month. Allow me to thank also Mr. Pascoe for his instructive and important briefing.
One week ago, this Council considered the ongoing crisis in Gaza stemming from the siege imposed by Israel. Duri…
The delegation of Lebanon, Sir, would like to congratulate you and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I should also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Indonesia and his team for their efforts in presiding over the Council la…
We are meeting here to express our solidarity with the Palestinian people. We recognize that this occasion is of special significance this year in that it coincides with the launching of a new international quest for a solution to a struggle that dates back many decades and to an ever-deteriorating …
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of
the Security Council for the month of August and to express my deep appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of China and his delegation, for their stewardship and wisdom while conducting last month…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Lebanon, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, China, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to commend the Belgian delegation, which presided over the Council during the past month.…
Reviewing the report on the work of the Security Council during the past year is an important occasion. We thank the authors of the objective and clear report and congratulate the Indonesian presidency on its comprehensive introduction of this year’s report (A/62/2).
The report notes that the Counc…
