We also welcome Ms. Kawaguchi.

We also welcome the field missions undertaken by the Council.

We also welcome other new developments in the same direction.

We also welcome the recent contributions made to this Fund.

We also welcome Under Secretary General Abe to the CD today.

We also welcome NATO's ongoing contribution to achieving security throughout the country.

We also welcome the direct dialogue established between Belgrade and Pristina on practical matters.

We also welcome similar initiatives that have been taken in other parts of the world

We also welcome the Security Council resolution against the incitement of terrorism and terrorist acts.

We also welcome the decision of the Government of Mexico to ratify the Rome Statute.

We also welcome the President of the Coordination Centre of Kosovo and Metohija, Mr. Nebojsa Covic.

We also welcome initiatives by some countries to set up timetables for fulfilling their ODA targets.

We also welcome the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

We also welcome UNMIK's effort to work with the Provisional Institutions to reform local government throughout Kosovo.

We also welcome national efforts to ensure gender equality, and we encourage States to continue making progress on education and literacy.

Welcome back. We missed you!

Welcome back. We missed you.

We recognize and welcome that.

We welcome this renewed commitment.

We welcome that new development.

We welcome that important development.

We also welcome recent efforts and initiatives to enhance the quality of aid and to increase its impact.

We also welcome initiatives to promote a better contribution by the Haitian diaspora to the rebuilding of the country.

We welcome you to our club.

We welcome and appreciate these developments.

We therefore welcome the current consultations.

The emphasis on Africa is also particularly welcome.

Let me also welcome Ambassador Landman of the Netherlands.

We welcome those concrete and bold proposals.

We welcome the language on marine debris.

We welcome any information on their whereabouts.

We also welcome the Prosecutor's decision to transfer non senior detainees to national jurisdictions whenever a country's judiciary structure allows it.

We welcome that proposal and consider it particularly important that rape and other types of grave sexual violence are also included.

We also welcome the announcement of pledges, in principle, towards an upgraded CERF and invite further voluntary contributions to the Fund.

We also welcome the high participation by women in the elections and the high representation of women in the new parliament.

We also welcome the steady progress made by the Court in the dissemination of information on its work through various forms.

We welcome the efforts that have been made in that regard, be they in the sponsorship, witnessing or guaranteeing of agreements or in the follow up to their implementation. We also welcome and request all financial and technical support for advancing our efforts.

We also welcome the inclusion of a review process in the draft resolution and the shelving of the question of the veto.

We also welcome new and innovative initiatives on financing and good governance, including the global Democracy Fund, the French initiative and others.

We welcome the Secretary General's latest progress report.

We welcome its recent success in this area.

We welcome you, Mr. Minister, to New York.

We also thank the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. Alan Doss, for his informative briefing. We welcome the presence of the Secretary General.

We were also requested to seek new and innovative ways to deal with those problems, and hence we welcome the Secretary General's reports on this agenda item.

We welcome the initiative to establish a Democracy Fund.