I welcome the presence here among us of Ambassador Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region; my sister Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the C…
We would like, first of all, to salute you, Madam President, for organizing this debate on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the work carried out by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We welcome the presenc…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting to address the increasing and complex and devastating conflict in the Republic of the Sudan. I commend China for its able stewardship of the Council’s work. I express my appreciation to Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advo…
While we are here meeting for the fourth time in the last few days, the security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to deteriorate, as the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) widens its territorial control, more people are killed and displaced, and the risk o…
We acknowledge the presence of Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and His Excellency Ambassador Ernest Raymucyo, Permanent Representative of the Republic…
We welcome the presence of Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ambassador Ernest Rwamucyo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the U…
Let us begin by congratulating the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on its presidency and able stewardship of the Council, including for convening this important meeting on the prevailing situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We acknowledge the participation of Her Excellency Ms.…
Allow us to begin by congratulating the United States of America on its presidency and able stewardship of the Council, including its consultations with the wider membership on developing the Council’s programme of work for this month. We acknowledge with satisfaction the participation of Her Excell…
Allow us to begin by congratulating Switzerland on its presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. We wish you, Madam President, success in this role. We are convinced that your country’s long-standing commitment to world peace will make an important contribution to further strength…
Allow us to begin by congratulating the Republic of Slovenia on its successful presidency of the Security Council in the month of September. We welcome the presence of Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission …
I thank the President for convening today’s meeting.
My delegation considers this year’s report of the Security Council (A/78/2) to be an essential part of the relationship between the General Assembly and the Security Council. Let me extend my gratitude to Mozambique for facilitating the adoption …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely meeting, as well as to congratulate Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Morocco and Turkmenistan for the initiative of bringing back this important resolution, entitled “Improving global road safety”. Angola has proudly sp…
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the 16 Member States of the Southern Africa Development community (SADC), namely, Botswana, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, the United …
The Republic of Angola condemns all crimes against humanity and other violations of international law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed by whomever and wherever. Angola acknowledged that the event that took place in Srebrenica on 11 July 1995 was extremely …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Republic of Malta on its presidency of the Council for the month of April. Let me also commend the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the “Implementat…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representative of Uganda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/78/PV.24), and by the representative of Botswana, on behalf of the Group of African States.
We have taken note of the Secretary-General’s report (A/78/1) and comm…
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolutions 78/190 and takes this opportunity to reaffirm its principled position on the total elimination of all forms of discrimination, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. We express serious concern about the politicization and selecti…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/78/L.29, entitled “Deferral of the graduation of Angola from the least developed country (LDC) category to a later date”.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Group of 77 and China for its unconditional support and solidarity, and expr…
We would like to commend the President of the General Assembly for the importance he attaches to the issue of Security Council reform by appointing the two co-Chairs for the intergovernmental negotiations process for the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly. We congratulate His Excellency …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP): Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Angola.
The CPLP was created as a …