I commend and congratulate you, Mr. President, on the presidency of the Security Council. I am grateful for the convening of today’s meeting to consider the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2019/780). I would like to thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Mass…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs for having convened this open debate, which is of great importance for the Organization in the process of endeavouring to extricate children from situations of conflict. I thank the Special Representative of the Secreta…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/530), which covers the period from 27 March to 26 June. I also thank the members of the Se…
My delegation joins the warm expressions of congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to Peru for
holding the presidency of the Security Council. We also join others in thanking you for organizing this open debate to share ideas on the matter we are discussing today. We also express our appreciati…
The Republic of Colombia thanks the Secretary- General for his report entitled “Responsibility to protect: lessons learned for prevention” (A/73/898). The report makes an appropriate assessment of the measures that each State and the international community can take to comply with their preventive r…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on the working methods of the Security Council. I also wish to thank Ms. Karin Landgren and Mr. James Cockayne for their valuable and informative briefings.
This debate is most timely, as the implementation…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s briefing. I also thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia, for his briefing. I warmly welcome Rosa Emilia Salamanca and thank her for the remarks she shared with us today.
Similarly, I would lik…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence here today of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France and congratulate the French delegation on its work in presiding over the Council, as well as on its initiative in convening this important debate. I am also grateful for the briefings we hear…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this second meeting on the issue at hand, which is of the utmost importance to Colombia and my region. We also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Our presence in the Council is a reaffirmation of an essential principle underpinning my c…
I want to make a brief statement in response to a reference was made specifically to the domestic situation of Colombia. I only wish to take the opportunity provided by that reference to thank the Security Council once again for its unanimous support for the report submitted by the Secretary-General…
I commend the high-level authorities for their presence here today and express my gratitude for the briefing by Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. I also thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on the situation in the Bolivarian Republ…
We are grateful for the concept note (S/2019/1, annex) circulated in support of our discussions on this topic, and we thank the briefers for their valuable contributions.
This debate is taking place in a decisive year in which we will hold the Secretary-General’s climate summit with the presence of…
I must begin my remarks by thanking everyone for the unanimous expression of condolences and solidarity following the recent heinous terrorist attack in Bogotá, which resulted in more than 20 deaths and left close to 70 injured.
I thank Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado for presiding over th…
As a nation with coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Colombia’s geography enables it to enjoy great diversity in terms of marine and coastal ecosystems. My country is therefore committed to their conservation, protection and sustainable development through the implementation of policies, plan…
At this twentieth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Colombia reaffirms its commitment to the promotion and protection of the work of human ri…
The Colombian delegation would like to express sincere thanks to Ms. Natalie Morris- Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik of Norway for their exemplary work as facilitators for the draft resolutions on oceans and the law of the sea (A/73/L.35) and sustainable fishing (A/73/L.41), res…
I would like to congratulate Côte d’Ivoire on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to highlight the importance of the holding of this open debate for my country and region. We welcome all efforts aimed at improving communication between the United Nations and regional a…
Colombia associates itself with the
statement made by Ambassador Maria Angela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy, on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group, of which we are a part.
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity to allow the membership to conduct a frank…
I wish to congratulate the delegation of the People’s Republic of China on assuming the leadership of the Security Council during the month of November. I would also like to thank them for convening this open debate and for the substantive concep paper they provided us (S/2018/982, annex.)
My deleg…
I would like to thank you, Sir, in your capacity as President of the Security Council, for convening today’s open debate on women and peace and security. It is a special privilege for me that my first statement as Permanent Representative of my country is on that topic, on which Colombia has so many…
