Australia welcomes the adoption of resolution 69/1, which supports the Secretary-General’s intention to establish the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.
The Ebola outbreak is an urgent and devastating crisis. It has transformed itself into much more than a health crisis, as we all…
I thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this meeting today, for we must send a clear signal of the international community’s strong support for Iraq.
Australia endorses the terms of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/20, which is an affirmation of
Iraqi and international efforts to combat the t…
I thank Mr. Feltman and Foreign Minister Timmermans for their briefings. I extend Australia’s deep gratitude for the professionalism and empathy that the Netherlands has shown in responding to this terrible incident. I particularly thank Minister Timmermans for his personal commitment
and compassio…
As we now recognize, almost too late, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is unprecedented in its scale, its geographic reach and its impact. We have heard that the already high numbers of infections and deaths are multiplying exponentially, doubling every three weeks. Health systems in affected count…
I thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing this morning and recognise his instrumental and indispensable contribution to Afghanistan’s transition, as well as the important role played by the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team and the wider United Nati…
I thank the Permanent Representatives of Brazil and Switzerland for their work as co-Chairs on this issue. Australia remains committed to continuing discussions on technology transfer and facilitation under resolution 68/310, just adopted.
We note the mandate for continuing discussions is focused o…
I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the same resolution, which is of course on the Iran sanctions regime. The present report covers the period from 25 June to 12 September, during which time t…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for her briefing on the situation in Haiti and acknowledge the significant contribution of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), alongside the Government and the people of Haiti, in rebuilding the country,…
At the outset, let me add Australia’s thanks for the commitment and hard work of the co-Chairs, Ambassador Kamau and Ambassador Kőrösi, and all those involved in reaching the outcome document of the Open Working Group (A/68/970), including Member States, their negotiators and civil society.
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I thank Special Representative Leila Zerrougui, UNICEF and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations for their indispensable efforts. I also thank Forest Whitaker, UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation. We are all in debt to his commitment and empathy. We welcome, as always, the presence…
I would like to thank Special Representative Zarif for his briefing to the Security Council today. I also welcome First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić of Serbia and Foreign Minister Hoxhaj of Kosovo and thank them for their statements and their presence.
I also acknowledge the report on the activities…
We thank you, Mr. President, and your entire United Kingdom team, for your able leadership this month. I will focus my remarks on the Security Council visit as well as our enduring interest in and responsibilities for conflict prevention, a key theme of our work in August.
The Council’s visit to th…
I thank Mr. Feltman for his briefing. We recognize the ongoing efforts that the Secretary-General, Mr. Feltman and other colleagues are making to resolve the crisis.
There is now overwhelming evidence that significant numbers of Russian troops, armoured personnel carriers, tanks and other equipment…
I wish to thank the Secretary- General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings. We would like to acknowledge High Commissioner Navi Pillay’s achievements over the past six years and to thank her for her dedicated pursuit of her vital mandate.
Conflict prevention was the reaso…
I thank you, Mr. President, for dedicating the Council’s time this morning to this vital issue. We thank the briefers for eloquently reminding us today that millions of civilians are under threat, caught up in humanitarian crises and directly attacked in conflicts. Without the assistance of humanita…
I am pleased to provide a brief report on the Council’s visit to Belgium on 9 and 10 August, the first leg of our recent visit to Europe and Africa. The purpose of our visit to Belgium was to commemorate the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, to pay tribute to the sacrifice of all…
I thank the United Kingdom for its strong leadership in putting resolution 2170 (2014) forward for adoption today.
The resolution is a decisive step by the Council. It is an unambiguous condemnation of the brutal and savage acts of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Nusra Front…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for his briefing.
Today’s meeting of the Security Council follows a national day of mourning in Australia yesterday, when all Australians remembered those who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 was shot down over separatist-held terr…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for presiding over today’s debate. Your presence here today is a clear reflection of your Government’s commitment to peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kobler, Special Envoy …
I thank Mr. John Ging for his briefing this afternoon. I would also like to thank the United Nations agencies that are already working on the ground in Ukraine for their efforts.
The continuing conflict in eastern Ukraine has inevitably produced a humanitarian situation that is worsening. There has…
