Belgium supports the extension of the arms embargo in Libya. However, it regrets and denounces the systematic violations that are currently being observed. Maintaining the embargo is essential in the light of the ongoing armed violence in Libya. Belgium calls on all actors in the Libyan crisis to re…
At the outset, I would like to wish you,
Mr. President, and your team every success in presiding over the Security Council. You can count on our full support. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General François Louncény Fall for his briefing and substantial work, as …
Belgium welcomes the extension of the sanctions regime, including the arms embargo, and the extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan. The sanctions regime continues to be part of the measures that are needed to contribute to the stabilization of South Sudan. We appreciate the …
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three co-penholders, Germany, Kuwait and Belgium. I would like first to thank Ms. Ursula Mueller for her valuable briefing. We would also like to thank the humanitarian workers in the field for their tireless efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian …
The headlines remind us of the urgency of the protection of civilians. Recently in Idlib in Syria, more than 160 people have been killed and 180,000 displaced, including 80,000 children, while 83,000 people are trapped in a confined area with no shelter but trees.
Twenty years of the protection of …
I would first like to thank all the speakers for their briefings.
Despite the fact that Somalia is going through difficulties, we should also acknowledge the positive developments there and the efforts that have been undertaken. For example, we can probably call the meeting held in Garowe from 4 to…
I thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov and Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl for their insightful briefings.
The recent escalation of violence in Gaza has been the most intense of any in recent years, bringing both sides to the brink of a new conflict. This kind of escalation comes with…
I would first like to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert for her briefing. We are pleased that the Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 2470 (2019), on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which we fully support. Iraq is at a critica…
At the outset, may I warmly thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Salamé, for his statement and for joining us this morning. I wish to thank him in particular for his work and his tireless commitment as well as that of his Mission’s personnel, all of whom are working in a pa…
Belgium was compelled to vote against the adoption of the agenda today. We have called several times for today’s meeting to be postponed for a few days, for two reasons. First, there is a lack of information on the law in question and we wanted delegations to be able to prepare as well as possible. …
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). I also thank Ambass…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three co-penholders, namely, Belgium, Germany and Kuwait, which have called for this meeting, following last week’s consultations, to follow up on the concerning military escalation in the north-western de-escalation zone in Syria. We would like to thank bot…
First of all, I would like to welcome Mr. Alpha Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Burkina Faso, to the Security Council. I would also like to thank all briefers for their very interesting contributions.
I, too, would like to add my voice to the condolences extended to the Niger…
At the outset, I would like to thank all the briefers.
We welcome the start of the redeployment of Houthi troops from the ports of Al-Hudaydah, Saleef and Ras Isa and call on all parties to fully implement the agreement on withdrawal and resolve the remaining points of disagreement. It is now essen…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union (EU).
First of all, I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina for his briefing, which paints a bleak picture of the current situation in the country. The implementation of the General …
I would like at the outset to thank the Prosecutor for her written report and also for the very informative briefing that she has just delivered.
Belgium would recall its tireless support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an independent and impartial judicial institution and its unswerv…
At the outset, I would like to thank Indonesia for bringing up this important aspect of peacekeeping for discussion in the Security Council. Incident reports have demonstrated the extent to which training and related issues are key to the responses that must be provided. The statement made by the Se…
At the outset, I would like to warmly thank the Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean- Pierre Lacroix, as well as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, for their very insightful briefings.
We are aware of the current politic…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his briefing and his commitment.
The situation on the ground in Syria remains worrisome, and we are particularly concerned about the escalation of violence in Idlib. We call on all parties, in particular the Astana guarantors, to …
I would like to thank all the participants in today’s briefing, in particular the representatives of Eco-Peace Middle East.
Belgium supports dialogue with civil society and the invaluable input of women and young people in that regard. We wish to emphasize how much their work contributes to creatin…
