We wish to thank the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, Mr. Philip Hammond, for having convened a meeting on this important issue. We would like also to thank Ms. Susanna Malcorra for her briefing, on behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and that of Hi…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation for the report (A/70/4) of the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Ronny Abraham, on the work of the Court during the past year. It shows that during the reporting period the Court accomplished a great deal on iss…
As this is the first time this month that I speak in a public meeting, I would like to commend the delegation of Spain on its outstanding presidency of the Security Council last month. We also express to you, Sir, our determination to support you resolutely during this month.
We once again express …
My delegation thanks the President for convening this important meeting. We stress our commitment to Security Council reform.
I extend our welcome and recognition to the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, on her appointment as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiating…
Chile reiterates its deep concern at the new cycle of violence that has been unleasehd in Palestine and Israel and East Jerusalem. We especially condemn the intentional burning of the Tomb of the Patriarch Joseph as well as the bombing of the Beersheba Central Bus Station. Those events are turning p…
We would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs for his briefing and the Kingdom of Jordan for requesting this meeting.
We firmly condemn the series of attacks and clashes in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in recent weeks that have killed and wounded b…
We thank Spain for convening this important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and the testimony given by each of the briefers. Women and peace and security is one of the priorities of Chile’s multilateral foreign policy. That was demonstrated during our term as a non-perma…
Chile wishes once again to acknowledge the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, as well as the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, aware of their significant contributions to international justice and th…
Mr. President, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to address such an important issue as the review of peacekeeping operations. This review comes at a time when peacekeeping operations have tripled since the year 2000. In other words, it is obvious that
we are going through complex times in i…
Chile voted in favour of resolution 2240 (2015) because it provides for measures to address an exceptional and extremely grave situation. Situations as appalling as that of the refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean demand that States act in accordance with international
law and the human right…
Since this is the first time that I am taking the floor in the Chamber this month, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for its leadership and work during its presidency of the Council in September. Similarly, we congratulate Spain on its assumption of the Council presidency in October. The …
I thank you, Mr. President, and the Russian Federation for convening today’s open debate, which gives us an opportunity to reflect on how terrorism accentuates the precariousness of societies destabilized by conflict. The Security Council must always be prepared to take collective, preventive and ef…
We thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
A secure, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan depends l…
We thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi for presenting the quarterly report of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and for his excellent guidance of its work.
Chile welcomes the agreement reached on 14 July between Iran and the E3+3 group. It…
My delegation would like to express its gratitude to the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, for his leadership on such a core and vital issue, one that is vital for the future of our Organization. We also welcome the consensus that we have managed to achieve today. We would also like…
I shall be brief. I wish to emphasize the significance of the initiative put forward by the delegation of Armenia, which Chile co-sponsored, to designate the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime, which we trust wil…
We have today adopted resolution 69/319 on the Basic Principles on Sovereign Debt Restructuring Processes, submitted by the Group of 77 and China (G-77). We endorse the statements made on behalf of the G-77 and the Union of South American Nations. We also welcome the presence of Mr. Héctor Marcos Ti…
I cannot begin my intervention without expressing, on behalf of the Chilean Government and on my own behalf, our most sincere condolences on the passing away of the Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Lieutenant General José Luiz Jaborandy, Jr. — to the Government o…
We thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing on the current situation in Kosovo. We also thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ser…
We thank the Nigerian presidency for having organized this meeting, and Mr. Dmitry Titov, Ms. Zainab Bangura and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu for their participation in this important debate.
Peacekeeping operations currently deployed in the field are mandated to cooperate in the reform of their respective …
