Stephane Dujarric People Quotations

He hopes ... to meet with a number of leaders from Europe and from the Islamic world and to discuss with them ways of calming the situation and allowing a constructive dialogue between people of different faiths and traditions based on mutual understanding and respect.

Sri Lanka has lost a deeply respected statesman dedicated to peace and national unity. The secretary-general hopes that this tragedy will not weaken the commitment of the people of Sri Lanka to achieve a durable peace in the country.

The United Nations will continue working to ensure that the people of all remaining non-self-governing territories have such opportunities to exercise their right to self-determination.

The Secretary-General shares the widespread sorrow expressed by the Sudanese people and the international community. At the same time, he welcomes the parties' reaffirmation of their commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and its implementation, which is a fitting tribute to First Vice-President Garang.

There will be a need to replace those people and our peacekeeping department will look into that issue.

The relatively high voter turn-out and the fact that the polling was conducted in a largely free, fair and peaceful manner attests to the determination of the Congolese people to participate in deciding their nation's future.

These kinds of international conferences can be beneficial to the people in the country hosting them. It opens up the country to the outside world and such a spotlight of attention gives the government strong incentives to try to meet international standards, including on human rights.