I thank China for convening this very important debate. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her briefing and reiterate my Government’s appreciation for her leadership. I also welcome the contribution of the Permanent Representative of …
Brazil is proud and pleased to present, for adoption by the General Assembly, draft resolution A/71/L.75, entitled “Work of the Statistical Commission pertaining to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Its main objective is to formally adopt the global indicator framework for the Sustainabl…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this open debate. I also thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Joseph Ballard, Senior Officer of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for their briefings.
The mere existence of weapons of mass destructio…
This annual plenary meeting is of crucial importance, since it is the main occasion for member States to jointly review the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and its subsequent political declarations.
It is encouraging that, one year after the adoption of the 2016 Politica…
Brazil has consistently abstained in the voting on the draft resolution concerning internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as we believe that the text may prejudge or influence the consideration of sensitive issues that should be resolved by the relevant negotiatio…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate Uruguay for having convened this important open debate.
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Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/414), as well as the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Deputy Executive Director for …
I commend Uruguay for convening this open debate on such an important issue.
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I would like to thank Deputy-Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her remarks, as well as Special Representative Adama Dieng and Ms. Mina Jaf for their briefings.
The use of sexual violence as a weapon…
As the Middle East continues to be plagued by an array of ever-more daunting and interconnected challenges, let me stress that we continue to follow the very worrying developments pertaining to the question of Palestine, which cannot and will not become another forgotten issue on the international a…
I thank the President for convening this joint debate to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/71/792) and the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/71/768).
A year after the conclusion of the review of the peacebuilding architecture, today’s debate is …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Brazil, Chile and Guatamala.
Two days ago (see S/PV.7920), we expressed before the Council our support for the Secretary-General’s recommendations on gradually withdrawing the military component of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) …
At the outset, allow me to express our condolences to the Government and the people of Egypt for the tragic terrorist attack perpetrated on Sunday, which took so many innocent lives.
I thank the United States for convening this debate. I congratulate the Special Representative of the Secretary- Gen…
I thank the President for convening this meeting. We welcome the opportunity to hear from the President of the General Assembly, the Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the International Organization for Migration and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner f…
Human trafficking and slavery in all their forms are among the most despicable crimes known to humanity, as they affect those most vulnerable, such as migrants and internally displaced persons, especially women and girls. When committed in conflict situations, such acts might even amount to war crim…
Brazil supported the adoption of resolution 71/278, on United Nations action on sexual exploitation and abuse, because we firmly believe that the General Assembly should be at the forefront of United Nations efforts to strengthen the system-wide implementation of the zero-tolerance policy towards se…
First of all, I would like to express the Brazilian Government’s sadness over the death of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. We extend our condolences to his family and to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation, as well as to the staff members of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federa…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-
General, Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, and to all other briefers.
Brazil is aware that no country is immune to terrorism and has been attentive to preventi…
I would like to begin my statement on behalf of Brazil by thanking the Government of Sweden for organizing this debate and welcoming the newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council: Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Italy and Sweden.
The various conflicts in the Middle East are a matte…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and the Swedish presidency of the Security Council for having organized this debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. I should like also to welcome the Secretary-General, António Guterres, as this is the first time he is participating in a Security Coun…
I wish to begin by thanking Spain for organizing this open debate and by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict for their briefings.
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The mere existence of weapons of mass destruction constitutes a threat to humankind,
and therefore to international peace and security. The possibility that those weapons might fall into the hands of non-State actors, particularly terrorists, is a matter of special concern, as the recent use of che…
