I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing and his thorough report on the situation of women and peace and security. Brazil is also grateful for the briefing by Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka as Executive Director of UN Women. …
Let me, at the outset, commend the President of the General Assembly and thank the Secretariat for providing us with the opportunity to highlight the role of the United Nations on this important issue.
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Fiji on beh…
At the outset, I would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims of the tragedy off the coast of Lampedusa.
Brazil appreciates this opportunity to address the General Assembly during this High-level Dialogue aimed at identifying practical measures to improve cooperation on inter…
It is an honour to have His Excellency Mr. Agustín Rossi, Minister of Defence of the Argentine Republic, presiding over today’s debate on a matter that is so important to our region and our countries. I would also like to welcome Special Representative Sandra Honoré and thank her for her presentatio…
Brazil joined the consensus on the adoption of resolution 67/295, on the report of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We have sponsored previous resolutions on the report of the Court in order to demonstrate our unwavering support for the idea that the fight against impunity, in which the ICC p…
I commend Argentina for having convened today’s debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
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I thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing, as well as High Commissioner Navi Pillay, Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos and Mr. Philip Spoerri for their co…
The past few weeks have once again witnessed important events in the Middle East and in North Africa. Brazil warmly welcomes the announcement by United States Secretary of State John Kerry on July 19 that an agreement has been reached regarding the basis for resuming direct final status negotiations…
The case for protecting media professionals in armed conflict is both
humanitarian and political. As civilians, they are protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and its Additional Protocols. In addition, resolution 1738 (2006) urges parties to armed conflicts to do their utmost to prevent vi…
At the outset, I would like to join other speakers in condemning the appalling attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu and in expressing our condolences to the families of the victims.
On the issue before us today, as in many others, the link between security, development and sustainable…
Although Brazil acknowledges the difficult situation arising from the high number of Georgian IDPs and refugees, we have maintained our abstention in the voting today out of the belief that resolution 67/268 deals with issues that are subject to the discussions in Geneva.
Brazil supports the territ…
Brazil considers this annual plenary meeting to be of crucial importance. It is the moment Member States review the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2, annex) and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS (resolution 60/262, annex, and resolution 65/277, anne…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this debate. I also thank the Secretary- General for his remarks. We are grateful to Special Representative Zainab Bangura for her presentation. My delegation also thanks Ms. Jane Adong Anywar and Ms. Angelina Jolie for their participation.
Sexual violence is probabl…
Twenty-seven years ago, Brazil proudly participated in the establishment of the zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic by the General Assembly. The initiative at that time constituted an innovative commitment between African and South American countries towards the creation of a South A…
The Federative Republic of Brazil welcomes this opportunity to engage in an appraisal of the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. We believe that a periodic review of the progress made is essential if we are to improve and better coordinate our…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for inviting me to brief the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the U…
I thank the Rwandan presidency for convening this debate on such an important issue for international peace and security. I also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and his comprehensive report (S/2013/149) on sexual violence in armed conflict. We are grateful to Special Representative Bangu…
Brazil voted in favour of resolution 67/234 B, which requests that the Secretary-General open the text of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) for signature as of 3 June 2013. We wish to congratulate Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia on his able leadership and conduct of the Final United Nations Confere…
This debate on the annual reports of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is a valuable occasion for us to reflect on the work we undertook last year and on the challenges that lie ahead. I take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Abulkalam Abdul Momen for his leaders…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this important debate. I also thank Mr. Nigel Fisher for his briefing and for his excellent work as Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Interim Head of the United Nations Stabilization
Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). I appreciate the contribution…
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) was a milestone in moving sustainable development forward. The many processes launched by Rio+20 will ensure that we have both the substantive tools — the sustainable development goals (SDGs) — and the institutional framework — the hi…
