I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. The Plurinational State of Bolivia is grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Martin Kobler, for his briefing. We would also like to th…
I would first like to join my colleagues in thanking the Secretary-General for his enlightening briefing today and, of course, affirming our full support to him in his efforts regarding the prevention of conflict.
As I was listening to my colleagues I found myself envisioning the signing of the Uni…
I would like to thank Ambassador Umarov, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan, for his briefing and for his work on the Committee. We greatly value the efforts of the Somalia a…
First and foremost, we would like to thank the President for having convened this meeting this morning. We would also like to pay tribute to the hard work of the Group of Friends of Haiti, as they participated in the drawing up of the text of resolution 2350 (2017). We also thank the members of the …
To begin, Bolivia would like to reiterate its robust condemnation in the strongest possible terms of the use of chemical weapons. Such acts are unjustified and criminal at all times, irrespective of the pretext for the use of chemical weapons, whomever the victims may be or wherever such an attack t…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting.
First, let me begin by saying that in the current situation, I believe that there is full agreement among all members of the Security Council that we must support the efforts being made Mr. De Mistura and his team with regard to such a sensi…
The Plurinational State of Bolivia welcomes the briefing by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr Said Djinnit, and thanks him for the arduous efforts that he and his team have made to meet the challenges of maintaining peace and security in the region.
In recent…
I would first like to join my colleagues in expressing my condolences to the people and the Government of Egypt and firmly condemning the recent terrorist attacks there, as well as to our brothers and sisters in Somalia in the wake of the attacks there a few days ago.
I would like to thank the pres…
I thank you, Madam President, for giving me the floor and for organizing today’s open meeting of the Council. It is essential to ensure that the entire world, not just the members of our Organization, can be witness to Council members’ positions with complete transparency in the wake of the recent e…
Bolivia would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing provided today on peacekeeping operations. I should like also to thank the presidency for having convened this debate, at which we can discuss the relevance of current peacekeeping operations and ask ourselves whether these in their …
First of all, Bolivia expresses its appreciation for the presence of His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Integration and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali.
We also join our colleagues in offering our condolences to the Government and the people o…
At the outset, I want to echo the sentiments of my colleagues by conveying the solidarity of Bolivia with the Government and the people of the Republic of Colombia for the hundreds of people killed, injured or affected by flooding, overflowing of rivers and landslides in Mocoa, Putumayo.
As my Gove…
The Security Council is meeting today in the face of a horrific event. The Plurinational State of Bolivia expresses its strong condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and the use of chemical agents as weapons — justifiable and criminal acts regardless of the reason behind them, whenever and by w…
First of all, Madam President, my delegation wishes to congratulate the United States on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We wish you every success and pledge our cooperation. I would like also thank and congratulate the delegation of the United Kingdom and Ambassador Rycr…
The Plurinational State of Bolivia thanks the delegation of the United Kingdom for having taken the initiative of introducing resolution 2349 (2017), which was adopted unanimously, thereby showing the Security Council’s commitment to combating terrorism. In that regard, we would like to highlight th…
We thank Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs General Stephen O’Brien for his briefing and express our full support for the work that has been entrusted to him. We also take this opportunity to acknowledge all of those who are endeavouring to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population of…
Bolivia thanks the briefers for their statements, above all Mr. Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs. In particular, I would like to single out not just the statement, but also the leadership shown by Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO. I also thank Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Exe…
I am grateful for the briefing by the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, who has just given us updated information on the situation in the Middle East, in particular with respect to the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Before beginning our statement, we would like to add our own words to those of all our colleagues in condemning the heinous attack that took place yesterday in London and also repeat what President Evo Morales Ayma said in conveying our condolences to the Government and the people of the United King…
At the outset, I would once again
like to thank the British presidency for convening this important meeting. And, of course, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in South Sudan (S/2017/224). We are encouraged by his approach and his leadership. I would also li…
