The delegation of Bolivia voted in favour of resolution 2414 (2018) given the need to relaunch the political process and in order to express its full support to the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara, Mr. Horst Köhler, and to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in …
This open debate is the first to be held since the Palestinian people peacefully began, on 30 March, the so-called March of Return, along the border between Gaza and Israel. It began with a celebration of Earth Day and will end with Al-Nakba, on 15 May, on which date there will be a commemoration of…
We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru, Mr. Néstor Popolizio Bardales. We also welcome the report (S/2018/43) presented by Secretary-General António Guterres, and the briefings by Mr. Dan Neculăescu, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and Mr. Smail Chergui, Commis…
We would like to thank the presidency of Peru for convening and organizing today’s meeting. We would also like to welcome the presence of Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Mr. Graeme Simpson, Ms. Sophia Pierre-Antoine and Ms. Kessy Ekomo-Soignet and to thank them f…
We express or gratitude for the briefings by Mr. Alexander Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations; Ms. Irina Schoulgin Nyoni, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden, on behalf of the Chair of the Liberia configurat…
On behalf of my people and my Government, as well as on my own behalf, I wish to join the other members of the Security Council
in expressing my sadness at the tragic and unexpected loss of our good friend, Mr. Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue. We extend our condolences to his family and friends, the Côte d…
At the outset, we would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing, of which we take due note. Secondly, we welcome the speedy recovery of those affected by the incident in question.
Bolivia believes that the use …
We thank the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, for his briefing. We commend the efforts of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and all the humanitarian agencies that have managed to
deliver the humanitarian aid so needed by the people. We hope …
My delegation thanks the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his briefing. We take this opportunity to assure him of our full support in the work ahead. We also thank Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock for his informative briefing.
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Conflict-related sexual violence involves a series of crimes against humanity that have devastating and irreversible consequences for its victims. The Security Council must address the issue on a more regular basis, which is why we thank the presidency of Peru for its initiative in convening this op…
I will be very brief and limit myself to reading out what it says in the special declaration on the question of the Malvinas Islands, signed by all the Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Heads of State and Government:
“Reiterate their strongest support for the leg…
My delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and participation
in this meeting. Bolivia would also like to thank the Russian Federation for its initiative in convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council. Today is a dark day in the history of the Council. Thre…
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting. We welcome the presence of the Secretary- General among us. His assessments are always very precise and useful, and we thank him for the intensive work that he is doing for the benefit of upholding the purposes and principles of the Organization.
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I am pleased to have this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) in its task of overseeing the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).
As we all recognize the importance of resolution 1540 (2004) as a key element in th…
Bolivia is grateful for the briefing we received from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, on the situation in the Republic of Mali and developments …
I shall be very brief.
Bolivia voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2018/322) for several reasons. One of those is that, although the nature of the events that have been condemned is unknown, the highest authorities of the Organization have pointed out that the United Nations is not is a posi…
This meeting is an interesting one from a variety of perspectives. One is that Lenin and Marx, two anti-imperialists, have been invoked more than once. What we have seen today is related to that topic. It is a fact that all empires are under the illusion that they are morally superior to the rest of…
Bolivia welcomes the briefing of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, and we thank him for his work. We also welcome the briefing by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo, Ambassador Raymond Serge Balé, whose country is
chairin…
Bolivia reiterates in the strongest terms its categorical condemnation of the use of chemical weapons and the weaponization of chemical agents as an unjustifiable and criminal act, wherever, whenever and by whomever they are committed, as such use constitutes a serious crime under international law …
Bolivia, as a country committed to its region but above all in the interest of responsibility and transparency, would like to explain its vote today. We voted in favour of resolution 2410 (2018), but would like to highlight specific elements that were not considered by the United States delegation, …
