I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Türkiye, Montenegro and the Republic of Moldova and the European Free Trade Association country Norway align themselves with this statement.
At the outset, let me express the EU’s gratitud…
I thank France for organizing today’s important debate and welcome the efforts made by the French presidency of the Security Council to secure tangible results in the matters of which the Security Council is seized, specifically the situation in the Middle East.
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I have the honou…
We welcome the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution (resolution 2720 (2023)) that should enable the acceleration of the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Belgium also welcomes the appointment of Ms. Sigrid Kaag to the post of Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaz…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden to introduce the annual draft resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people (A/78/L.22)…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
We would like to extend our gratitude to the coordinator, Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma, for her dedicated work on the streamlining of the important draft resolution A/78/L.15. Additionally, we would like to thank th…
First of all, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, not only for her inspiring presentation (see A/78/PV.20) of the Court’s annual report (A/78/4), but also for the work accomplished throughout her tenure. On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgi…
On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium, I would like to thank Judge Hofmański, for his presentation (see A/78/PV.21) of the annual report (see A/78/322) and for his successful term in office as President of the International Criminal Court, which he has held since his election in 2015.
Belgium aligns …
Some people, including here in this Hall, are pessimistic about the state of the world today. I beg to differ. There are good reasons for optimism. Since the start of the new millennium, we have made tremendous progress in the Sustainable Development Goals. Today there is more universal access to ed…
At the outset, let me express our condolences to the people of Morocco and Libya.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely and important solutions-oriented debate on advancing public-private humanitarian partnerships. I also thank the briefers for their informative outlines.
I would l…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
Let me start by saying that the EU supports all efforts to promote tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and religious pluralism. We recognize that interreligious, interfaith and intercultural dialogue pla…
Belgium fully supports the statement made on behalf of the European Union (see A/77/PV.88) and would like to take this opportunity to emphasize the following aspects.
Given the scale of the destructive action that we have witnessed since 2014, and which the Assembly has denounced since March of tha…
Belgium is honoured to participate in this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the midterm review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. Let me start by stating that Belgium aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, as expressed earlier by Commissioner…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement that was made on behalf of the European Union and its member States (see A/77/ PV.22) . The annual presentation of the report of the International Criminal Court (see A/77/305) is essential and shows the extent to which the Court constitutes a central pillar …
First of all, I would like to thank Judge Joan E. Donoghue, the President of the International Court of Justice, for her presentation of the Court’s annual report (A/77/4), and to wish her a speedy recovery. On behalf of the Kingdom of Belgium, I would also like to commend the work of all the member…
I want to begin with the story of Karina, 22-years-old.
Eight years ago, Karina — a teenager — was forced to flee Donetsk when Russia invaded eastern Ukraine. In spring this year, the family was once again forced to flee, but this time, Karina — now in her early twenties — did not follow her pare…
First of all, I would like to emphasize that Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as an observer. I would also like to thank Ms. Catherine Marchi- Uhel for her enlightening briefing, which showed the progress made by the Int…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The transatlantic slave trade is an unparalleled tragedy that persisted for more than four cent…
We have just heard that our colleague and friend, Jim Kelly, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland, suddenly passed away last night. Allow me therefore to express our sincere condolences to our colleagues at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations. Our thoughts are with his famil…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Head of Delegation of the European Union (see A/76/PV.58). I should like furthermore to make a few remarks in my national capacity.
I wish to reaffirm Belgium’s full support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukra…
Belgium thanks Mexico for having convened this open debate. We also thank the briefers. Their interventions underlined the devastating consequences of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) for peace and security and the need to improve the Security Council’s approach to effectivel…
