I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia for their briefings and actions. I would like to reiterate Belgium’s full support.
Before saying a few words on the political situa…
At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in expressing my country’s condolences to the Governments of France and the Niger following yesterday’s heinous attack in the Niger.
I would also like to thank the briefers for their statements.
Belgium notes that the political dispute following th…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Mark Lowcock for their briefings. I also thank in particular Ms. Wafa’a Alsaidy and Ms. Raja Abdullah Ahmed Almasabi for their work and for sharing their experiences and recommendations with the Security Council.
I would like to make…
I thank you, Mr. President, for gathering us here today. I also thank all those who made this meeting possible. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his briefing, and Ms. Carabalí Rodallega for her inspiring account of her efforts to defe…
I should like to thank Martin Griffiths and Ramesh Rajasingham for their briefings.
Belgium shares the serious concerns voiced by all delegations that took the floor before me concerning the recent escalation of violence in Yemen. More than ever before, the political process must resume. Any de-esc…
First of all, I would like to commend the Chinese presidency for convening today’s debate on such a timely and important topic.
I also welcome the adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2020/5.
I thank Ms. DiCarlo, Ms. Mohammed and Mr. Dieye for their enlightening briefings.
As we have heard, …
Belgium voted in favour of resolution 2513 (2020), on the situation in Afghanistan, and welcomes its unanimous adoption. We commend the United States of America and all members of the Security Council for their close cooperation, which led us to this result. Today’s resolution send an important and …
At the outset, allow me to warmly thank Mr. David Shearer and Ms. Betty Sunday for their briefings, their commitment and their excellent work in very difficult conditions.
We welcome the decision of the parties in South Sudan to form a Transitional Government of National Unity and the swearing-in o…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency this month. I assure you of our full support. I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq for her briefing and, above all, for her important work and that of her team in this dif…
Belgium supports the statement delivered this morning (see A/74/PV.58) on behalf of the European Union.
Let me begin by reaffirming our unwavering commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including its territorial waters. In a…
Belgium today provided its support for the renewal of the sanctions regime. We would like to thank France for its constructive work and leadership in that regard.
Belgium is convinced that the arms embargo measures on the Central African Republic remain essential in order to create the conditions f…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salamé, for his briefing today. Belgium once again reiterates its ongoing commitment to the return of peace in Libya. Belgium firmly supports all elements of the Special Representative’s plan, including the economic and…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for their presence here and for their briefings.
Regional cooperation is a cornerstone of Belgium’s foreign policy. Regional organizations…
First of all, I would like to thank Deputy Special Envoy Matar for being here and for her briefing. Ms. Matar and Mr. Pedersen enjoy our full support.
We all know that a political settlement is the only solution to the conflict. Without the political commitment of the Syrian authorities, the cycle …
I will deliver this statement on the humanitarian situation in Syria on behalf of the co-penholders, Germany and Belgium.
I would like first to thank Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for his important briefing today. We also extend our gratitude to all humanitarian and
medical workers throughout S…
I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Ms. Ursula Mueller for their comprehensive briefings. Ms. Mueller’s briefing, in particular, remind us that the humanitarian situation in occupied Palestinian territory requires our full attention.
Belgium is especially concerned about the lack of fund…
At the outset, I thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and the Director of the Coordination Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, for their briefings.
We encourage pursuing de-escalation efforts in order to achieve a cessation of …
I should like first of all to welcome the participation by video-teleconference of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali. Allow me also to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing and, through him, all the staff of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali…
I would like to begin by echoing the words of condolence and solidarity expressed to the delegation of the Niger.
I should then like to welcome the presence today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia and thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing.
Over three years since …
We would like to thank all the members of the Council that voted in favour of resolution 2504 (2020). As I said earlier, the text is a compromise one that will make it possible to continue humanitarian assistance in the north-west of Syria, where there is no alternative way of receiving such humanit…
