I thank you, Sir, for your initiative to convene today’s important debate on peacekeeping, a pillar of the work of the United Nations. I also thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Force Commanders for giving us a direct insight into their work on the ground.
In recen…
I would like to welcome the President of the Transitional Federal Government of the Somali Republic, Mr. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General and his Special Representative Augustine Mahiga for their briefings and for their personal commitment to stabilizatio…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Farid Zarif for his briefing, as well as the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Kosovo for their attendance today.
During our meeting last February, my delegation said that it was cautiously optimistic about development…
I should like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, as well as the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements. France associates itself with the statement to be made by the head of the European Union delega…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2043
(2012), which establishes the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria, with a mandate of monitoring the cessation of violence and the full implementation of the Joint Special Envoy’s six-point proposal. After so many months of obstruction, Sy…
France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2042 (2012). We hope that it will mark a turning point in the crisis in Syria. The point is to quickly deploy a strong and reliable United Nations mission with the task of verifying the implementation of Mr. Annan’s plan. With this resolution the …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also welcome Mr. Tanin’s presence in the Council. I endorse the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
A strategic review of the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative to convene this debate, which allows us to evaluate maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea, based on the report of the United Nations assessment mission (see S/2012/45). I would also naturally like to thank Mr. Pascoe for his briefing,…
The situation in Somalia is worrisome and demands the international community’s priority attention. This is why we voted in favour of resolution 2036 (2012) today. We hope that it will contribute to the success of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). We pay tribute to its personnel, who are ca…
It is with great sadness and concern that I note the exercise today of a double veto against a draft resolution on Syria that had been supported by all other members of the Council. This is a sad day for the Council; it is a sad day for the Syrians; and it is sad day for all the friends of democracy…
I would like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his statement and for the assessment work that has been carried out by the United Nations, in close cooperation with the African Union and on the basis of the needs expressed by the authorities of the States of region.
The assessment report’s (see S/2012/42…
I thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing on the Middle East. It confirmed our concerns regarding the limited prospects for a resumption of the peace process, the continuing repression in Syria and the resulting and growing threats to the stability of the region.
We hail the diplomatic efforts…
I would like to thank South Africa for having organized this open debate on the role of justice and the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security. This debate is an important stage in the preparation of the high-level event on the rule of law that will be held on the margins…
As you know, Sir, it is the unwavering practice of my country’s delegation to refuse to proceed with our work without simultaneous interpretation services in all of the Organization’s official languages.
I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2011/772*) and welcome the presence here today of Mr. Jawed Ludin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. I would also like to congratulate Mr. Ján Kubiš on his appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…
I would like to thank Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, for their statements. I also congratulate Mr. Farid Zarif on his appointment.
The situation in northern Kosovo has been the subject of numerous Council meeti…
In following my Gabonese colleague, I will extend this French-speaking oasis. That is not to say, however, that everything else is desert.
First of all, I should like to thank all those who have spoken for their briefings, and I welcome the initiative of the Portuguese presidency.
Since the Februa…
I would like to thank the President of the Portuguese Republic and the Secretary-General for having participated in
this debate. I also thank all other speakers for their presentations.
I associate myself with the statement that will be made on behalf of the European Union.
The protection of civi…
I would also like to express my condolences to the Republic of Turkey for the earthquake that has just struck it. We also offer condolences to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the death of Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
I thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for his statement and I would like to make th…
I commend you, Madame President, and the Secretary- General for having taken the initiative to organize today’s debate on an issue that has taken on worrisome proportions in the Gulf of Guinea and along the West African coast. Naturally, I thank the preceding speakers for their briefings and welcom…
