S/2009/577 SC
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.6216
Speeches following this vote (20)
The Secretary-General
I thank the Government of Austria for convening this ministerial debate to mark the tenth anniversary of the Security Council’s engagement on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I commend Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger for his leadership.
Over the past decade, this issue has come to occupy a prominent place on the Council’s agenda. We see this in the biannual open debates; we s…
The President
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
I now give the floor to Mr. John Holmes, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Mr. Holmes: Allow me to express sincere appreciation to you, Sir, and to the Government of Austria for convening this high-level open debate, as well as for your efforts leading to the adoption today of resolution 1894 (200…
The President
I thank Mr. Holmes for his interesting briefing. I now give the floor to Ms. Kyungwha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Ms. Kyung-wha Kang: I have the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay.
The particular vulnerability of human rights in situations of armed conflict means that the daily work of the Office …
The President
In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish
to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.
I shall now give the…
Mr. Jandroković
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, and the Austrian presidency, for taking the initiative to re-engage this body on the vitally important issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict, which, in our view, often strikes at the core of the Council’s primary mandate regarding threats to international peace and stability.
I would also like to commend the Austrian presidenc…
The President
I now invite the Right Honourable Baroness Taylor, Minister for International Defence and Security of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take the floor.
Baroness Taylor (United Kingdom): Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We are extremely grateful to you and the Austrian delegation for all your hard work in promoting an agenda item t…
Mr. Ugalde
Mr. President, Costa Rica would like to thank you and your delegation for convening this debate on the protection of civilians and for your initiative that has led to the adoption of this new resolution (resolution 1894 (2009)) . We would also like to acknowledge the presence of the Secretary-General, the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human…
Mr. Araud
I would like to thank Austria for the opportunity it has given us to address once more in this open debate format the matter of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. France supports the statement to be made by the representative of Sweden, who will speak on behalf of the European Union.
As we are celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and the tenth anniversary of…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation.
Mr. Churkin
We are very pleased to welcome you, Sir, as you preside over the Security Council at this important meeting. We would like to thank our Austrian partners for their initiative to once again address the issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We would also like to express our gratitude for Austria’s contribution to the drafting of the resolution that the Council has just adopted (re…
Mr. Takasu
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. I would also like to congratulate Austria on its leadership in promoting the cause of the protection of civilians. In addition, we are grateful to the Secretary-General; Mr. John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; and Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Righ…
Mr. Dabbashi
I should like at the outset to thank the delegation of Austria for having organized this important meeting and to thank you personally, Sir, for presiding over it. I wish also to thank His Excellency the Secretary-General for his presence among us and for his important contribution to the debate. Nor can I fail to thank the Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and the Deputy High Com…
The President
I now give the floor to the representative of the United States of America.
Ms. DiCarlo
I, too, would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comments this morning, and Under-Secretary-General Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner Kang for their briefings.
The United States thanks you, Sir, and the Government of Austria for organizing this important debate and for your leadership on the resolution the Security Council has just adopted. Resolution 1894 (2009) consolidates a decade…
Mr. Le Luong Minh
I thank the Austrian presidency for taking the initiative of convening this open debate of the Council on the important issue of protection of civilians in armed conflict. I thank the Secretary-General, the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights for their statements.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement of the Non-Aligned Mov…
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