Allow me at the outset to thank the various briefers. I would especially like to welcome the presence of Minister Barry, whose country holds the presidency of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel).
In a context of extreme fragility, the initiative of the G-5 countries to join forces for peace…
I thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov and Ms. Tania Hary for their briefings.
The Gaza Strip continues to be the scene of persistent cycles of violence that is undermining the
right of both Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace and security. We condemn in the strongest te…
I am grateful for the holding of this debate. Allow me to thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their interventions.
As the Secretary-General said, quoting Desmond Tutu,
“There is no handy road map for reconciliation. There is no shortcut or simple prescription for healing the wounds an…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative Ghassan Salamé for his briefing, which once again demonstrates his ongoing commitment to peace in Libya. I would also like to thank Ms. Rida Al Tubuly for her briefing and to welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs…
Belgium welcomes the adoption of resolution 2498 (2019), which extends the partial lifting of the embargo to support security sector reform in Somalia. The sanctions regime contributes to the fight against Al-Shabaab and
to countering threats to peace and security in Somalia, which also affect the …
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the three co-penholders: Kuwait, Germany and Belgium.
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for his valuable and timely briefing. Mr. Lowcock has reminded us once again that millions of Syrians continue to need humanitarian assistan…
I would like to begin by thanking the five briefers, who have presented their respective perspectives on the role of the police in peacekeeping operations. The Action for Peacekeeping initiative remains our road map for focusing our efforts in the coming years. Allow me to follow the five “Ps” in my…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her written report and the very informative briefing she has just given us.
Belgium welcomes the progress made by the Office of the Prosecutor in its ongoing investigations and its work aimed at subm…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank High Representative Valentin Inzko and Ms. Selma Korjenić for their briefings.
We welcome the unanimity demonstrated by the Security Council, which led to our adoption of resolutio…
Madam President, I would first like to wish you every
success during your month as President of the Council. I would also like to thank South Africa for its successful presidency last month.
I commend and thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Se…
I would like to thank Special Representative Zahir Tanin for his briefing and welcome Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Primе Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku, Ambassador of Kosovo to the United States of America, to today’s meeting. However, foll…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Representative Hanna Serwaa Tetteh and Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed for their briefings this morning. I would also like to commend and thank South Africa for having organized the recent visit to Addis Ababa and for facilitating the discussions that took place…
I would first like to thank Special Envoy Kafando and Ambassador Lauber for their briefings this afternoon. As Special Envoy Kafando’s briefing was his last, I would like to thank and commend him for his efforts and the work he accomplished, which was often carried out under difficult conditions.
I…
I would like to begin by thanking all of the briefers for their participation and their contribution to this debate.
Next year marks the twentieth anniversary of the women and peace and security agenda, which together we have built over the years. If we look at the resolutions that have been adopte…
Belgium congratulates South Africa on the adoption of resolution 2493 (2019), on women and peace and security. Our vote in favour of the resolution reflects my country’s full commitment to the agenda and the empowerment of women. On the eve of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution …
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.
I would like to focus my attention on two recent developments. The first is President Abbas’ recent announcement that a date would be set for elections in the West Ban…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank Under-Secretary- General Jean Pierre Lacroix and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, for their enlightening briefings.
We are aware of the current political situation in the Sudan and South Sudan, and the i…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings.
With regard to Al-Hudaydah, we welcome the smooth operation of the de-escalation mechanism and the joint operations centre. We once again call on all the parties to impl…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Jean Pierre Lacroix for his thorough briefing. I also wish to join my colleagues in welcoming the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan here among us today.
Recent months have been marked by positive and historic developm…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing and to warmly welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru, Mr. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, and wish him every success in his new role.
Today is a special day for the United Nations presence in Haiti, as…
