| Date | 12 November 2007 |
|---|---|
| Started | 10:00 |
| Ended | 13:00 |
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The President
I wish to inform members of the reason for the delay in convening today's plenary meeting. I have been advised by United Nations Security and Safety Service that during its routine sweep of the General Assembly Hall, the canine handlers noticed an ash-like substance in the Hall. The United Nations hazmat team collected the substance and cleansed the area. The team has since declared the substance to be not dangerous.
Agenda item 111
Notification by the Secretary-General under Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations
Note by the Secretary-General (A/62/300)
The President
As members are aware, in accordance with the provisions of Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Charter of the United Nations and with the consent of the Security Council, the Secretary-General is mandated to notify the General Assembly of matters relative to the maintenance of international peace and security that are being dealt with by the Security Council and of matters with which the Council has ceased to deal.
May I take it that the Assembly takes note of the document before it on this item?
The President
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of agenda item 111?
Agenda items 9 and 122
Report of the Security Council (A/62/2)
Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters
The President
Today the Assembly will consider the item entitled "Report of the Security Council". I hope that our consideration of the item will contribute to strengthening relations between the General Assembly and the Security Council so that together both bodies can better promote the values and principles of the United Nations.
We will also consider the agenda item entitled "Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters". In the 14 years since this matter has been under discussion in the Open-ended Working Group, we have realized the complexity, sensitivity and growing relevance of Security Council reform.
At the 2005 World Summit, world leaders recognized the importance of making progress on Security Council reform an essential element of the overall efforts to reform the United Nations. They committed to support early reform of the Council in order to make it more representative, efficient and transparent and to further enhance its effectiveness and the legitimacy of its decisions.
To further those goals, world leaders also supported efforts to adapt the working methods of the Security Council, by increasing the involvement of States which are not members of the Council.
In her speech to the General Assembly on 11 December 2006 (see A/61/PV.72), President Al-Khalifa urged the membership to take a fresh and open-minded approach to the issue of Security Council reform. Progress has been achieved and I would encourage the membership to continue in that spirit. As a result of the comprehensive consultation processes that have been conducted during the sixty-first session, we now have a clear understanding of the positions and views of all Member States, as well as the valuable reports of the facilitators.
Taking into account the progress achieved so far, the membership agreed to consider the issue during the sixty-second session so that further concrete results may be achieved, including through intergovernmental negotiations. Through these efforts Member States have reached a new stage that offers the prospect of achieving the goal of comprehensive reform of the Security Council.
I wish to assure you of my determination to work with all of you in an open and transparent manner to establish the most appropriate process, based on the views of the entire membership. Since the beginning of the sixty-second session I have held informal consultations with all interested parties. Member States have articulated their preparedness, taking into account the progress achieved, to use the current momentum to move forward. Based on those consultations, our objective should be to develop a framework in order to begin intergovernmental negotiations by identifying and reaching agreement on the various negotiable elements. In that respect, we should be guided by the report of the Working Group (A/61/47), which the Assembly adopted on 17 September 2007, and the positions and proposals of Member States.
Member States should have primary ownership and responsibility over such a process. I therefore look forward to hearing your substantive proposals and views on how to embark on the next stage in this important process so that we can achieve concrete results during the sixty-second session.
We must bear in mind that Security Council reform is an integral part of strengthening the United Nations. I would therefore encourage all Member States to remain actively engaged and committed to addressing this issue. As President of the General Assembly I only have one request: that we work together in good faith with a view to achieving tangible results with the broadest possible agreement during this session. And as the ancients would say, "Hic Rhodus, hic salta": in essence, actions speak louder than words.
I now give the floor to the President of the Security Council, His Excellency Mr. Marty Natalegawa, to introduce the report of the Security Council.
Mr. Natalegawa (Indonesia)
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| 194 if __name__ == "__main__": |
| 195 pathpart = os.getenv("PATH_INFO") |
| 196 maintrunk(pathpart) |
| 197 |
| 198 |
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| 133 WriteHTML(hmap["htmlfile"], hmap["pdfinfo"], hmap["gadice"], hmap["highlightdoclink"]) |
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| 135 LogIncomingDB(pagefunc, hmap["agendanum"], referrer, ipaddress, useragent, remadeurl) |
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| 322 if dclass == "spoken": |
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