To begin, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for having submitted the report on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict (A/66/311). The report is a commendable effort to establish priority and specific measures to strengthen civilian support for sustainable peace and development and …
We too would like to thank Mr. Le Roy and Mr. Mkapa for their very valuable briefings. We would like to particularly welcome the presence of Mr. Mutrif Siddiq and Mr. Pagan Amum with us here today.
Only a few days before the date set for fulfilling one of the key provisions of the Comprehensive Pea…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Under- Secretaries-General Valerie Amos and Alain Le Roy for their very valuable briefings. I would also like especially to welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Ms. Pillay and Mr. Daccord.
The great number and complexity of contemporary …
I should like to join previous speakers, Sir, in thanking your country for its leadership on the issue before us today and for having convened this very timely debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for the information he presented to us. We again welcome Ambassador Lamamra to the Security Counc…
Like previous speakers, I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Edmund Mulet for his very comprehensive briefing and the commendable work that he has undertaken as head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). I also hail the presence of Ambassador Mérorès at this Security Coun…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for your kind comments to my Ambassador, Ambassador Claude Heller, regarding the manner in which he served as Council President in June and by wishing you every success during the month of July. I also wish to endorse what other delegations hav…
Like other speakers, I welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I also thank Mr. Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2010/169), and Mr. Skender Hyseni …
I would like to begin by welcoming Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive and thanking him for his leadership and his statement here today. I reaffirm my country’s solidarity with his country and Government, following the tragedy that occurred at the beginning of this year. I would also like to thank Mr.…
I join other speakers in thanking you, Sir, and your delegation for having organized this Council meeting at a timely moment, when we are about to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. I also thank Ms. Margot Wallström for her brief…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on the implementation of the measures set out in the presidential note contained in document S/2006/507 on the working methods of the Security Council. My delegation recognizes the efforts made by Japan as Chair of the Informal Working G…
Like other delegations, I would like to begin by welcoming your presence here, Mr. President, and express our gratitude for your country’s initiative in organizing this open debate on a subject that is of utmost importance to this Organization, namely, peacebuilding and, particularly, in adopting a …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I assure you once again of my delegation’s support as you guide the work of the Council to success. My thanks go also to the delegation of Burkina Faso for its successful presidency …
I would like to begin by expressing my delegation’s gratitude to Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz for his leadership and
distinguished work at the head of the Peacebuilding Commission. We would also like to commend the extremely valuable and devoted work of the Chairs of the country-specific configurations…
The delegation of Mexico welcomes Mr. Valentin Inzko and thanks him for introducing his report (S/2009/588*).
My delegation also welcomes the participation of Mr. Nikola Špirić in this meeting. We welcome him and congratulate him on the election of his country as a non-permanent member of the Secur…
I wish to express appreciation for the valuable information provided by Ambassador Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and to acknowledge his commitment and efforts and those of his team in seeking solutions to the problems faced by Somalia. We also we…
Let me begin, Mr. President, by welcoming you to this meeting of the Security Council. It is an honour to have you among us. We also recognize your delegation’s leadership in forging this initiative in follow-up to resolution 1325 (2000).
Our thanks go to the Secretary-General for his report on wom…
As this is the first open debate of the Council under your presidency, Madam, allow me to reaffirm my delegation’s conviction that the work of the Council will be fruitful throughout this month.
I also congratulate Sir John Sawers, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, on the excellent wo…
I would like to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy for his presentation of the report of the Secretary-General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (S/2009/352). I also welcome the presence of Mr. Mikhail Margelov of the Russian Federation at this meetin…
My delegation welcomes your presence, Mr. President, at this important meeting of the Security Council. We thank the Secretary-General for introducing his very important report (S/2009/304), which brings together analysis and experience gathered over the past two decades in countries emerging from c…
We are honoured, Sir, by your presence here today as you preside over the work of the Security Council. My delegation welcomes you once again.
Like other delegations, we wish to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his detailed briefing. We take this opportunity to acknowledge his work at the helm of t…
