Brazil is honoured to participate in this annual plenary debate and the joint review of the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and its subsequent political declarations, in particular the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to…
Brazil is a strong advocate of the adequate participation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the United Nations, without prejudice to its intergovernmental nature. The contributions of NGOs and civil society, particularly in the financing for development process, have proved truly central t…
We thank the Presi dent for convening this timely meeting.
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Brazil has long maintained that unilateral extrater ritorial coercive economic measures have no legal ba…
Brazil once again abstained in the voting on a text concerning internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in Georgia, as we believe that the issues conveyed by resolution 78/283 would be better addressed under the Geneva talks between Tbilisi and Moscow, mediated by t…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), formed by Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste and Brazil.
On behalf of the CPLP, it is my honour to convey our sincere gratitude to…
Brazil abstained in the voting on resolution 78/282, concerning the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. The vote does not imply or raise any doubt whatsoever about the nature of the massacre of Bosnian civilians in Srebrenica in July 1995. In 2004, t…
On behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I thank Mozambique for the invitation to brief the Security Council. Today’s discussion is indeed welcome, given the long-standing engagement of several African countries with the PBC.
The PBC is fully committed to partnering with Africa in promoting…
Since 1967, the Outer Space Treaty has provided a clear set of obligations regarding space security and peaceful uses of outer space. Its article IV bans the placement of nuclear weapons or any other kind of weapon of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies. That is one of the unsung major …
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting prior to the resumption of the tenth emergency special session. Today’s meeting offers an opportunity to prepare ahead of the tenth emergency special session, in which we hope for concrete and decisive action by this General As…
I thank President Francis for convening this meeting, which marks two years since the adoption of resolution 76/262, known as the veto initiative. It provides an opportunity to take stock of its implementation. Pursuant to resolution 76/262, the General Assembly has held several debates on the use o…
I thank the Secretary-General for his detailed briefing on the situation in Gaza, which remains deeply unsettling.
As we convene once again to address the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we must confront the escalating violence in Gaza and beyond, as well as the humanitarian catastrophe th…
Brazil regrets that the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) failed to be renewed due to yet another veto at the Security Council (see S/PV.9591). While imperfect, as most panels can be, the 1718 Committee`s Panel of Experts played a crucial…
I thank the President for convening this meeting.
We gather once again to address the appalling situation in Gaza and the use of the veto power against proposed actions in the Security Council (see S/PV.9584). It is with a heavy heart that we recall the repeated failure of the Council to come to an…
Brazil condemns all forms of discrimination and religious intolerance, including against Muslims. In that sense, we are seriously concerned about the continuing acts of intolerance and violence based on religion or belief, including against religious minorities, in all regions of the world. Such att…
I thank Japan for organizing today’s debate.
The working methods of the Security Council are the guiding principles that shape the Council’s day-to- day today operations and are essential to its efficiency and to promoting fairness, objectivity, transparency and inclusivity — which are much needed,…
Regrettably, we are here once again to discuss a veto cast against the virtually unanimous call by the international community for peace in the occupied Gaza Strip. The Algerian draft resolution vetoed by the United States (Security Council draft resolution S/2024/173) urged the immediate cessation …
Brazil deeply regrets that the General Assembly is meeting once again to discuss the situation in Ukraine without any prospect
of an end to the hostilities. On the contrary, we are witnessing the intensification of the fighting, causing greater civilian casualties and more destruction. The continue…
I speak on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission.
Let me thank, through you, Mr. President, the Secretary-General for presenting his report on the work of the Organization and his priorities for 2024 (A/78/1).
The report of the Secretary-General contains references to the work of the Commission a…
In the last days of its 2022–2023 mandate as an elected member of the Security Council, Brazil voted in favour of both resolution 2720 (2023) and the amendment proposed by the Russian Federation. We regret that there is still no consensus among Council members, despite repeated calls by the majority…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
For almost two years, Brazil has consistently warned about the immense cost of human lives in the conflict in Ukraine. The deaths recorded in Belgorod illustrate once again the suffering imposed on civilians on both sides of the front lin…
