I would like to congratulate Guatemala on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time, which is, as has been said, very auspicious. I also thank Mr. Mariano Fernández Amunátegui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his presentation and to reiterate my…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, for convening this debate.
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his briefing. I also convey to Special Representative Leila Zerrougui our best wishes in her new and very demanding job and thank her for her presentation. I am also gratefu…
I appreciate the opportunity to provide an account of the consultations on the constitution of the working group on sustainable development goals. In discharge of the task you have entrusted to me, Sir, I started a process of consultations with the Chairs of the regional groups in mid-July. This pro…
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 66/253 B on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic. We welcome the new Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, and thank hi…
Brazil is proud to have hosted and presided over the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). I would like to express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, to the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to the Secretariat as a whole, to the co-Chairs of the preparatory process, A…
We are pleased to see you, Madam President, presiding over this meeting. Your presence with us today is an illustration both of the importance of the peacebuilding theme and of that which Colombia and all of us attach to building solid and lasting foundations for peace and security through socio-eco…
I wish to congratulate you, Sir, and the facilitator of the discussions on the draft resolution (A/66/L.53), Ambassador Guillermo Rishchynski, Permanent Representative of Canada, on the successful conclusion of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review. We welcome the draft resolut…
I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important meeting on agenda item 10 on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (resolution S-26/2) and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex).
I would also like to seize t…
My delegation would also have preferred that the decision be adopted by consensus, but that was not possible. We are less than a month away from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), however, so we do think that the decision had to be taken at this point in time.
My del…
I thank the United States for having organized this open debate. I also express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The wide range of problems related to illicit cross-border trafficking and movement has a grave impact on people throughout the world, in developing and develo…
At the outset, allow me to commend the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important meeting.
Mortality and serious injuries caused by road accidents have become one of the most pressing public health problems facing the international community today. For that reason, I wish t…
I want to thank the President of the Assembly for convening this debate on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/66/675) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/66/659). This is a valuable occasion for us to reflect on the work we undertook last yea…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mariano Fernández for his briefing and, more important, for his continued dedication and firm support to the Haitian people in their efforts to consolidate democracy and stability, make further progress in post-disaster recovery a…
I thank the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate and for having hosted the London conference on Somalia on 23 February. I also express appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing. And I thank Mr. Mahiga for his briefing and commend his work as Special Representative.
Brazil wel…
I welcome His Excellency President José Ramos-Horta and express Brazil’s pleasure at seeing him participate in this meeting of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Special Representative Ameerah Haq for her briefing and congratulate her on her efforts in support of Timor-Leste. Brazil is…
The Brazilian Government is deeply troubled by the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria. The level of violence we are now seeing in Syria is extremely serious. Recent episodes in Homs and other cities are particularly disturbing. We reiterate our repudiation of the violence and human rights viol…
It is a pleasure to see you, Mr. President, preside over this meeting today. Let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez- Taranco for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
The briefi…
I would like to thank South Africa for organizing this open debate.
As this is the first time that Brazil participates in a Security Council meeting since the end of our mandate, let me reiterate our pledge to continue to cooperate with Member States in advancing the role of the Security Council in…
I join previous speakers in thanking the Permanent Representative of Colombia, Ambassador Néstor Osorio, for his briefing and for his leadership of the activities the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
Brazil appreciates the work of the Panel of Experts, as s…
I welcome Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Jawad Ludin and thank him for his presentation. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Hervé Ladsous for his briefing. I wish to extend our gratitude and appreciation to Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his leadership as Head of the United Na…
