It is a great honour for Guinea-Bissau to take part in this global forum, an ideal setting for the exchange of experience among countries on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
I take this opportunity to reiterate the political will and commitment of the Government of my cou…
Allow me, Madam President, to congratulate you on behalf of my Government on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. Your country, Nigeria, has always played a decisive role in the resolution of conflicts on our continent, in particular in the West African su…
My delegation has considered very carefully the deliberations of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), convened to examine the question of the destruction, on 24 February 1996, of two private civil aircraft registered in the United States. The two airplanes shot down b…
The United Nations is making tireless efforts to find a political solution to the conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia. The Russian Federation, acting in its capacity as facilitator, is also playing a remarkable role with a view to the accomplishment of the complex task of bringing the parties toge…
Allow me first, Sir, to say how very pleased we are to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council for the month of July. We are sure that, thanks to your skills and well-known qualities, our work will be successful. At the same time I should like to express our gratitude to Ambassador E…
It seems that for the first time in its history Haiti has democratic institutions. The United Nations has played a very important role in making it possible for Haitians to express peacefully their desire to establish a political regime that is a manifestation of the will of the
My country believes…
As this is the first time that my delegation has spoken at a formal meeting under your presidency, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the leadership of the Security Council.
We are convinced that given your skills and experience, our work will be crowned with success. We also w…
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his very complete report on developments regarding the
We also wish to pay tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Sokalski, as well as to the civilian and military personnel of UNPREDEP for their important preventive work in t…
My delegation has had several opportunities to state its views on the situation in Liberia, a brother country that for the past six years has been ravaged by a devastating war.
During the Security Council's consideration of the fifteenth progress report by the Secretary-General on the United Nation…
On behalf of the delegation of Guinea-Bissau, we wish to join other speakers in congratulating you most sincerely, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. Your personal experience, skills and pragmatism guarantee the accomplishment of your task. Our delegation therefore …
On 31 January 1996, the Security Council
Nevertheless, my delegation regrets that the Government of the Sudan has not yet complied with the request of the Security Council, despite the efforts of the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and of the OAU.
Guinea-Bissau condemns acts of internati…
Over the past few days, intensive bombardments have been taking place along the Israeli-Lebanese border and within Lebanon itself, leading to heavy losses of human life and damage to property.
Guinea-Bissau, which itself has suffered from the ravages of war, is gravely concerned at this military es…
As this is the first statement that I have made at an official meeting this month, I extend, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Guinea-Bissau, my sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for April. We are certain that, given your skill and savoir faire, you will f…
I would like first to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for proposing this enlarged meeting of the Security Council in order to discuss the political situation in Somalia. We think that enlarged meetings are
The international community — in particular, the United Nations, the Organ…
My delegation takes this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for the fine report he has submitted to the Security Council on the situation in Rwanda, pursuant to resolution 1029 (1995) of 12 December 1995. In that resolution, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Ass…
