Allow me at this Council meeting to reiterate my thanks and congratulations to Ambassador Rosenthal and to the entire delegation of Guatemala for having effectively executed the presidency of the Council last month in an outstanding manner. I would also like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and y…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for having taken the initiative of organizing this debate. It is the first time that the Security Council has devoted a meeting to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The welcome that the proposal has received is directly reflected in the large number
of delegati…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Today’s debate on the Middle East and the Palestinian question is not a mere ritual on the Security Council’s agenda. In recent months, we hav…
Allow me to first welcome the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Shireen Avis Fisher, the Prosectuor, Ms. Brenda Hollis, and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, Mrs. Ebun Jusu. The briefings that they have given us today give a…
First of all, I wish to welcome you, Mr. President, and to congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council today. That is of special significance, as you yourself said, Sir, because it is the first time that Guatemala is presiding over the Council. To you, Sir, and to Ambassador …
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Special Representative, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his presence here today and for his briefing to the Council. I would also like to thank him for his work and dedication to the cause of Afghanistan. We would also like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs…
I have the honour to present the 90-day report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of that resolution. The report covers the period from 12 June to 12 September 2012, during which time the Committee held no meetings but conducted its w…
The effective protection of children affected by armed conflict is the primary objective that should influence Security Council decisions on that issue. In that regard, we support the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and welcome the appoint…
I thank Mr. Hervé Ladsous for his briefing, Mr. Yuri Fedotov for his statement on the drug situation, and our colleague Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, for sharing with the Council his national vision with regard to the country’s situation.
In his report (S/2012/426…
Allow me to welcome and thank the Secretary-General for presenting his ninth report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2012/376) and for his important briefing today. I would also like to thank Ms. Valerie Amos, Mr. Ivan Šimonović and Mr. Philip Spoerri for their detailed analyses o…
First of all, allow me to express my gratitude for the statements and kind words made by my colleagues in response to the report, which was the product of work done with the members of the Committee. In that regard, I should like to thank the Committee’s experts, who do their work with great serious…
I have the honour to present the 90-day report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the resolution. The report covers the period from 21 March to 11 June 2012.
During the reporting period, the Committee held informal consultations o…
At the outset, I would like to express my congratulations to you, Sir, and your entire delegation on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of June. The experience of your previous presidencies tells us that we are in very good hands. I would also like to thank the Ambassador and deleg…
Allow me to begin by extending my thanks to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Louis Moreno-Ocampo, for his third report on the implementation of the relevant part of resolution 1970 (2011) and for the additional information that he has provided the Council today. I would …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate only three months before the end of the transitional period in August. Allow me to also welcome and commend the statements made by His Excellency Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somali…
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his detailed presentation on recent events and progress in the development of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)…
Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed with great concern the gradual deterioration of relations between the Sudan and South Sudan as a result of a spiralling confrontation that has continued to grow and that reflects a lack of mutual trust and the inability of either party to resolve their diff…
We believe that today’s debate on securing borders against illicit cross-border trafficking and movement and how cross-border crime and its manifestations can exacerbate situations under the Council’s consideration is taking place at a very timely moment. The Secretary- General made some very pointe…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Lynn Pascoe for the briefing and update that he presented today. As we come together in today’s monthly debate, the Colombian delegation once again would like to express its conviction regarding the need and importance of continuing to support all those actio…
Colombia associates itself with this second pronouncement by the Security Council within one week, which shows our firm determination to deal with the Syrian crisis. It is clear that violence in all its forms has not ceased and that there continue to be attacks and incidents that constitute violatio…
