First of all, allow me to warmly thank the speakers for their informative briefings and to warmly thank Mr. Apakan and Mr. Sajdik for their work of recent years.
On 24 April, the Russian President signed a decree to facilitate the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of certain areas of the…
At the outset, I wish to reiterate that my country also welcomes the adoption of resolution 2467 (2019). I believe that the main message retained from that adoption is that the resolution confirms the responsibility and legitimacy of the Security Council in the fight against cases of sexual violence…
Belgium aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of Croatia and Liechtenstein. I would like to take the opportunity offered by this debate to speak in my national capacity.
After more than eight years of conflict, Syrian citizens still do not have peace, either in their country…
More than a decade ago, the Council recognized that sexual violence is often used as a tactic of war for which there can be no amnesty. It will soon be 10 years since the Council established the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the team of experts and the function…
I thank the briefers for their statements. I would like to underscore three points: first, the need for a credible and inclusive transition in the Sudan; secondly, the situation in Darfur; and thirdly, the importance of fighting impunity.
First, the situation in Darfur must be considered in the bro…
I would like to thank our briefers today.
We share the frustration over the delay in implementing the agreement on Al-Hudaydah redeployment plan. Given the humanitarian emergency, it must not fail. We therefore welcomed this morning’s announcement of an agreement on the first phase of redeployment,…
I want to welcome the presence of Mr. Trujillo García, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, here today. I would like to make four points.
First, Belgium welcomes the renewed commitment of the Colombian Government to the peace process, which represents a unique opportunity to break the cycle of…
I would like first to thank Germany for organizing this debate, Madam President.
Belgium welcomes the uniformed gender-parity strategy of January 2019 adopted in accordance with resolution 2242 (2015). The number of women serving under the United Nations flag is growing, but as the Secretary-Genera…
We welcome the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and are proud to be able to commemorate its founding today. Belgium is a founding member of the ILO and one of nine countries that contributed to the drafting of the ILO’s statute. Our commitment is still reflected today…
I thank those who have called for this briefing for the information they provided.
In order to prevent the situation from further deteriorating, we call on all Council members to work together to foster a peaceful solution to the crisis. We call for violence to be avoided at all costs. In that rega…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative to convene today’s meeting, and Mr. Grandi for his inspiring presentation.
As we know, the number of displaced persons throughout the world has never been so high: 68.5 million, including more than 25 million refugees. Today’s …
I will follow your instructions, Sir, and refrain from thanking the briefers. I would nevertheless like to welcome the presence of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti among us.
I will focus on three points: first, the country’s politic…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s high-level briefing in support of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Indeed, today’s meeting, one year before the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty and on the fiftieth anniversary of its entry…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate France on its presidency of the Council over the past month and to assure Germany of our full support for its presidency this month.
As has been recalled, on 12 August we will mark the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, four universally ratified…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence among us of the Prime Minister of Mali as well as the Malian Foreign Minister. I wish to once again thank the Foreign Minister for the welcome extended to us on our visit to her country a few days ago.
Since our previous debate on the situation in…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Billingslea and Ms. Buku for their briefings.
Last week Belgium commemorated one of the most tragic attacks in our country’s history. On 22 March 2016, no fewer than 32 people died and 340 others were
injured, some very se…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Mr. Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their enlightening briefings.
With regard to the humanitarian situation, I refer to the statement made by …
I would first like to thank the Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean- Pierre Lacroix, and the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for their briefings.
The Belgian position in relation to the Golan Heights remains unchanged. In ac…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing and for the work that he and his team are doing. We welcome the distribution of a written report (S/2019/251) in accordance with the Council’s usual practice on the basis of note 507 (S/2017/507), and we hope …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy for his briefing this afternoon, and above all for the work that he has done over the years in implementing his mandate.
I will focus my statement on two aspects, the first of which concerns the security, political, humanitarian and human right…
