I would like to thank the President for convening today’s plenary meeting on a topic of broad global concern that demands our special attention. Major movements of refugees and migrants and the consequences they bring, not just on the humanitarian front but also in relation to social and economic de…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and all the members of the Security Council for the expression of solidarity made on behalf of the people of Macoa, a very harsh jungle region that has suffered a tragedy that none of us could have anticipated to befall them.
I would like to congratulate …
First, I welcome the Security Council presidency of the United Kingdom and thank it for having convened this open debate and for the presidential note (S/PRST/2015/25), which deals with what is perhaps one of the most tragic topics: the trafficking of persons in armed conflicts.
The statements we h…
I congratulate Ukraine on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General and the representatives of the various entities who shared their points of views this morning on a matter of global concern.
The convening of t…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jean Arnault and the members of the Security Council. As you just said, Mr. President, it is very encouraging to not only receive the briefing of Mr. Arnault and the report (S/2016/1095) of the Secretary-General, but also to recei…
I would like to congratulate Minister Wallström and Sweden on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I also congratulate the other new members of the Council, namely, Kazakhstan, Italy, Ethiopia and Bolivia.
The convening of this open debate is very timely, as conflicts around the globe a…
Colombia takes the floor to explain its abstention in the voting on resolution 71/257. The Colombian delegation would like to respectfully and sincerely thank Mr. Thembile Joyini of South Africa for his tireless efforts as coordinator of this year’s resolution on oceans and the law of the sea, to gu…
I offer my condolences and those of my Government to the people of Germany, Turkey and Russia for yesterday’s terrorist attacks. There is no justification for terrorism.
This debate and resolution 2331 (2016), adopted this morning, as Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha reminded us in her moving briefing, t…
I align myself, Sir, with all the delegations that congratulated your country on its work in the Security Council over the past two years. I am convinced that Spain has left its mark in carrying out its duties as President and through its leadership of the Security Council Committee established purs…
The Colombian delegation expresses its sincere thanks to Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway for his tireless work as the coordinator of resolution 71/123, on sustainable fisheries, in conducting in-depth and transparent discussions in a constructive spirit that reflected the diversity of all the States th…
The delegation of Colombia would like to respectfully begin our statement by expressing our sincere thanks to Mr. Thembile Elphus Joyini of South Africa and Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik of Norway for their tireless efforts as coordinators of the draft resolutions A/71/L.26 and A/71/L.24, entitled, r…
First of all, I would like to thank Senegal for convening this open debate on water, peace and security and for the concept note (S/2016/969, annex ) shared with us. We are also grateful for the briefings by Mr. Danilo Türk, Ms. Christine Beerli and Mr. Sundeep Waslekar.
Less than 3 per cent of glo…
I would like to begin by congratulating two very qualified colleagues, Ambassador Ion Jinga of Romania and Ambassador Mohamed Khaled Khiari of Tunisia, for their designation as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, and for their decision to accept a task that is…
We would like to express our gratitude for the report (A/71/53) presented this morning by the President of the Human Rights Council.
Today we have an opportunity, as we did in June in Geneva, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Human Rights Council. I would like to highlight the positive impact…
I congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and his entire delegation on the adoption of resolution 71/5. The voting on the resolution we witnessed a few minutes ago was a historic event, as those who previously opposed this annual resolution have taken int…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and Security Council members for their statements in support of the participation of women in my country’s peace process. I would also like to thank Ms. Rita Lopidia and her organization for having shared her testimony. …
We thank the Russian Federation for having convened today’s debate on the situation in Haiti and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Ambassador Sandra Honoré, for her detailed briefing to the Security Council.
Colombia a…
I wish to thank you, Minister McCully, for your presence here today and for the unanimous decision just taken by the Security Council in adopting resolution 2307 (2016). This is yet another reflection of the commitment
of Council members and of the Members of the United Nations to peace in Colombia…
I thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Vladimir Drobjnak and Ambassador Wilfried Emvula, for their tireless work, and President Lykketoft for his enormous efforts to reach the point where we find ourselves today. As we did last year in this same forum, this year I wish,
on behalf of my delegation …
I would like to begin by thanking Malaysia for its initiative to convene today’s open debate during its presidency of the Security Council and for circulating the related concept note (S/2016/662, annex). I also welcome the statement by the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, as well as the briefing…
