The Republic of Belarus welcomes the upcoming adoption of draft resolution A/76/L.13, which was introduced by the delegation of China and negotiated with Member States through an inclusive and transparent process.
The national Olympic team of Belarus is looking forward to the start of the Winter Ol…
We apologize to all delegations and observers for the fact that the delegation of the European Union (EU) and certain of its member States have lost any sense of measure and respect for all those present here, including the victims of trafficking in persons, and persist in the harmful practice of hi…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of His Excellency Mr. Vladimir Makei, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex 11 and /76/569).
I take the floor in exercise of the right of reply a second time to reaffirm our commitment to all the international obligations we have undertaken to ensure the highest possible level of safety for our nuclear power plant. We are open to dialogue and to conducting all of the necessary review and as…
Belarus would like to exercise its right of reply to respond to the statement made by the representative of Lithuania.
First, we note that there are specialized international platforms for discussing nuclear security. The accusation made with regard to the lack of safety of the new Belarusian nucle…
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Belarus, I would like to thank Director General Rafael Grossi for his briefing on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (see A/76/232). We commend the Agency’s efforts to assist countries and provide them with technical support in …
The key to effective work in the United Nations is an effective
Security Council that is capable of meeting the needs of our time. Belarus supports a gradual, regulated dialogue on the issue of Security Council reform that should be based on a broad consensus. The format of intergovernmental negoti…
The Belarusian delegation has always attached great importance to, and will always support the principles of, multilateral diplomacy, on which the largest multilateral Organization in the world, the United Nations, is based.
Among the four indivisible and mutually strengthening principle of the Uni…
Belarus aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Australia and El Salvador on their appointment and reappointment, respectively, as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Work…
We point out yet again that it is unacceptable to address sovereign States as regimes. We call upon delegations to adhere to the civilized principles of equal and respectful dialogue.
Turning now to the comments on the situation in Belarus, we firmly reject the accusations that were made (see A/76/…
Belarus aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations (see A/76/PV.24).
The Human Rights Council is an important body of the United Nations human rights syste…
The delegation of Belarus joined the consensus in adopting resolution 76/4, entitled “Review of the functioning of the reinvigorated resident coordinator system, including its funding arrangement”. I would like to thank the coordinators of the negotiation process for their work in seeking the consen…
I would like to respond to the joint statement just made on behalf of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland about the migration crisis.
Belarus did not initiate this conflict. It has always properly upheld its international obligations and continues to do so in accordance with international law. We…
Exactly two decades ago, the United Nations and its leader received the Nobel Peace Prize. At the reception ceremony, former Secretary-General Kofi Anan said that we had “entered the third millennium through a gate of fire”. Unfortunately, the fire has not been fully extinguished. For several decade…
We would like to support the statement just made by the representative of the Russian Federation, Mr. President, as well as your letter of 16 September on maintaining the practices with regard to access to the General Assembly Hall that were established during the seventy-fifth session, in accordanc…
Back in 2001, Belarus was one of the 170 countries participating in the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. At the event’s solemn opening in Durban, the late Kofi Annan, the-then Secretary-General, said,
“We are here to learn, not to celebrate…
Belarus supported the adoption of resolution 75/315. We consider the holding of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage an important element in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
We note the efforts made by the co-facilitators within the process to reach …
Belarus supported the consensus adoption of resolution 75/308, entitled “Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety”. The issue of road safety affects the health of populations and has a wide range of socioeconomic impacts that are capable of…
Belarus is categorically against unilateral coercive measures against States Members of the United Nations. We consider the pressure put on States with such measures to be direct interference into the internal affairs of sovereign States. The application of unilateral, coercive measures is a blatant…
We thank you, Mr. President, for the draft oral decision on the technical rollover of the intergovernmental negotiations on reform of the Security Council to the next session. You can count on our full support.
We are categorically against the accusations that certain delegations have made against …
