First of all, I would like to thank the Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Mr. Jean- Pierre Lacroix, and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smaïl Chergui, for their briefings.
We welcome the signing of the constitutional declaration in the Sudan on 17 Augu…
At the outset, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing
Belgium is particularly concerned about the current risks in the area of non-proliferation and disarmament. The end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, threats to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the uncertaint…
I would like to thank the briefers for their insightful briefings on the situation in Somalia.
Today I will focus on the political situation, security issues and, lastly, the humanitarian situation.
Elections will be held in Jubaland tomorrow. Presidential elections at the level of a federal membe…
Allow me first of all to thank Ms. Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, for her informative briefing on this difficult subject that concerns us.
Building peace and security for all in the Middle East and the Gulf region is indeed a major objective of the efforts of th…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting, as well as the three briefers for their extremely relevant presentations.
The 1949 Geneva Conventions, whose seventieth anniversary we celebrated yesterday, have been universally ratified. Together with their Protocols Additiona…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her statement and for being with us today.
At the outset, I would like to state that Belgium deplores and condemns the attack in Benghazi this morning against personnel of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and to…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. I also thank Ms. Amina Khoulani and Dr. Hala for their moving testimony. We can only be inspired by their courage and dedication.
As we have already stressed many times, and will not cease from doing, there is no military solution t…
Allow me first of all to thank all the briefers for their valuable contributions. I would like to especially thank Ms. Kamara and Mr. Awan for their moving and very courageous testimony and for today recalling today of what is at stake in this debate. It is not a question of talking or holding philo…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salamé for his briefing. I commend his work and that of the entire staff of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, operating in a particularly difficult environment. I also thank Ambassador Schulz for his briefing.
As…
The plight of women in Afghanistan deserves our full attention. We welcome the recent visit to Afghanistan of the Deputy Secretary-General and Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo to address the subject, as well as this opportunity today to share ideas and recommendations with Ms. Afghani. It is importa…
First of all, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo for their briefings.
Today, I would like to focus my statement on three major points. First…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative Chambas for his very comprehensive insights. Belgium commends the Special Representative’s daily work on prevention, mediation, lasting peace and the promotion of the rule of law in West Africa and the Sahel.
The precarious security situation conti…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the members of the European Union.
At the outset, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
The situation on the ground is deteriorating day by day with the continuing colonization policy …
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and Foreign Minister Trujillo García for his presence today in the Security Council.
I would also like to thank the delegations of Peru and the United Kingdom, as well as the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and th…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Mr. Mark Lowcock and Mr. David Beasley for their briefings.
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2481 (2019) on the renewal of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement and call on all actors to facilitate its …
At the outset, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for giving us the opportunity to hold a cross-cutting reflection on the subject of transitions. I also thank the speakers for their informative contributions.
When speaking about transitions, it is indeed essential to mention the importance of part…
At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-
General’s Envoy on Youth, as well as Ms. Muganda and Ms. Ramyar, for their informative briefings.
Belgium welcomes the importance attached to the youth, peace and security agenda in the Council. Resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018) underscore the …
First of all, I would like to thank Judge Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their written reports (S/2019/417, annexes I and II) and the briefings they have just delivered to the Security Council. I also congratulate Judge Agius on his appointment as President of the International Resi…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo and Mr. Lamberto Zannier for their insightful briefings.
The population of Ukraine has just elected a new President, Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyi, through a democratic electoral process. The outgoing President, Mr. Poroshenko, has ensured a const…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Karim
Khan, Special Adviser, for his written report (see S/2019/407) and for his very enlightening briefing to us this morning.
In a context that remains difficult in terms of security given the significant threat that Da’esh continues to pose, the stabilit…
