I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/350) on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s activities in Afghanistan. I also thank the Ambassador of Afghanistan for his stateme…
At the outset, I should like to condemn in the strongest terms the attack that took place today in Somalia and to convey our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Somalia and to the families of the victims.
I should like also to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for havin…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the United Kingdom for having convened this important debate under its presidency. I should like to thank Mr. Ladsous, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Ms. Yoka Brandt
and Mr. Gregory Ramm for their respective briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Deput…
I take the opportunity to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their briefings. We are pleased to note the progress made by both Tribunals in implementing their respe…
Allow me to welcome you among us this morning, Mr. President. I would like to thank the delegation of your country, the United Kingdom, for having organized this important meeting on Somalia at a crucial point in the reconstruction of the Somali State. I also welcome among us Ms. Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji …
I, too, would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her presentation of the seventeenth report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005). Since her last report, the situation in Darfur has developed in various ways. At the political level, progress should be …
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. We would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and former Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on the outstanding work that he did during his mandate. We would like also to congratula…
I would first like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, for his briefing on recent developments in Kosovo. I welcome the presence here and participation of the Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić, and thank Mr. Hashim Thaçi.
Progress has been ma…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Fisher, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/139). I express our support to him for the success of his task. I welcome the presence of Mr. Fernando Carrera Castro, Minister for Foreign Affai…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Russian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this debate. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for their detailed quarterly briefings. I also welcome Ambassador Tanin and …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the most recent report of the Secretary- General (S/2012/818) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I would like to take this opportunity to wi…
Allow me first to thank Ambassador Osorio, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his 90-day report and to express our appreciation of his efforts. I would also like to thank the Panel of Experts established under resolution 1929 (2010) for the presentation of it …
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his exhaustive briefing. I should like also to welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of the …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Ambassador of Colombia, in his role as Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), for his briefing, as well as to express our appreciation for his efforts in steering the Committee. I would also like to thank the Panel of Expert…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda (ICTR) for their thorough briefings. We were pleased to take note of the efforts undertaken and the progress made by both …
Allow me, first of all, to join my colleagues in thanking the representative of Azerbaijan for the outstanding work carried out in the month of May, as well as to
congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We wish you every success in carrying out your duties. I woul…
First of all, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate. I would also like to thank the Permanent Representatives of India, Germany and South Africa for their briefings on the work of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2…
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I should like to thank the delegation of the United States for its initiative in organizing this important debate on securing borders against illicit cross-border trafficking and movement. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed b…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Moroccan delegation, to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing the debate.
My delegation welcomes the report (S/2012/33) of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on conflict-related sexual viole…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, and to thank him for his presentation. I would also like to offer him our most sincere condolences following the passing of a dear close relative. I would also like t…
