Belarus considers all unilateral measures to put pressure on a sovereign State member of the United Nations to be unacceptable. Any such measure imposed without a relevant resolution of the Security Council represents not only a direct violation of the norms and principles of international law, unde…
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is an important body in the international architecture of human rights institutions. In accordance with its mandate, its job is to address real issues of human rights that have a serious impact on the quality of people’s lives and to help to strengthen States’ capaciti…
Innovative approaches and enhanced international cooperation are essential to achieving sustainable development. It was that multilateral approach that led us to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development four years ago (see A/70/PV.4). Multilateral cooperation is not merely a possi…
The creation of the United Nations embodied the natural aspiration of the peoples of our planet to live in peace, good-neighbourliness and prosperity. The Preamble to the Charter calls for all “to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”, but we cannot say t…
“Never forget” is a summons that has remained one of the most important watchwords of the international community since 1945. There is no question that the memory of the tens of millions of victims of the Second World War, the atrocities committed by the Nazis and their criminal policies of genocide…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for your important and timely initiative to hold a discussion in the Security Council on cooperation with the three regional organizations, namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Shanghai Cooperation O…
Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS is a national health-care priority for the Republic of Belarus, reflected in our Government programme on the health and demographic safety of the people of the Republic of Belarus for the period from 2016 to 2020. We are fully committed to the Political Declaration …
Belarus welcomes the establishment of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, which we are celebrating for the first time today, thanks in part to the efforts of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The inclusion of this date in the international calendar is deeply signif…
The International Labour Organization (ILO) was established in the wake of the First World War, along with several others that we often call the first generation of international organizations. Many of them did not survive the next war, but the ILO did. This fact attests to the lasting vision and fo…
“We the peoples of the United Nations”. Those are the opening words of the Charter of the United Nations, which has entered history not only as the most fundamental document in the history of international relations but also as a guiding compass for the coexistence of the nations, States and peoples…
Belarus has always adhered to the principles of a peace-loving and non-confrontational policy based on multilateralism and mutual respect. We have been closely following events in our neighbour Ukraine, whose peace and harmony are vitally important to us. A peaceful settlement of the conflict throug…
Belarus considers the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter- Range Missiles, also known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, to be one of the most important elements of our modern…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his very thorough report on strengthening the global framework for leveraging sport for development and peace (A/73/325).
Belarus was very pleased to join as a co-sponsor of draft resolution A/73/L.36, entitled “Sport as an enabler of sustainable dev…
At the outset, I would like to say that all ceremonial protocol is hereby observed.
First of all, we align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Jorda…
We thank the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate on the critical issue of strengthening multilateral cooperation for peace and security.
The principles of multilateralism in international relations today are not merely neglected but are being completely ignored. We have forgotten the…
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Belarus, I would like to thank Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his preparation of the report of the Agency for 2017 (see A/73/315).
A focus on sustainable development is an important distinguishi…
The Human Rights Council was originally envisaged as a body that would play an important role in the protection and promotion of human rights, based on the principles of constructive cooperation and genuine dialogue. If that were the role actually played by the Council, we
would welcome that role. …
The Republic of Belarus has always stood and will always stand against the use of unilateral sanctions in foreign policy. The use of economic coercion as a method of putting pressure on sovereign States is a gross violation of the norms and principles of international law. Such actions are unaccepta…
We thank the Bolivian presidency for the opportunity to once again address the very relevant issue of women’s role and place in resolving the problems of our era. The situation in the world today is characterized by increasingly non-trivial forms of conflict and confrontation and it requires similar…
The General Assembly’s adoption of resolution 72/242 at its previous session encouraged Member States to analyse the impact of rapid technological change on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also urged a number of United Nations entities, such as the Technology Facilita…
