We wish at the outset to congratulate Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of August. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and his report (S/2016/360), as well as the representative of UNICEF and the Special Representative of the Secr…
We wish France all the best during its presidency of the Council for this month. We also pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his briefing, and commend him for continuing to show commitment to the cause of civilians especially in conflict situations. We also welcome the other insightful briefing…
I am delivering this speech on behalf of the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), who happens to be my President, Lieutenant General Doctor Seretse Khama Ian Khama. I have the honour to speak on behalf of the 15 States members of the Southern African Development Community.
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Botswana congratulates your country Sir — Venezuela — on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We assure you of our support as you discharge your mandate.
We commend the Security Council for continuing to engage us in debates like this one, as they prov…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this annual briefing and for giving my delegation the opportunity to contribute to the debate on it. At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation and gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Angola for its expert leadership a…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
SADC aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Group.
Allow me to join in expressing our h…
Let me, at the outset, convey my delegation’s congratulations and gratitude to Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi on her ascendance to the presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as well as for her very insightful brief to the General Assembly. My delegation expresses its readiness and …
It is a distinct honour and privilege for me to address the General Assembly on behalf of the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama. At the outset, allow me to extend Botswana’s warmest felicitations to the co-Chairs on their well- deserved …
I thank the President of the General Assembly for allowing us to share experiences, lessons and ideas on this very important subject.
At the outset, let me commend the Governments of Gabon and the Federal Republic of Germany for their leadership and contribution to bringing to the attention of the …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Malaysia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and to offer our continued support for the Council’s work.
Botswana aligns itself with the statement delivered a short while ago by the representative of Zimbabwe on behalf of the So…
We congratulate Lithuania on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We wish you every success in carrying out your mandate, Madam.
We would like to commend the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the President of the Côte d’Ivoire ch…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate France on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of March. We commend you, Sir, for having convened this very important debate on
an issue that remains one of the most serious threats to national, regional and international peace and security. W…
I congratulate China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I also wish you a happy new year, Sir.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Zimbabwe on behalf of the Southern Africa Development Community.
We thank you, Sir, for having convene…
I would like to start by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We wish you every success in the continued discharge of your duties. We would like to echo the appreciation the delegations that spoke before us have expressed to …
Let me express my delegation’s profound gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this crucial debate. We appreciate this opportunity to continue to engage the Security Council on matters of international peace and security. Our appreciation also goes to the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affa…
I would like to thank the President for convening this annual briefing and allowing my delegation to contribute to the topic under discussion. We welcome the report (A/69/622, annex) of the 2014 Chair of the Kimberley Process, and wish to express our satisfaction with the excellent manner in which C…
Let me start by joining other delegations in congratulating Australia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. I also wish to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important debate on international cooperation in combating t…
It is a singular honour and privilege for me to address this gathering of the international community. Allow me, on behalf of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Botswana, Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, to join other delegations in extending our warmest congratulations to th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to take part in this discussion. We would like to congratulate the United States on taking the lead in drawing the world’s attention to this epidemic. We also applaud the Secretary-General for his commitment to fighting the epidemic. In that vein, we are p…
As this is the first time Botswana addresses the Security Council since your assumption of the presidency for the month of September, Mr. President, allow me to join other delegations in congratulating you on that and to
reiterate our standing pledge to constructively engage with the Council on the…
