I thank you, Sir, for convening this important debate. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing.
Brazil has traditionally underscored the interdependence between security and development. That relationship was the subject of an open debate convened by the Brazilian pr…
I am delivering this statement as a general statement after the adoption of resolution 72/137.
We welcome the adoption of this long-standing resolution on a culture of peace and thank Bangladesh for presenting it to the General Assembly. Bearing in mind that this is the first time the resolution on…
First and foremost, on behalf of the people and the Government of Brazil, I would like to express our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack in northern Sinai, Egypt, on 24 November. This heinous, criminal and unjustifiable act directed …
As the international community celebrates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today, Brazil wishes to reiterate its full support for the Palestinian people’s right to self- determination. Brazil deeply regrets that, exactly 70 years after the adoption of resolution 181 (I…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/939) and briefing, and extend our appreciation to all the other briefers.
Human trafficking is among the most despicable crimes known to humankind, as it affects those most vulnerable. This debate is an opportunity to renew our political commitm…
Brazil welcomes draft resolution A/72/L.6, entitled “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”, to be adopted by the General Assembly. As we celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this year, Brazil takes pride in being one of its founding member S…
Brazil associates itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Japan on behalf of the Group of Four, and by the Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on behalf of the L.69 group, and would like to add the following comments in its national capacity.
This …
Brazil aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the representative of El Salvador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (see A/72/PV.38). We would like to make the following comments in our natio…
At the outset, I would like to thank France for convening this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/821) and for his briefing on the subject.
Brazil associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Norway on behalf of States sponsoring the Safe Sc…
At the outset, I would like to thank the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its report to the General Assembly (see A/72/349) and congratulate it on its contribution to the fight against impunity and for promoting respect for the rule of law. I also join speakers before me in expressing my thank…
At the outset, I should like to thank France for organizing this debate.
I also thank the Secretary-General for his recent report (S/2017/861) on the subject, as well as his Chef de Cabinet, the Executive Director of UN-Women, the Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophon…
It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea- Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Brazil — all States members of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP).
I would like to begin by e…
I thank France for convening today’s meeting.
I will deliver an abridged version of my statement. The full text of the statement will be available for circulation.
We welcome new developments towards the political reunification of the State of Palestine, in particular the agreement signed in Cairo…
I thank France for convening today’s debate. I commend the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her detailed briefing and reiterate my Government’s appreciation for her leadership. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Haiti, Mr. Denis Régis, for his statem…
The scourge of human trafficking is one of the most terrible crimes known to humankind and one of the most lucrative forms of transnational crime, along with trafficking in drugs and arms. It mainly affects vulnerable people such as refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons, especially wom…
On behalf of the States members of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) — Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea- Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Príncipe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Brazil — it is my honour to introduce, under agenda item 126 (t), draft resol…
I thank Egypt for convening today’s important open debate on peacekeeping and sustaining peace.
I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, Mr. Mahmoud and Ambassador Rosenthal
for their informative briefings and leadership in those two relevant areas.
The role of United Nation…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for the invitation extended to me in my capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). In that capacity, I conducted a visit to Bissau and Lisbon, from 25 to 28 July, to obtain first-hand accounts concerning efforts to end …
I thank the delegation of China for convening this important debate. I also thank the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his informative briefing. We believe that the United Nations as a whole — and the Security Council in particular — …
I thank you, Mr. President, for holding today’s important debate.
Allow me to reiterate Brazil’s support for Africa, a continent with which we have a unique historic and cultural connection. It is also a region of strategic importance for us. Today Brazil maintains 39 diplomatic posts in Africa, wh…
