First of all, I would like to congratulate the Senegalese presidency on its commitment to giving prominence to water diplomacy as an instrument of cooperation among States.
My statement is meant as a complement to the statement just delivered by the observer of the European Union.
First of all, I …
I associate myself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union,
I thank the Permanent Mission of Germany for its remarkable facilitation work, thanks to which we are in a position today to adopt draft resolution A/71/L.13, on Afghanistan, by consensus. This adoption b…
In order to save time, I shall deliver an abridged version of my statement, which will appear in full on our Mission website.
In the face of asymmetrical threats, it is clear that United Nations troopsdo not have the vocation to fight terrorist organizations. Nevertheless, they must be able to prot…
Belgium would like to thank the Russian delegation for convening today’s debate. We would also like to thank Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN- Women, and Ms. Rita Lopidia, Executive Director of EVE Organization for Women Development, for their briefings and their presence today.
Belgium …
“None of us acting alone can achieve success.” These are the words of Nelson Mandela. We must decide and act together because only together can we come up with right responses to the many challenges that we face. Our responsibility is to offer every child — boy or girl — the keys to his or her own …
I thank the President for organizing this
debate, which is timely in the context of the current review of resolution 1540 (2004).
Belgium aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
As a member of the Group of Friends of resolution 1540 (2004), we wish to stress t…
I thank you, Sir, for allowing my delegation to speak in this debate. Belgium fully supports the statements made on behalf of the European Union and the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict, and should like make the following observations in its to national capacities.
We welcome the pub…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your team for having brought this important exercise to successful conclusion. We would like also to thank the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Young and Petersen, and th…
I thank the Japanese presidency for convening this debate, which comes at a particularly crucial time for peacebuilding in Africa.
My delegations aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union. I wish, however, to make the following comments in my national capacity.
At…
I have the honour of taking the floor on behalf of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Belgium. Like others who have spoken before me, we welcome the consensus adoption of oral decision 70/559, on the reform of the Security Council. I congratulate you, Sir, on the way you have guided the Assembly on …
As you requested, Mr. President, I will deliver a condensed version of my statement.
Belgium fully associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, as well as with the statement delivered by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Frien…
Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the European Union (see A/70/PV.99), as well as the statement delivered by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina on behalf of the 49 countries with the same vision (see A/70/…
My delegation would like to start by conveying its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate as well as for the opportunity afforded Belgium to participate therein.
The fight against sexual violence is a priority for Belgium. My country wishes to thank the Secretary- General…
I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for taking the initiative to organize this debate, which allows us to address the important issue of cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union on peace and security. I would also like to express my gratitude for the brief…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on countering narratives, as this is one way to counteract the phenomenon of terrorism. This scourge is particularly worrisome to Belgium, which was a target of horrific attacks on 22 March, following those in France, Lebanon, Pakistan, Côte d’I…
Belgium thanks the Permanent Representatives of Angola and Australia for conducting negotiations that led us to adopt the comprehensive and consensual resolution 70/262, on the United Nations peace and security architecture. We also thank the Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for the repo…
I thank you, Mr. President, and the delegations of Senegal and Angola, for having taken the initiative to hold today’s debate. I also thank Mr. Zerihoun for his briefing.
Belgium aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union. I wish now to make the following rema…
Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, and in my national capacity I would like to make the following observations.
My delegation would first like to thank the Angolan presidency for having organized this debate and for the opportunity for us to partici…
Belgium commends the initiative of the Angolan presidency of the Security Council in convening today’s debate on the Great Lakes region.
We subscribe fully to the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. In our national capacity, I would like to add the following comments
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I thank Venezuela for organizing this open debate.
Belgium aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. We wish to add some remarks based on, inter alia, our participation in the Burundi and Central African Republic configurations of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC…
