Let me start by thanking Lithuania for convening this important debate and by expressing our appreciation for the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/3.
Austria aligns itself with the statements to be delivered on behalf of the European Union, the Group of Friends on the Protection of Ci…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor in order to speak on behalf of the group of like-minded States on targeted sanctions. That group is comprised of Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and my own country, Austria…
Austria is grateful to Azerbaijan for convening today’s open debate on women and peace and security, and would like to thank all the briefers for their very interesting presentations. We appreciate the broad range of issues covered in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/525), as well as the conti…
Austria would like to be begin by saying that we align ourelves with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
I would also like to stress that this High-level Dialogue is taking place at an important moment in time. With 230 million international migrants, migr…
First, I would like to express Austria’s appreciation to the United States for organizing today’s thematic debate. By adopting the landmark resolution 1738 (2006), the Security Council recognized the importance of protecting journalists and media professionals in situations of armed conflict. Press …
Panel 1 united five fascinating speakers of truly different backgrounds. The first was Rani Hong, a child trade victim who, together with her husband, now runs an non-governmental organization that helps other victims of the crime of human trafficking to once and for all leave that terrible fate beh…
It is my great pleasure to address the General Assembly. As we all know, trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a gross violation of human rights. Often even young girls and boys are lured to other countries by false promises of a better future, where they end up being physically and sexually…
Austria aligns itself with the statement made earlier on behalf of the European Union.
We thank today’s briefers, and are grateful to the delegation of India for rescheduling this open debate on the important topic of the contributioni of women’s civil society organizations to conflict prevention a…
The events of recent months have illustrated once again the importance
of the United Nations as a multilateral forum for addressing today’s crises and challenges. The conflicts in Syria and Mali and the ongoing reform processes in many parts of the Arab world demonstrate that we can face such chall…
I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the informal group of like-minded States on targeted sanctions. This group comprises Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and my own country, Austria.
Let me join others in t…
It is my honour to speak on behalf of the Human Security Network, an informal, cross-regional group of States comprising Chile, Costa Rica, Greece, Ireland, Jordan, Mali, Norway, Panama, Slovenia, Switzerland, Thailand and Austria, and South Africa as an observer.
At the outset, we want to thank th…
Last year’s debate, on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of landmark Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), under the presidency of Uganda (see S/PV.6411), significantly contributed to focusing Member States’ commitment and gaining momentum for enhanced implementation of the resolution at nati…
This year has once again confirmed the importance of the United Nations as the truly indispensable multilateral forum for addressing today’s global problems. The humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, ecological disasters such as Fukushima, political developments like the Arab Spring and terrori…
Let me first of all express my deep-felt condolences to the people and Government of Norway for the terrible calamity that they have suffered in recent days — a calamity that caused the deaths of so many young people striving for dialogue and mutual understanding.
I also thank you, Mr. President, f…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for initiating a review of the progress made since the adoption of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2) in 2001. I would also like to commend the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/65/797) on the imple…
First, I thank Special Representative De Mistura for his briefing and for his work under truly challenging circumstances. We
wish to pay tribute to the women and men working with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and all the United Nations personnel who are in Afghanistan…
Today’s adoption of resolution 1966 (2010), establishing the residual mechanism for criminal tribunals, is a very important step in the field of international criminal justice. The establishment of the residual mechanism sends a strong Security Council message against impunity. The high- level fugit…
Madame President, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with the Council some personal observations concerning the Committees I have had the honour to chair. More specifically today, I will speak about the Sudan Sanctions Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005). I will …
Let me first of all thank you, Madame, and your delegation for your outstanding work, which led to the adoption by consensus of resolution 1960 (2010) before us today. The resolution brings significant added value to the fight against sexual violence in armed conflict. We greatly appreciate the Secr…
I should first like to thank President Mkapa for his comprehensive briefing and also Under-Secretary-General Le Roy. We are pleased by the presence of State Minister Siddiq and Mr. Amum, Secretary-General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), and thank them for their presentations.
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