Besides Council members, eight non Council members took part in the debate.

The Group also participated in a Security Council open debate on Haiti in January 2005.

Public debate organized by the Security Council, 17 October 2005

Hence the current debate aimed at making the Council more responsive to today's realities in world affairs.

We therefore welcome today's debate on the crucial issue of Security Council reform.

In addition, on 25 February 2005, the Security Council held an open debate on cross cutting issues in West Africa.

Security Council members will be invited to debate modalities to achieve the aforementioned purposes and support a Security Council resolution as an initial step in this respect.

After years of debate, we much reach an agreement on reform of the Security Council.

On 12 January, the Security Council held an open debate on the question concerning Haiti.

A smaller membership on the Human Rights Council would allow more focused discussion and debate.

A smaller membership would allow the Human Rights Council to have more focused debate and discussions.

Mr. Stagno Ugarte (Costa Rica) (spoke in Spanish) We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on Security Council reform.

We believe that we have reached a decisive phase in the decades long debate on the reform of the Security Council.

It is precisely the debate on Security Council reform that gave synergy to the process of reform.

It was suggested, in this regard, that holding a brief political debate first might give experts better political guidance from the Council.

In September 2005, the situation in Burundi was also the focus of debate in several international forums, including the General Assembly and the Security Council.

With respect to today's debate, we acknowledge the efforts of the sponsors of the draft resolution to take the debate forward, both in terms of the composition of the Security Council and of its working methods.

To add some precision to the debate, in 2010 we helped to write the European Council on Foreign Relations first Foreign Policy Scorecard.

During last year's open debate in the Security Council on this issue, there was unanimous support for establishing a monitoring and reporting system.

The delegation of Uganda is grateful to the Security Council for having afforded us the opportunity to take part in this important debate.

Debate in Israel In Israel, a debate continues over the Law of Return.

The debate that will be taking place and the decisions to be taken by the Council will be decisive.

The current debate takes over from the previous consideration of the subject in the Security Council on 20 July 2004, under the Romanian presidency.

Sir Emyr Jones Parry (United Kingdom) The British Government welcomes this debate on the important issue of Security Council reform.

Mrs. Londoño (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish) We thank you, Mr. President, for giving us this additional opportunity to expand the debate on Security Council reform.

These initiatives opened a debate on women's participation in political parties that reached President Arafat's desk in 1995 in the form of a proposal to create a Woman's Council.

Mr. De La Sablière (France) (spoke in French) My delegation thanks you, Sir, for having organized the debate on Security Council reform that has begun today.

Mr. Berruga (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish) Mexico would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on the overall issue of Security Council reform.

Ms. Bellamy Let me begin by thanking the Argentinean presidency for giving us the opportunity to address the Security Council in its open debate on Haiti.

Decides that the annual report referred to in paragraph 15 of resolution 1645 (2005) shall also be submitted to the Security Council for an annual debate.

The debate on Security Council reform has been taking place for over 12 years now, and the issues are widely known.

Direct contact with players in a conflict situation had allowed the Council to explain its resolutions and positions, to assist the Special Representatives of the Secretary General, and to enhance the quality of debate within the Council.

Mr. Maurer (Switzerland) (spoke in French) Switzerland would like to thank Benin for convening this open debate of the Security Council on small arms and light weapons.

Therefore, the report of the Council should become more substantial in order to promote a debate on how the future work of that organ can be improved.

However, my country believes that the debate on Security Council expansion must not eclipse other subjects of vital importance that our leaders will have to consider in September.

The Secretary General's report and the Security Council open debate were carried globally, thanks to the Department's radio, television, print and online coverage.

The German debate is still largely a policy debate.

This debate should result in the design and implementation of a model for the Security Council that enables us to achieve those goals in an efficient, more legitimate and equitable manner.

The non permanent nature of their mandates and the constant renewal of the Council enables the Council to draw on innovative approaches, perspectives and viewpoints that can enrich the debate and prevent it from taking place in a closed club .

Mr. Yañez Barnuevo (Spain) (spoke in Spanish) I wish at the outset to thank the Council presidency for having convened what we consider to be an extremely important debate.

The subject of today's debate is of huge importance five years after the last Council resolution on this issue, the situation for civilians caught up in armed conflict remains critical.

The presentations about and discussions on Security Council reform were, as a matter of fact, a microcosm of the contentious ongoing debate among representatives of Member States in New York.

Africa s Stake in the Climate Change Debate

The issue of the reform of the Security Council continues to be among those issues addressed at the annual general debate of the General Assembly.

As the current debate recognizes, post conflict peacebuilding is a crucial challenge facing the international community and entirely properly a focus of Security Council attention.