Croatia also condemned the conducting of nuclear missile tests by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We saw it as a threat to international peace and security and therefore we supported the unanimous response on the part of the Security Council.
We call upon the Democratic People’s Republic…
Allow me first to extend our welcome to His Excellency Mr. Nikola Špirić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thank him for his statement. We also wish to welcome the High Representative and Special Representative of the European Union (EU), His Excellency Mr. Valenti…
At the outset, I would like to express our gratitude to Ambassadors Mayr-Harting, Lacroix and Urbina for today’s briefing on behalf of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004).
Croatia aligns itself with the statement to be deliver…
Before beginning my presentation I too would like personally to thank Grace Akallo for being with us today and sharing her touching story. I assure her that her moving words and her personal history will further guide us in our deliberations.
At the outset, allow me to thank the Security Council pr…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and by thanking the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Pascoe, for introducing the Secretary-General’s report, which focused our attention on one aspect of the Council’s activity that, while frequently present in our discussions,…
First of all, I should like to pay tribute to Ambassador Butagira for his five years with the United Nations and, in particular, for his time working with us here in the Council.
I would like to commend the French presidency of the Security Council and the United Kingdom delegation for the initiati…
At the outset, I wish to express our gratitude to the French presidency for the opportunity to discuss in the Security Council the important issue of the protection of civilians during armed conflict. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. John Holmes, for hi…
We, too, welcome today’s briefing and would like to thank High Commissioner António Guterres for providing us with a comprehensive overview of the current global trend regarding refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) as it pertains to the role of the Security Council and the challenges tha…
Croatia welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2008/622) and the recommendations contained therein. We thank the delegation of China for organizing what is, for us, a timely debate. I would also like to thank Ms. Mayanja, Ms. Alberdi, Mr. Le Roy and Ms. Taylo…
Croatia too would like to join other Council members in welcoming the President of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, as well as his delegation, including the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and thanking him for the timely and comprehensive briefing he has provided us. We also welcome t…
As other delegations have done, I would like to thank the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Foreign Minister Stubb, for his briefing today, and also for all the skill and effort he has put into chairing that organization. We note the complementarit…
Allow me first of all to join previous speakers in thanking Under-Secretary- General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary-General Mulet for their briefings.
In previous meetings and consultations, my delegation has made clear its position with regard to the ongoing conflict, so we shall limit ourselves t…
First of all, let me join previous speakers in welcoming and thanking the Prime Minister of Djibouti for being here with us, as well as the representative of Eritrea and the representatives of the African Union and the League of Arab States.
For some time now, we have been carefully monitoring the …
First of all, like other members I would like to extend our thanks to the Special Envoys, Mr. Jan Eliasson and Mr. Salim Salim, not only for today’s briefings, but also for the work they have been carrying out over the past 18 months. We would like to extend our strong support for their work.
We ex…
First of all, allow me to thank the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Srgjan Kerim, for convening this important and timely debate.
Croatia has aligned itself with the statement made by the representative of Slovenia on behalf of the European Union, but allow me to make a couple of additional …
