The international community is increasingly confronted with old problems coupled with a new set of challenges of a truly global nature. And as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the opening meeting, under these circumstances we face another daunting challenge — the challenge of global leadership.…
Allow me at the outset to express my deep gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for organizing today’s meeting on security sector reform (SSR) — which we deem to be a critical topic for the entire United Nations system — as well as for giving my country, Slovakia, an opportunity to address the …
I would like to thank Mr. Moratinos for his statement and for a very interesting insight into the work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) under the Spanish chairmanship. Indeed, what the OSCE needs at present is this kind of realistic attitude that we are finding in th…
We welcome the fact that the Security Council has reached a point at which it is openly recognizing the significant security risks that the wider implications of climate change will pose in future. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the United Kingdom to introduce this theme into our agenda.…
I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking you, Madam President, for convening the meeting. Today’s meeting is perhaps symbolically taking place on the International Day of Peace. As the recent events in Lebanon have proved to all of us, once again, there is indeed no solution based on t…
It is indeed a great honour for me to address the Security Council today for the first time in my capacity as Foreign Minister of Slovakia. It was not too long ago that I was sitting here at similar events behind another name plate, when I represented the Organization for Security and Cooperation in…
