I would like to dedicate my statement to international cooperation in the study, mitigation and minimization of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. The thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster will fall in 866 days. That commemoration will be a good opportunity to look back in order t…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus welcomes the results of the negotiations on strengthening the Economic and Social Council, which led to the adoption of resolution 68/1.
The Economic and Social Council, under whose auspices meetings of the High-level Political Forum on
Sustainable Develop…
In school classrooms around the world, everyone knows that the Security Council bears the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. It is indisputable that this Charter body, established almost 70 years ago, has throughout its history adopted a large number of decision…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus welcomes draft resolution A/68/L.8, entitled “Sport for peace and development: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, before the Assembly today. Belarus has joined the list of the draft resolution’s sponsors.
We welcome t…
Belarus supports the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General, Mr. Yukia Amano, in the field of technical cooperation, nuclear energy, nuclear and radiological safety, non-proliferation guarantees, science and technology.
We attach great importance to the…
Today, just as has been the case for more than two decades, the majority of the Member States of the United Nations, including the Republic of Belarus, advocated in the General Assembly a clear and valid demand to put an end to the economic, commercial and financil embargo of Cuba.
We are convinced…
Allow me to congratulate the delegation of Azerbaijan on holding this open debate on the role of women and the rule of law and ensuringjustice in conflict and post- conflict situations.
We are grateful to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative on Sexual Violence for their personal com…
Today’s event gives us all a good opportunity to discuss migration issues in the broader context of moving towards the global post-2015 development agenda.
International migration today is a significant factor in the development of countries and entire regions. Belarus is not an exception in that r…
I will begin with a simple question: what is the key challenge facing today’s world? I believe that it is the fact that humankind’s societal evolution has not kept pace with globalization. We are constantly lagging behind. Our failure to adjust quickly and effectively has given rise to a range of po…
Belarus welcomes the adoption of resolution 67/296. We participated in the drafting of the resolution and sponsored it.
We believe the contribution of sport to peace to be a very important one. In order to achieve peace, sport needs to be constantly supported, with many efforts by
States and the I…
Our delegation is grateful to the facilitators of the process for developing the format and organizational aspects of the High-level Political Forum. Their leadership of that effort has resulted in today’s adoption of resolution 67/290. In our opinion, establishing a High-level Political Forum in li…
In his renowned Social Contract, the great thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”. Unfortunately, that dictum, uttered more than two and a half centuries ago, is still valid today. Tens of millions of people find themselves trapped in the chains of con…
Belarus welcomes the consensus adoption today of resolution 67/260 on the modalities of the high-level meeting on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. I would like to thank the facilitators, Mr. Martin Sajdik, Permanent Representative of Austria…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus actively participated in the Final United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, which ended a few days ago. Belarus strove to make every possible effort to ensure that the Treaty was commensurate with its main goal, namely, to prevent the illicit trad…
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Belarus, I would like to express profound and heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in connection with the passing away of President Hugo Chávez Frías. Our hearts are full of sadness and profound grie…
I would like to express my gratitude to the delegation of Morocco, acting as President of the Council, for convening this important open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. I would also like to express my gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, as well as to the Perman…
Belarus would like to state that we disassociate ourselves from the consensus on resolution 67/151, on the report of the Human Rights Council, for reasons of principle. The report reflects the Council’s politically motivated adoption of a resolution that is against Belarus. The decisions of the Coun…
In October 2011, the General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution 66/5, “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”, sponsored by 193 States. In adopting that resolution, the Member States affirmed their commitment to the Olympic ideals, one of the most important of…
We are grateful to the Security Council for having prepared the report on its work over the past year (A/67/2). The delegation of Belarus has studied the document carefully and takes note of its comprehensive and informative nature. We support the point of view that the report would be of even great…
The delegation of the Republic of Belarus would like to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, to our debate today.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at t…
