First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefings to the Security Council on the situation in the Sahel. I would also like to welcome the report of the assessment mission to the region (see S/2012/42).
The report confirms a worrying picture of the situation in the…
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General for his presentation and for his comprehensive report of October 2011 on the rule of law and transitional justice (S/2011/634*). We are also pleased that today’s open debate is taking place under the presidency of South Africa, a country that has set…
Because of the late hour, I will try to be brief. Germany wishes to endorse and fully align itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
The financing for development agenda is an important process to emphasize the need for more and more varied forms of development finance.…
Germany aligns itself with the statement just made by the European Union.
It is my pleasure to be able to speak here today and convey to the Assembly the congratulations of the German Government as we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers.
First of all, let me c…
I would like to thank the Portuguese presidency for convening today’s meeting.
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I would also like to acknowledge the presence of Foreign Minister Zacarias da Costa in the Council today. I thank him for coming the long way to New York to report on the developments in his country. …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abou Moussa for his briefings. I also thank Mr. António and Mr. Louis Sylvain-Goma for their statements.
First, I would like to respond to the report (S/2011/693) on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Secondly, I will add some remarks on the Un…
I thank you, Madam President, for having organized today’s debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Bachelet, Mr. Kapambwe and Ms. Nemat for their insightful remarks.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be made by Head of the Delegation of the European Union.
As a member of the Grou…
Germany offers its condolences to the people of Turkey on the loss of lives resulting from the massive earthquake on Sunday, and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the passing of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe …
Germany strongly condemns the terrorist attack against United Nations House in Abuja. We convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, the Government of Nigeria and the whole United Nations family.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing and you, M…
The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established in 1974. It has been operating for more than 37 years now. We salute the men and women who serve and have served to support UNDOF in the discharge of its mandate. We look forward to receiving in the next report of the Secretary-…
I would like to thank Ambassador Osorio for his briefing and for his leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
Today’s briefing follows the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provis…
I thank the Legal Counsel for her detailed briefing on the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts. We also commend the report of the Secretary- General (S/2011/360) for its detailed analysis of the legal, administrative and financial implications.
Despite some pro…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Muburi-Muita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing.
Strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) for the maintenance of peace and security in Africa is in our mutual interest. Much has …
The Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution 60/262), adopted by the United Nations in 2001, was a milestone in global health policy. It was a ground- breaking act that set the course for the future and placed worldwide partnership on a new, shared foundation. For the first time, we set com…
By adopting resolution 1929 (2010), one year ago, the Security Council sent out a strong signal of determination to resolve the Iranian nuclear file. One important element of that resolution was the establishment of the Panel of Experts. Germany is of the view that the dual-track strategy can only p…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening and personally presiding over today’s meeting. We appreciate Gabon’s initiative to bring the issue of HIV/AIDS and international security to the attention of the Security Council again. Germany believes that resolution 1983 (2011), adopted toda…
I would like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for introducing their reports (S/2011/316 and S/2011/317). I also take this opportunity to thank Judge Byron for his work as …
Germany also welcomes the unanimous adoption of this resolution, and we would like to thank France and Nigeria for their initiative.
The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Côte d’Ivoire is highly alarming. We are deeply concerned about reports of increased fighting and violence against civ…
First of all, let me join my colleagues and extend my special thanks to the Secretary-General for the report on the situation of Afghanistan (S/2010/630), to Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing and to Ambassador Tanin for his remarks. We commend Mr. De Mistura for his able leadership o…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union delivered by the representative of Belgium earlier in the debate, and, as a sponsor, fully supports draft resolution A/65/L.51*, introduced by the representative of Guatemala. At the same time, we would like to add the following to…
