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S/2009/465 SC

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Vote ConsensusS/PV.6196 Oct. 5, 2009

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
I thank the Deputy Secretary- General for her statement. I now give the floor to Ms. Rachel N. Mayanja, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. Ms. Mayanja: It is an honour for me to introduce the report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2009/465). May I begin by expressing gratitude to you, Mr. President, for giving me this …
The President
I thank Ms. Mayanja for her briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Inés Alberdi, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. Ms. Alberdi: I thank the Government of Viet Nam and Mr. Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the honour to address the Security Council. I congratulate Viet Nam on its initiative of introducing resolution 1889…
The President
I thank Ms. Alberdi for her statement. I now give the floor to Ms. Asha Hagi Elmi Amin, representative of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. Ms. Amin: I would like to thank the Security Council for the invitation to speak here today. I am speaking on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, a coalition of international civil society organizations that advoca…
The President
I thank Ms. Asha Hagi Elmi Amin for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to members of the Council.
Mr. Parham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
I would like to begin, Sir, by congratulating you and your delegation on Viet Nam’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like also, through Ambassador DiCarlo, to thank Ambassador Rice and the United States delegation for a very productive and distinguished presidency of the Council last month. Ambassador Le Luong Minh has our best wishes for the often deli…
Mr. Vilović (Croatia)
Let me begin by extending my congratulations to you, Sir, and to your delegation on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October and assuring you of the full cooperation and support of my delegation. At the same time, I extend our thanks to the delegation of the United States for their able leadership during the very difficult month of September. I express our appreciation to you, S…
Mr. Zhang Yesui (China)
First of all, I wish to thank the Vietnamese Government for initiating this open debate of the Security Council and Your Excellency, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting in person. Nine years ago, the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000), a milestone document that has laid the groundwork for international cooperation in the area of women and peace and security. Since then, t…
Ms. DiCarlo (United States of America)
My delegation would like to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Council today. You can be assured of our full support during this busy month. We would also like to express the gratitude of the United States for the cooperation that we received from fellow Council members during our presidency. The United States believes that the Council’s continued focus on woman and peace and security is critica…
Mr. Araud (France)
May I begin by congratulating Viet Nam on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and wish them every success for the month of October. I would like to thank, of course, the American delegation for having exercised the presidency last month. We welcome the initiative taken by Viet Nam in organizing this public debate on women and peace and security, which is dedicated to respon…
Mr. Shalgham (Libya)
At the outset, I wish to welcome you, Mr. President, among us and express our appreciation to you for conducting our work in this important meeting. We thank the delegation of Viet Nam for organizing this important meeting. I would also like to thank the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and…
Mr. Takasu (Japan)
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to the delegation of Viet Nam on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I also wish to express our appreciation to the United States for its excellent leadership during the month of September. We are also very grateful to you, Mr. President, for personally presiding over this important discussion.…
Mr. Puente (Mexico)
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 women and peace and security (S/2009/465), as well as to Deputy Secretary-General Migiro for her state…
Mr. Churkin (Russian Federation)
Mr. President, at the outset, allow me to welcome you as the President of the Security Council and to extend my gratitude to the delegation of Viet Nam for today’s initiative of convening an open debate of the Council to discuss the status of implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We would like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for her presentation of the thematic report on this topic (S/…
Mr. Tiendrébéogo (Burkina Faso)
Mr. President, I would like, on behalf of the delegation of Burkina Faso, to congratulate you warmly on assuming the presidency of the Council and to assure your delegation of our full support. We also take this opportunity to congratulate the delegation of the United States of America on its very fruitful presidency in September. We are most grateful to you, Sir, for having convened today’s deb…
Mr. Rugunda (Uganda)
Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October and assure you of my delegation’s full cooperation. I thank you for convening this important debate, over which you are personally presiding. I would also like to thank Ambassador Susan Rice and the United States delegation for their excellent leadership during a very eventful and fruitful month of Septem…
Mr. Mayr-Harting (Austria)
Mr. President, I would first like to congratulate you and the delegation of Viet Nam on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. My country and I are also particularly grateful for your initiative to convene this open debate on such an important issue. We would also like to congratulate Ambassador Susan Rice and the United States delegation on their presidency last month —…
Mr. Urbina (Costa Rica)
May I begin by congratulating your delegation, Mr. President, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I reiterate that we are eager to contribute to your success in the conduct of our work. Costa Rica welcomes your presence in this debate and we thank you for organizing it. We also express our gratitude for the presence of the Deputy Secretary-General and of Ms…
Mr. Apakan (Türkiye)
Mr. President, may I begin with welcoming you to the Council and congratulating Viet Nam on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for October. We wish you every success. I also wish to express our sincere appreciation to Ambassador Rice and the United States delegation for their stewardship of the Council during the month of September. Given the adoption of resolution 1888 (2009) only …
The President
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam. This debate is of great significance in preparing for the review of 10 years of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, adopted by the Security Council in 2000. That resolution has the profoundly humane objective of protecting women and childre…
Mr. Wenaweser (Liechtenstein)
I thank you, Sir, for presiding over the meeting today and your delegation for organizing this open debate with a focus on post-conflict situations. As a strong supporter of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), Liechtenstein agrees with the assessment reflected in the concept paper prepared by your delegation (S/2009/490) that much has been achieved but that enormous challenges remain. Nine y…
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