On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium, I would like to thank Judge Tomoko Akane for the presentation of the annual report of the International Criminal Court (see A/79/198) and congratulate her on her appointment as President of the Court. Belgium aligns itself with the statement made earlier on behal…
My delegation would first like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, His Excellency Judge Nawaf Salam, for his inspiring presentation (see A/79/PV.24) of the Court’s annual report (A/79/4). On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium, I would also like to thank all the members of the…
As leaders from around the world flock to the United Nations this week, they should have only one ambition — to find a way out of the conflicts in the Sudan, the Middle East, Ukraine and all too many other places. The conflicts are close to our homes and cities, bringing war, famine and terrible tra…
Four years ago in this very Hall, we adopted the Declaration on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations (resolution 75/1). It was a call to action — action towards a reinvigorated multilateralism, with the United Nations at its centre; a call to action arising from t…
Belgium welcomes the adoption of decision 78/560, on the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). It is an important step towards the implementati…
Allow me from the Moroccan bench, which — thanks to the hospitality of my Moroccan colleague — has become a Belgian- Moroccan bench for a few minutes, to thank the President of the General Assembly for the trust he has placed in us, and to thank everyone for their positive and constructive engagemen…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, as well as San Marino, align themselves with this statement.
The EU attaches great importance to a human…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
The candidate countries Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the potential candidate country Georgia, as well as Monaco and the United States, align themselves with this…
This draft amendment (A/78/L.64) will come as no surprise, especially to those involved in discussions of draft resolution A/78/L.62. Claims that the European Union (EU) has acted in anything but good faith and full transparency are utterly false. The EU has explained consistently, repeatedly and in…
I will focus today on three points concerning the United Nations, its values and the actions we could take.
First, Belgium fully supports the veto initiative and the implementation of resolution 76/262. The use of the veto has increased considerably in recent years, preventing the Security Council …
Belgium aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
We welcome today’s debate on the tenth report (see A/78/772) of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crim…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the three Benelux countries — the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, the Kingdom of Belgium.
We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, and we would like to add the following t…
Six months have passed since the terrible terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. Since then, we have witnessed a conflict of unusual intensity, in which the civilian population, including the hostages, are the primary victims. Humanitarian workers are paying with their lives for desperately inadequ…
I have the honour to deliver this explanation of position on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
We welcome the adoption of resolution 78/269, on the scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) convened by the President…
Today Belgium has the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. It is a special privilege to address the General Assembly as we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today. The European Union rejects and condemns all forms…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member
States to explain our position on the resolution just adopted as resolution 78/264.
As we stated before, the text in front of us falls short of fully meeting the requirements of international human rights law and diverg…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States to introduce two draft amendments to draft resolution A/78/L.48, as contained in documents A/78/L.51 and A/78/L.52.
Let me first stress that anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination is unacceptable and violates the p…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three Benelux countries — Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, Belgium.
We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council, and we commend the efforts of Japan as Chai…
Belgium fully supports the statement made by the observer of the European Union and takes this opportunity to reinforce the following points.
Since the terrible attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and the resulting military escalation, almost 30,000 people have lost their lives in Gaza. …
Belgium fully supports the statement made by the delegation of the European Union and takes this opportunity to stress the following points.
No matter how hard our Russian colleagues try to shift the blame with regard to this issue, nothing can justify Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which was…
