Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Angola on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries.
I thank the President of the International Court of Justice for her informative report (A/78/4) on the activities of the International Court of Ju…
Let me first thank you, Mr. President, and the members of the Security Council for the kind words addressed to my country and my delegation on our recently concluded presidency. I would also like to congratulate you and the delegation of China on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and …
Brazil associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States; and Uganda, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China (see A/78/PV.24), and makes the following comments in its national capac…
As I mentioned during the debate (see A/78/PV.22), the difficulty of achieving consensus for the first time in this annual resolution highlights the need for us to reflect on how we may overcome the current pressing challenges faced by the International Criminal Court (ICC), rather than simply disre…
I thank the President of the International Criminal Court for presenting (see A/78/PV.21) the Court’s annual report (see A/78/322) to the General Assembly.
Brazil is a founding member of the Court, and our commitment to the principles of the Rome Statute is enshrined in our own Constitution. The Co…
I thank Judge Graciela Gatti Santana for having presented the eleventh annual report (see A/78/257) on the activities of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) to the General Assembly. On behalf of my Government, I also commend her and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for thei…
I join others in thanking Directors Menikdiwela and Liljert for their briefings.
The coercive measures exceptionally authorized by the Security Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, through resolution 2240 (2015), have been justified as necessary to combat the smuggling of…
I welcome to this meeting the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led by its Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and the delegation of Rwanda. I thank Special Representative Bintou Keita and Ambassador Michel Biang for their briefings. I also thank the civil society briefer, Ms. Anny Modi…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
In his address to the General Assembly last week, President Lula da Silva highlighted the overdue establishment of a Palestinian State as an example of long-standing unresolved disputes lingering …
I deliver this statement on behalf of Brazil and Switzerland, co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file.
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Edem Wosornu, and the International Rescue Committ…
I thank Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva and Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous for their briefings. I also commend civil society representative Ms. Karima Bennoune for shedding light on the challenges and hardships faced by millions of Afghans, and especially women and girls, in their daily …
I thank the presidency for convening this meeting on an important pending issue.
The explosions involving the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines have caused enormous economic losses, contributed to aggravating international tensions and heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the region. Any attack o…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing and France for requesting this meeting. I welcome the participation of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
We deeply regret the rising tensions and the loss of human life, both civilian and military, resulting from …
I thank the presidency of the Security Council for organizing this meeting.
The conflict in Ukraine has added numerous stresses to the multilateral system, which was already subject to multiple complex challenges and increasing dissent. The current context of polarization and distrust
does not cre…
I thank Special Representative Nicholas Haysom, Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Ms. Racheal Juan for their briefings. I also welcome Ambassador Malwal and the South Sudanese delegation to today’s meeting.
We are c…
I welcome you to the Security Council, Mr. President. I thank Albania for organizing this open debate. It is an opportunity for us to reflect on innovative ways to increase the effectiveness of humanitarian action. I also thank the briefers for their insightful remarks.
Humanitarian action is not a…
I thank Ambassador Agyeman for his 1591 Committee briefing. I am also grateful to Special Representative Perthes, Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Ms. Adil for their comprehensive and compelling presentations. I especially commend and thank Mr. Perthes …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu and Mr. Szamuely for their briefings, and I welcome the representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
Our position has not changed since our previous meeting on this issue last month (see S/PV.9399). Brazil fully recognizes and upholds the right of all States …
My delegation joins others in expressing our deepest sympathies for the tragic loss of life in the Kingdom of Morocco and in Libya due to recent natural disasters.
Brazil expresses its appreciation for the efforts made by France and the United Arab Emirates regarding draft resolution S/2063/638, on…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for the update on developments in Ukraine. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
Brazil has expressed its concern about the organization of regional elections in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya. Such act…