It is an honour for me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July and to thank you for the opportunity afforded me to address the Council at this meeting, which is devoted to the situation concerning my country, the Democratic Republi…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for thie month of June and to express my delegation’s satisfaction at the great skill and professionalism with which you have steered the work of the Council this month. I wou…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on women and peace and security, and sexual violence in conflict. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; Mr. Adama Dieng, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict; and Ms. Mina Jaf, Exec…
At the outset, allow me, Madam President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April, and to say how honoured we are to see the United States of America, a friendly country, preside over today’s meeting. I would also like to thank you for …
Sir, as your presidency of the Council comes to an end, I wish to express the
full esteem and appreciation of my delegation for the skilful manner in which you have steered the Security Council’s debates during the month of March. I would also like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to take…
First, let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. My delegation is particularly honoured to see the United Kingdom — a friend — steering the Council’s deliberations. I would like to thank the Council for this opportunity to spea…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the accession of your country, Sweden, to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January 2017, and to tell you how much my delegation and I are honoured to see you presiding over the deliberations of the Council today…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and express how honoured we are to have you preside over the deliberations of the Security Council for the month of December. I extend a warm welcome to the friendly country of Spain, with which the Democratic Republic of the Congo enjoys an excellent…
At the outset, Sir, I would like to begin by commending your country, the Russian Federation, on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to commend you on the great acumen with which you are conducting the Council’s work in October. I would also like to pay well- …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate, Sir, on the Russian Federation’s
accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to convey my delegation’s high esteem for the skilled steering of our deliberations since the beginning of the month. I would also like to t…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on Malaysia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August and to thank Malaysia for taking the initiative to organize this debate on the plight of children in armed conflict. I would like to commend Ms…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate your country, Japan, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July and to express my delegation’s delight at seeing you conduct the Council’s deliberations. Allow me also to express my delegation’s gratitu…
As your presidency of the Council is nearing its end, allow me to express the
gratitude of my delegation for the skill with which you, Mr. President, have steered the Council’s work during the month of June and for the competence and expertise with which you have carried out your mission. I would a…
It is an honour for me to take the floor on behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which I am head, supports the statement made by the representative of Zambia on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/70/PV.98…
First of all, I would like to thank France for organizing this debate. I also commend Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative Zainab Bangura, as well as all those who spoke before me, for their very useful presentations.
Sexual violence in conflict situations is a scourge from …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on taking the initiative of organizing this meeting. I would also like to congratulate the various speakers who spoke before me for their very valuable briefings. I welcome this opportunity afforded to me and I welcome the willingness and determinati…
As Angola’s presidency
of the Security Council is coming to an end, allow me to convey to you, Sir, the full esteem and appreciation of my delegation for the mastery with which you have led the Security Council’s work this month, and for the expertise and competence with which you have fulfilled yo…
First and foremost, I wish to congratulate Uruguay’ on its accession to presidency of the Security Council and commend the great skill with which you, Sir, have led the Council since the beginning of the month.
My delegation also commends the leadership of Ambassador Samantha Power, Permanent Repre…
Please excuse our late arrivial to this discussion.
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and the entire international community for having accorded this importance to issues related to information and the progress of new and traditional information and co…
Since this is the first time I have taken the floor in the Council, I would like at the outset to perform the pleasant duty of congratulating you, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I would also like to echo the unanimous commendations of the R…
