At the outset, we wish to express our solidarity with and condolences to our brothers and sisters in Egypt following the tragic criminal attack in that country. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the victims of this tragic terrorist act and the Government and the people of Egypt.
I thank the Spe…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Mr. Rodolfo Nin Novoa, at this meeting today. It is a privilege to have him in the Council.
I would also like to acknowledge the statements by the Vice-President of the Internati…
We are grateful for today’s meeting. It is very important for the Security Council to be updated on developments in the conflict in South Sudan. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. David Shearer for his briefing on the situation in the country and for his excellent work …
Bolivia wishes to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his statement, and the four Force Commanders for their very informative briefings.
Bolivia joins in the previous expressions of words of tribute for the valuable lives of soldiers and civil…
Bolivia joins in the condemnation of the terrorist attack that took place in Manchester yesterday. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the families of the victims, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured. We offer our sincere solidarity to the people and the Government of the United Kingdom.
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We express our gratitude for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/357) presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Mr. Ján Kubiš, and convey our strongest support for the implementation of the mandated ac…
Bolivia thanks the Special
Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing. Once again, we express our support for his efforts.
We welcome the outcome of the sixth round of peace talks, held in Geneva last week under the auspices of the United Nations, on the fou…
Bolivia takes note of the report (S/2017/379,annex) presented by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko.
Once again, Bolivia reaffirms its full support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordanc…
Bolivia thanks the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Mr. Madeira, and the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), Mr. Zenenga.
We welcome the significant progress that Somalia has made in recent …
I am grateful to Mr. Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing on the current situation in Kosovo.
I also express my gratitude to Her Excellency Ms. Kuburović, Minister of Justice of the R…
I will be brief. I want to thank you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for their briefings on the Security Council visit to Colombia. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Ambassador María Emma Mejía Vélez.
The Security …
Bolivia would like to thank the Uruguayan presidency for taking the initiative to hold today’s important open debate. We also welcome your presence here today, Mr. President, and that of the Minister of Defence of Sweden, and we are grateful for the briefings by the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Ada…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), for leading the preparation and delivery of our joint statement.
On behalf of the Security Council Committee establish…
Bolivia wishes to thank Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for her briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union.
In that connection, I would like to affirm that the aim of international cooperation,…
At the outset, allow me, Mr. President, to join others in congratulating you and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You can of course count on our full support in what will certainly be a successful effort.
We are grateful for the briefing by the Prosecutor of the I…
Bolivia thanks the presidency of the Security Council for having convened this meeting. We also wish to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing.
Bolivia wishes to stress the primary purpose of the Charter of the United Nations to act jointly and effectively to prevent and eliminat…
The Plurinational State of Bolivia voted in favour of resolution 2351 (2017) because we believe that the parties will resume the political process with the goal of achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that accords with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Stephen O’Brien for his briefing today and for his commitment to the work he has undertaken, which we fully support.
The conflict in Syria is entering its seventh year and the humanitarian situation there continues to be very worrying. To date, according to a repor…
I would like to preface my remarks by thanking the United States presidency for having convened this very important meeting. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Mr. David Shearer, for his bri…
Allow me at the outset to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, for this morning’s briefing.
The causes of the conflict in the Middle East are difficult to define owing to its long-standing nature an…
