At the outset I would like to echo previous speakers in condemning the cowardly attack that took place this morning in Mogadishu and express our condolences to the families of the victims, to the United Nations staff and to the Somalian authorities. I would like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minster of Serbia, and Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, for their statements.
The Security Council is meeting for the first time since the historic agreement of 19 April was achieved b…
I would like to thank President Meron, President Joensen and Prosecutors Jallow and Brammertz for their briefings. France associates itself with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the European Union.
This year we are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of resolution 827 (1993)…
I would like to convey my gratitude to the Prosecutor for her briefing. There are great many lessons to be learned from the report.
As Ms. Bensouda has noted by referring to resolution 2091 (2013), adopted on 14 February, and to the recent data published by the Office for the Coordination of Humani…
I thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, for his briefing on the situation in Central African Republic, the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and the efforts …
I thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia- Herzegovina, for his briefing.
I associate myself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
The security situation on the ground has remained calm and stable — something for which Bosnia and Herzegovina’s insti…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
for her report and briefing and, in that connection, I reiterate our full support to her. It is particularly useful that this debate was preceded yesterday by an informal interactive dialogue, which allowed us to prepare for this meet…
I welcome the presence of Mr. Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and congratulate his country on its assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2013. I also take this opportunity to welcome the decision taken on 10 Decem…
I would like to thank Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen, outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and his successor, Ambassador Ranko Vilović, for their briefings and their strong personal commitment to the Commission.
A number of recent crises, such as that in Guinea- Bissau last sprin…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this debate. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura; and Ms. Saran Keïta Diakité, representative of civil society of Mali.
Sexual vio…
This is a historic moment. We have just adopted a landmark text. The United Nations has provided an appropriate response to a global security challenge in an especially sensitive area that lies at the heart of State sovereignty.
That success belongs above all to the Final United Nations Conference …
I, too, would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his 90-day report and to take this opportunity to wish him the greatest of success in his task as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I would also like to thank the Panel of Experts for its work…
I thank the Pakistani presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s debate focused on the fight against terrorism.
I align my delegation with the statement to be made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union.
As Pakistan was the victim last week of several terrorist attacks,…
At the outset, let me also take the opportunity to commend and thank the five Council members who will depart at the end of the year — Germany, Colombia, India, Portugal and South Africa — and to thank them for their contributions and cooperation throughout the two years. I also thank the Secretary-…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and his work at the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), as well as Ambassador Tanin for his statement. I align myself
with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Uni…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda her briefing. Since 2005, the
Office of the Prosecutor has reported to the Security Council in a transparent manner on the work of investigation and the proceedings carried out by the International Criminal Court (ICC), and we are grateful for that.
Nearly eight years a…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Council and assuring you of my delegation’s full support. I also thank Ambassador Puri and his entire delegation for their excellent presidency in November.
I thank Mr. Benomar, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General,…
I thank Mr. Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his presentation. I endorse the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to take stock of developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past year.
The security situation on the ground has remai…
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to assure you of our full support. I join previous speakers in thanking Ambassador Rosenthal and his team for their work presiding over the Council last month.
I thank Ms…
Allow me at the outset to thank Ms. Fisher, President of the Special
Court for Sierra Leone, and the Prosecutor of the Court for their briefings, and, more generally, the entire Special Court team for the job that they have done. I also welcome the presence here and the statement made by Mrs. Ebun …
