It is a pleasure to see you, Madame, presiding over today’s meeting. I take this opportunity to welcome the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, and to thank him for his briefing and update on the situation in Somalia and recent events there. We…
Mr. President, may I begin by congratulating you on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. We offer you our support and wish you every success in your work.
I am honoured to speak at this me…
First of all, I should like to thank all the members of the Security Council for their words of support to the work just concluded by the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). Their words will be conveyed in particular to the members of the Panel of Experts who have worked with m…
Allow me at the outset to echo your words of recognition and gratitude, Sir, to Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri and his entire delegation for the efficient and dedicated manner in which they led our work during their presidency of the Council in August. I am also very pleased to be the first member of…
At the outset, allow me to welcome and thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing and for the detailed report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also wish to welcome and commend the very in…
Colombia shares the grief affecting the international community and the United Nations family at the tragic attack that occurred in Nigeria this morning. In condemning that attack and all terrorist actions, we convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
I wish to thank Secretar…
On behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, I welcome this opportunity to address the General Assembly to pay tribute to the distinguished
Finish statesman and diplomat Harri Holkeri. As Prime Minister and Head of Government, Mr. Holkeri led his country in one of the twentieth ce…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, and Germany for having convened this open debate and for your great efforts and work to underscore and promote the importance of this topic. I also wish to welcome the President of Nauru, His Excellency Mr. Marcus Stephen, and to express our solid…
At this historic hour for the Sudanese people, Africa, the United Nations and the international community in general, I would like to begin my statement by giving a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Riek Machar Teny-Dhurgon, Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan, and to his delegation, and …
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and wish you every success as you and your country assume the presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank the representative of Gabon, our good friend Ambassador Nelson Messone, who conducted our work last mont…
I would just like to say a very few words to thank all the representatives who made statements for their kind words and for the support that they have given to the Committee in the work it is doing. I should also like to mention the importance of the work being done by the members of the Committee, …
I have the honour today of providing the 90-day briefing to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of that resolution. The report covers the period from 22 March to 23 June 2011, during which time the Comm…
I should like to thank Ms. Patricia O’Brien, Under- Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, for her serious and detailed presentation on the report of the Secretary-General on
the modalities for the establishment of specialized Somali anti-piracy courts (S/2011/360) to…
I would first like to express particular thanks to former President Mbeki and Mr. Menkerios, who are here with us today at this meeting. I would also like to thank the Ambassador of the Sudan and Mr. Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth for their presentations and for updating us on the situation in the Sudan.
We …
I wish to join my colleagues, Mr. President, in
expressing appreciation for your presence here to preside over the Security Council and lead this debate on the most tragic pandemic that humankind has experienced. I would also like to convey my respectful greetings to the President of Nigeria, the D…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the responsibility of guiding our work and to wish you every success during your presidency. My delegation stands ready to provide you with the fullest possible cooperation. I wish also to thank and congratulate France for its ef…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on having convened and presiding over this important meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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I should like also to express particular appreciation for the statement made by th…
At the outset, I would like to thank the representatives of Germany, India and South Africa for their detailed briefings on the activities of the counter-terrorism Committees and for their efforts and energetic work in leading them. The recommendations and analyses in their briefings deserve our car…
My delegation would like to thank Special Representative
Lamberto Zannier for his work. We also thank the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for its work, including its promotion of closer relations among communities and of interreligious contact as a strategy for long-…
The topic under discussion today calls on us to reflect seriously on State and international responsibilities to ensure the protection of civilians in armed conflicts on the Security Council’s agenda, as well as the tools with which to achieve it. The briefings and analyses by Under-Secretary-Genera…
