We thank Under-Secretary- General Stephen O’Brien for his briefing on the disturbing humanitarian situation in Syria.
Most regrettably, the conflict in Syria continues while the parties completely disregard their obligations under international humanitarian law and the relevant Security Council res…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting on this exceedingly critical international issue. We thank Under-Secretary- General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on the report (S/2016/589) of the Secretary-General. We also thank Ambassador João Pedro Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delega…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this morning’s debate, especially following the recent publication of the Quartet report. As we meet today to deliberate on the issue of Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, the international community is increasingly losing faith in its comm…
We thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for his briefing on the quarterly report (S/2016/532) of the Secretary- General on the situation in Afghanistan. We convey our deep appreciation an…
Allow me to commend you, Mr. President, for a very rich French presidency of the Security Council this month and for the choice of the theme of this morning’s debate. I would also like to congratulate and welcome President Faustin Touadera, who has honoured us with his presence today and with the li…
I am very honoured to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Republic of Angola. Our delegation applauds the Secretary-General and the initiative of the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to fast-track the response to the epidemic over the next five …
We thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing on the current judicial activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and on the situation in Darfur, as set out in the twenty-third report submitted to the Security Council pursuant to resolutio…
We welcome and thank Judges Carmel Agius and Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their comprehensive briefings on the activities of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the Residual Mechanism. We commend Uruguay on its steering of the work of the Informal W…
I would like to start by commending you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I very much welcome the presence and participation of Ms. Federica Mogherini, whom I thank for her comprehensive briefing to the Security Council…
Mr. President, I wish to start by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June and for having convened this open debate on a critical issue: conflict-related sexual violence. I wish also to reiterate once again Angola’s full support for your presidency…
I would very much like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, for your remarkable presidency of the Council during the month of May. I also wish to congratulate your team on the very excellent performance of the Council and for the results achieved in our common endeavour to contribute to the ma…
I would like to thank you, Sir, and Spain for having initiated this very interesting debate, bringing closer to the Council a reality of which we need to take account, especially as we are dealing with a region that is very sensitive.
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretar…
We thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the eleventh report presented pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
A degenerated security situation, an economic crisis, a humanitarian disaster, and an institutional and
political stalemate are the main features…
I would like to commend Egypt for its timely convening of this open debate on the crucial matter of maintaining international peace and security, United Nations-African Union (AU) peace and security cooperation and the future of the African Peace and Security Architecture.
Let me thank the Egyptian…
We welcome and thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the report (S/2016/407) of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We welcome the participation of Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for For…
I would like, first of all, to express our appreciation at seeing you this morning, Mr. President, as you preside over this very important and timely meeting of the Security Council. I congratulate the Egyptian delegation for organizing today’s debate on a troubling issue of great concern for the in…
We welcome and thank Mr. Valentin Inzko for having presented the forty- ninth report of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2016/395, annex) and commend his work in assisting in the building of the Bosnia and Herzegovina State.
We take note of the successes achieved and the challe…
We thank Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Stephen O’Brien, for their briefings.
We are extremely concerned about the latest developments in Aleppo and the pattern of systematic destruction of the city, as …
We start by thanking the Egyptian presidency for convening this meeting. The holding of open briefings by the Chairs of the Sanctions Committees increases the transparency of Security Council proceedings, which the United Nations membership has been calling, for especially in matters of great politi…
Since this is the first public meeting to be held under your presidency, Sir, I would first like to congratulate you and the delegation of Egypt on your assumption of the presidency and your convening of today’s very timely briefing on the critical issue of the protection of civilians, with particul…
