As pointed out in the concept note (S/2016/585, annex) circulated for this open debate, improving transparency, efficiency, inclusion and accountability in the working methods of the Security Council is essential if we want to achieve harmonization between the decisions taken by the Security Council…
Before I begin my formal statement, I take this opportunity to express our rejection and condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks on the Istanbul airport in Turkey. The Government of Colombia expresses its condolences to the families of those who have died, while wishing a speedy recovery to the…
We thank the French delegation for organizing this important debate and the guiding concept note (S/2016/503, annex). We also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France in the debate, as well as the briefings to the Security Council by the Secretary-General, the President of …
Colombia thanks the President for convening and organizing this high-level meeting and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Secretariat for their support. We would also like to thank in particular the co-facilitators, Ambassador Lauber of Switzerland and Ambassador Kasese-…
I congratulate your country, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and for convening this open debate on sexual violence in conflict — as needed as it is, as we have heard. I also welcome Special Representative Zainab Bangura and express my gratitude for the valuable report (S/2016…
Colombia, faithful to its commitments as a State party to the Rome Statute, today once again demonstrates its unwavering will to support the work carried out by the International Criminal Court by co-sponsoring resolution 70/264, which we adopted today, on the report (see A/70/350) of the Internatio…
At the outset, I want to thank the Arab Republic of Egypt for convening this meeting and for the concept note (S/2016/416, annex) prepared for this debate.
Colombia strongly rejects acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all their forms and manifestations, out of our conviction that such acts a…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden and outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and acknowledge him for his work. Similarly, I commend the efforts of Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya and current Chair of t…
I would like to thank the Chinese presidency of the Council for its initiative in holding today’s open debate and for the concept note accompanying it (S/2016/306, annex).
Effective and comprehensive action in the face of threats such as terrorism, violent extremism and foreign terrorist fighters i…
At the outset, I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on the situation in Haiti and also thank Special Representative Sandra Honoré for her proven commitment and leadership at the head of the Mission.
Colombia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Ambassador of Peru on be…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on a subject that is vital to current discussions in our Organization. I should like also to thank Ambassadors Rosenthal, Kamau and Skoog for their very valuable contributions to today’s debate.
The year 2015 was key to refocu…
I would like to congratulate the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its delegation on their leadership of the work of the Council during the month of February, and thank them for convening this open debate and for the concept paper before us (S/2016/103, annex).
In my statement, I shall raise thr…
I congratulate Uruguay on the excellent
manner in which it has conducted the work of the Security Council this month. Uruguay began its mandate as a non-permanent member by presiding over the Council and overseeing complex issues. Now Uruguay is presiding over a meeting that is of tremendous import…
It is an honour to address today’s high-level meeting reviewing the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. I would like to begin by acknowledging the excellent work of the co-facilitators of the process, the Ambassadors to the United Nations of Latvia and the …
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would like to thank the President and hi…
My delegation would like to make a statement following the adoption by consensus of resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries and pertaining to the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Cons…
My delegation would first like to thank Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Alice Revell of New Zealand for their tireless work as the coordinators, respectively, of draft resolutions A/70/L.22, on oceans and the law of the sea, and A/70/L.19, on sustainable fisheries, and for the…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate. I should also like to thank the representative of Sweden for his briefing as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and of course, Ms. Bouchamaoui for her very inspiring statement this morning.
I express my condolences to the Government of France, t…
The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognize that slavery and the transatlantic slave trade were atrocious tragedies of human history, not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but because of their magnitude, their organized character and, in particular, their denial of the essence o…
I would like to thank the President for his leadership and to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia for the historic advance in the recent resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Their confirmation as co-Chairs reaffirms our belief in the pos…
