At the outset, let me too thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Mr. Lezhnev for their insightful and comprehensive briefings and recommendations.
I would like to start by commending the important work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in the C…
At the outset, I join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the Council presidency for December, and thanking you for holding today’s meeting in the sunlight.
I should like first to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Robert Mardini…
I would simply like to say that Germany, in its capacity as facilitator, fully aligns itself with the statement just made by the representative of Afghanistan.
It is again my pleasure to introduce this year’s draft resolution entitled “The situation in Afghanistan” (A/74/L.13) to the General Assembly. As members of the Assembly know, this text was first adopted in 1980 and has been reintroduced every year since then. The annual resolutions have been mirror…
Let me also start by expressing our sincere condolences with respect to the 13 French soldiers who tragically lost their lives in Mali. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and the people of France.
Turning to today’s theme and this morning’s Security Council briefing, I would like to b…
I have the honour to address the plenary today on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a theme
that has been and remains at the top of Germany’s agenda in the Security Council.
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Group of Four — Brazil, India, Japan an…
I wish very briefly to say, first, that I believe that international humanitarian law and humanitarian assistance are very political and
belong in a discussion about the political situation, because these cannot be separated. Secondly, I leave it up to others around the table and to the public as t…
It is always a pleasure to see Mr. Martin Griffiths, and today it has also been a pleasure to listen to him and his upbeat briefing. I do not need to repeat all of the various positive developments, I can only echo what he and my colleague from Côte d’Ivoire said: the momentum that has been built ne…
I also want to start by thanking Mr. Geir Pedersen for his relentless work, and I congratulate him on what he has achieved. In his statement, the United States representative said that the process could open the door for a peaceful process, but it is just the first step. There are worrying statement…
I would like to thank all of our briefers for their insightful presentations.
Somalia has in the past decade made remarkable progress in establishing more functional national institutions and State-building as well as in enhancing security and stability. But today Somalia is once again at a critica…
First of all, let me extend a particularly warm welcome to His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso and thank him for his briefing, and thank all of the other briefers for their insightful presentations and information.
Germany attaches great importance to peace and stability in the Sahe…
Let me first of all thank Special Coordinator Mladenov and his team for the presentation and their dedicated work. Let me also express my thanks to Ms. Hary for her insightful presentation.
Let me start with the recent developments in Gaza. Germany condemns all attacks on Israel in the strongest po…
The statement by the representative of Russia was a frontal attack on the international justice system, which Germany believes is key to reconciliation. In that context, I would like to ask the representative of Russia three questions.
First, with regard to the Nuremberg trials, which serve today a…
The theme of reconciliation is of great relevance to Germany. That is also because of our past. Mr. Özerdem mentioned a small part of our past by talking about the relationship there is today between Coventry and Dresden. But it is not only due to our past but also because we deeply believe that rec…
First of all, I would like to thank Special Representative Salamé and his team at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. I also thank Ms. Al Tubuly for her comprehensive and enlightening presentation. I particularly welcome the Foreign Minister of Libya to the Council.
Let me first fully agre…
I would first like to support and underline what you about the White Helmets, Madam President. However, I would like to ask a question of the Russian representative relating to what you said about the board of inquiry and with regard to the press conference that Russia gave some weeks ago about the …
At the outset, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and, in particular, all our briefers from the field for their insightful briefings. We are very grateful and sincerely thank them for the invaluable contribution they are making to United Nations missions. The many thousands of police peace…
Let me also at the outset thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing.
The ICC is, and remains, a crucial pillar of a strong rules-based international order. We fully support the ICC. its impartial work and the values enshrined in the Rome Statut…
I do not want to prolong the meeting — but briefly. During my intervention, I took up what the High Representative had said earlier with regard to the atmosphere in the region concerning the denial of genocide and the glorification of war criminals. I also asked how much the neighbours could really …
Let me begin by welcoming the Council’s unanimous vote on resolution 2496 (2019), extending the mandate of the European Union-led Operation Althea. We thank all Council members for their constructive engagement in that regard. I am grateful to the two briefers for their presentations. They were very…
