I would like to begin by thanking the former President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, and Ambassador Courtenay Rattray for their efforts during the sixty-ninth session. I also wish to welcome Ambassador Sylvie Lucas in her new capacity as facilitator of this essential negotiating process f…
I would like to thank Spain for convening today’s open debate, which we realize is the result of great efforts by our Organization at this time when we are celebrating its seventieth anniversary.
As the President’s concept note (S/2015/793, annex) rightly states, although very significant progress …
On behalf of the Government of Colombia, I would like to thank the Spanish Government for its leadership in convening this debate on the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, as well as welcome the presence of Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy Brey here today. …
Since this is the first time I have taken the floor of the Council under your presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you and your country and wish you a successful month. I would like to heartily thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her detailed br…
As speakers before me have done, I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for your great efforts to ensure that we could today adopt resolution 69/321 by consensus. I also thank our colleagues the Ambassador of Croatia and the Ambassador of Namibia for their dedicated work to make this a succe…
I would like to express Colombia’s satisfaction with today’s adoption of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development (resolution 69/315, annex). This is a historic event and the beginning of a new era, as the Secretary-General said. I would like to congratulate
President Kutesa and the Assembly for…
I would like to join those who have preceded me in congratulating the New Zealand presidency on convening today’s open debate, which is clear evidence, based on what we have heard, of its timeliness and of the severity of the problems facing small island developing States (SIDS).
For my country, th…
I would like to offer my sincere condolences on the passing of the dean of the diplomatic corps, the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Djibouti to the United Nations. As many who have spoken before me have said, he played a very important role for us. He was the first person who met us and …
I would like to begin by emphasizing the spirit of flexibility that characterized the discussions throughout the consultations that resulted in the text of resolution 69/292, entitled “Development of an international legally-binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Se…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and your country for holding this important debate. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the representative of UNICEF, and Ms. Eunice Apio for her testimony.
In March, we met here in the Council to discuss the se…
I thank the Secretary-General for his detailed briefing, which truly conveys the devastating impact of the earthquake in Nepal, which not only claimed a great many lives and wounded many people, but also destroyed much of the country. On behalf of the Government of Colombia, I wish to extend my deep…
First, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on the human cost of the illicit transfer, destablilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. The issue is of the utmost importance in the current context and underscores how the challenges to peac…
I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to extend my gratitude to His Royal Highness and to your country for having convened today’s debate. This issue is of particular relevance against the backdrop of today’s world and makes it very clear how closely linked emerging challenges to international…
I would like to acknowledge the work of the Ambassador of Brazil, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), who achieved important progress and oversaw robust activities in 2014, as can be clearly seen in the reports of the Commission (A/69/818) and the Peaceb…
I would like to thank you and your country, Madam President, for bringing us together in this open debate. As many have said before me, it could not have been held on a more significant date than the anniversary of Boko Haram’s abduction of girls, and I would like to express our solidarity with the …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and your country for convening this important debate. We listened closely to the statements made this morning by the Secretary- General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and His Beatitude and to the moving words of parliamentarian Dahkil.
Col…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate of great importance to us.
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I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, as well as the representatives of UNICEF and all the non-governmental organ…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the
statements made by the Permanent Representatives of Jamaica and South Africa on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Group of 77 and China, respectively.
This meeting gives us the opportunity to focus on the subj…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this debate. I also wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing and to recognize her tremendous efforts in support of the people and authorities of Haiti.
In recent days, we have witne…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation for leading the work of the Security Council for the month of February. I also welcome the statement made by the Secretary-General at the start of this debate.
The issue before us is particularly timely, as we are approachin…
