I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for honouring us by presiding over this important debate today and also to thank you and the Nigerian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this important meeting. We were grateful for the statement by Deputy Secretary-General Asha Ro…
Let me thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate and the Secretary-General for his statement here today and for the strong commitment he has always shown in the interest of this very important subject.
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General John Holmes for his briefing her…
Let me first thank you and your country, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Council and thank the delegation of Mexico for their outstanding work last month. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zannier and General De Kermabon for their comprehensive briefings. We…
I wish to join other speakers in welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura, to the Security Council. I think I can say that we were all impressed by and grateful for the leadership he is showing in Afghanistan as head of the United Nations Assistance Mission i…
At the outset, let me congratulate the Mexican presidency for organizing today’s open debate on the subject, “The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security” and for preparing the concept note (S/2010/322, annex). Let me add that in view of …
At the outset, let me thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their briefings. In my statement today, I will first give an update on the activities of the Security Council Inform…
At the outset, I should like to welcome you, Madam President, and to thank you and your delegation for the commitment shown in this very important matter. I should also like to thank Ambassador Heller and the Mission here for their excellent work in preparing for this important debate.
Austria alig…
I would first like to welcome President Thabo Mbeki, Chairperson of the African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur, Mr. Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for the Sudan, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur, and Mr. Dj…
Austria voted in favour of resolution 1929 (2010). A decision of this kind is never one to be taken lightly. From the time that Iran’s undeclared nuclear materials and activities were first confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in June 2003, Austria had hoped that the matter could be r…
Thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting so rapidly. I should like to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu. I should also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her presence here today and Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranc…
I would to join other speakers in welcoming you, Sir, to the Security Council today. We thank you for presiding over this important debate and for your important remarks. We also appreciate your commitment and that of your country to the cause of intercultural dialogue for peace and security. We are…
Austria voted in favour of the resolution although we would have preferred a more gradual approach to be taken in the drawdown of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), as well as the continuation of a protection of civilians mandate for the Mission. At the s…
At the outset, let me warmly welcome Mr. Haris Silajdžić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and thank him for his important contribution.
I should also like to welcome the High Representative, my friend and countryman Mr. Valentin Inzko. We would like to thank him for the report…
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency the President of the Republic of Djibouti, Mr. Guelleh, for his presence among us today and for his important briefing.
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In terms of talented and gifted individuals, cultural heritage and natural resources , the Horn of Africa i…
Countries around the world, especially in South Asia and in the wider Middle East, continue to face the threat posed by Al-Qaida and the Taliban. Today’s news reports provide us with another stark reminder of that fact. We must therefore ensure that the existing sanctions regime against Al-Qaida and…
Austria fully supports the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for another 12 months and underlines its continued support for the efforts by the Secretary- General and his Personal Envoy for the resumption of substantive and results-ori…
At the outset, I should like to thank Prime Minister Bellerive of Haiti for having addressed the Council today.
We welcome the efforts of the Government of Haiti to address the many challenges posed by the earthquake, despite the very difficult circumstances. The Action Plan for the Reconstruction …
First of all, I would like to thank the Japanese presidency for organizing this very important debate on a core subject of our work. I would like to welcome Ms. Margot Wallström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, to her first briefing to the Security Cou…
I would first like to thank the Japanese presidency for convening today’s open debate. We are grateful to Japan for its chairmanship of the Informal Working Group of the Council on this topic. We also wish to say a special word of thanks to the group of five small States for their important contribu…
My delegation is grateful to Japan for having organized this important debate under the presidency of Foreign Minister Okada. We are also grateful for the presence and statements of the Secretary-General, the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Minister of Defence of Sie…
