I wish to reaffirm Brazil’s unwavering support for the International Court of Justice and its role in the strengthening of the rule of law at the international level. The Court plays a key role in promoting a culture of peace, tolerance and justice, thereby advancing the goals of the United Nations.…
Brazil would like to start by reaffirming its commitment to the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as in the Declaration on the Right and
Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights an…
In connection with draft resolution A/73/L.62, I have the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of France, Indonesia,
Norway, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand and my own country, Brazil.
Every year since 2008, the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative has submitted a draft resol…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand and my own country, Brazil.
We regret that the only paragraph related to migration in draft resolution A/73/L.62 is being challenged. Aware of the current sensitivity of the issue, th…
Today I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.62, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: a healthier world through better nutrition”, under agenda item 129, on behalf of the seven core members of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative, which are Brazil, France, Indonesia…
I thank the Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire for organizing this open debate. It provides an opportunity for us to reflect on the roles of the United Nations, regional organizations and Member States in the prevention and resolution of conflicts.
Let me start with the role of the United Nations, …
I have the honour to take the floor on behalf of the delegations of Brazil and Argentina to explain our votes.
As we have done in previous years, with respect to resolution 73/23, concerning the Syrian Golan, which the General Assembly has just adopted, Brazil and Argentina voted in favour of the r…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of Switzerland and my own country, Brazil, draft resolution A/73/L.21, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International
Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)”. Brazil has been a member of INTERPOL since 1986, and Switzerland since 19…
I thank the Chinese presidency for having organized this important and timely debate on strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa. I thank also the Secretary-General and Commissioner Chergui for their thorough and constructive briefings this morning.
We also condemn the recent attacks on Blue…
Brazil associates itself with the statements delivered by the Permanent Representative of India on behalf of the Group of Four and by the Deputy Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on behalf of the L.69 group, and wishes to add a few remarks in its national capacity.
I woul…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening this timely debate.
For the past 73 years we have been striving to build a rules-based order, in which principles such as equality among States, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the promotion and protection of human rights underpinned our r…
The Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) celebrated its twentieth anniversary on 17 July. In addition to
providing us with an opportunity to reflect on the many achievements of the past two decades in that regard, that date represented a milestone for international justice. It marked t…
Let me begin by thanking the Bolivian presidency for organizing this debate and for producing an excellent concept note (S/2018/904, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General, Under-Secretary-General Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka and General Director Randa Siniora Atallah for their presentations.
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Let me start by thanking the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for his informative report (A/73/4) on the Court’s activity. I would also like to commend the judges of the Court for their outstanding contribution to the application of international law and …
At the outset, I would like to express my thanks to my South African colleague for having proposed this conference to mark the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s legacy inspires us and brings us together, wherever we are across the world, and Brazil is no exception. We had the honou…
I thank the United States delegation for convening this debate.
The role of peacekeeping operations has evolved dramatically over the years. High expectations, coupled with greater resource constraints, have accentuated the difficulties that missions face and have sometimes created frustration rega…
The delegation of Brazil would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting, and the Secretary-General for his statement. We would also like to congratulate the delegation of Kazakhstan on its efforts to raise awareness of this important date by introduci…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for convening this open debate. Brazil highly appreciates the topic chosen for this meeting of the Security Council. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and also commend
tThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbisho…
We too would like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.
Brazil wishes to express its long-standing support for the implementation of a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Palestine and Israel living side by …
I wish to thank Sweden for having convened this important debate and the briefers for their presentations.
Brazil associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Argentina on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Safe Schools Declaration.
This year’s report of the Secretary-Gene…
