My delegation thanks Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Bintou Keita for her introduction of the special report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/143). Likewise, we also welcome the presence of the Special Envoy for South Sudan of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (I…
Bolivia voted against draft resolution S/2018/156, submitted by the United Kingdom, because during the only consultations the draft resolution did not enjoy the support of all the
members of the Council and, despite the repeated remarks and concerns expressed, including breaking the silence, such c…
Bolivia would like to thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, and the Permanent Representative of Switzerland, Ambassador Jürg Lauber, in his capacity as Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings.
Bolivia values and supports th…
Seven years have elapsed since the beginning of this war, and the suffering of the Syrian people continues to worsen. The numerous human lives lost in recent weeks add to the more than 500,000 lost since the beginning of the conflict. We believe that while military tactics prevail over a political s…
My delegation thanks the delegation of Russia for having asked the presidency to convene this meeting, for I think it very important to exchange views about what is happening in Syria. We also grateful for the briefing by Mr. Mark Locock.
Bolivia reiterates its regret that the crisis in Syria has t…
We are grateful for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/125) presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Parfait Onanga- Anyanga, and we take this opportunity to reiterate our full support for its recommendations. We also take this o…
Bolivia is honoured to have you here with us, Mr. President, and as the last speaker in today’s debate, I thank you for remaining with us until every speaker has taken the floor. My delegation would like to congratulate the Permanent Mission of Kuwait, and, in particular, you, Sir, as First Deputy P…
At the outset, my delegation offers its gratitude for and welcome to the presence of His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, to whom I offer our deepest respect and admiration.
I also welcome the presence of the Secretary- General and the Special Coordinator for the M…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, who is presiding over today’s meeting of the Security Council. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of t…
We appreciate the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/110) presented by Mr. Modibo Touré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), and the briefing by Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil in his capac…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his briefing. We acknowledge the complexity of his mandate and we would like to once again assure him of our full support for his work.
Since Bolivia assumed its seat as an elected member of the Security Council, we have of course shown o…
We thank Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, for their briefings on the situation in the Rakhine state of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
Despite some positive developments on the ground, we …
We are grateful to the Permanent Representative of Peru, Mr. Gustavo Meza- Cuadra, for the briefing he provided in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter- terrorism. We wish him every success in his work in heading up…
We are grateful for the briefing by the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/80).
The settings in which terrorism operates today have transcended local and regional dimensions to become a…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his informative briefing. We also thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku for their statements.
The latest report (S/2018/76) on the activi…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for convening such an important open debate. We also thank Mr. Martin, of the Security Council Report, for his informative briefing.
Although the working methods are not a substantive agenda item, they are one …
My delegation wishes to congratulate you once again, Sir, as well as the Permanent Mission of Kuwait, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We are also grateful for the briefing provided by the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disa…
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to warmly congratulate and thank you, Mr. President, for your professional, effective and proactive work in guiding the Security Council’s work this month. We commend your leadership, and that of your entire delegation, during your presidency.
The vision and…
My delegation wishes to thank Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for her briefing.
Bolivia regrets the crisis in Syria, which, after all these years, has caused so much destruction and the loss of so many lives. Ms. Mueller told us that, since the beginning of…
My delegation thanks Mr. Mladenov for his briefing today.
We once again are participating in an open debate on the subject of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The truth is that the reality of the Palestinian people — with more than 5 million of them living as re…
