We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2491 (2019), renewing this mandate for a period of 12 months. Considering the situation on the ground, it is crucial to uphold the mandate authorizing Member States and regional organizations to inspect vessels involved in people-smuggling off the coas…
First of all, we congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and Germany greatly appreciates the fact that you will leave us free at least a few weekends during the month. In this regard, I appreciate what Mr. Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the…
I can be brief, as much has already been said. I wish to start by thanking the presidency of the Russian Federation for this month of work. Your country, Mr. President, did a very good job and you are very good diplomats. I will return to Russia a little later.
I would like to thank Mr. Geir Peders…
Sometimes we find hope in unlikely places. Recently, the Sudan became one of them. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas visited the country last month. He met Government representatives willing to listen to people’s demands. And he met the brave men and women who brought down the Al-Bashir regime thro…
Here in New York over the past few days, we have all heard a great many speeches — at the Climate Action Summit, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the countless side events, and of course here at the speech-making marathon known as the general debate.
If we were to analyse…
I would like to warmly thank our Russian friends, the Secretary-General and today’s briefers. It has become painstakingly obvious over the past two decades that international, regional and subregional cooperation are key to a successful fight against terrorism and violent extremism. A transnational …
I, too, would also like to welcome Nickolay Mladenov and the representatives of Israel and Palestine. We would like to say a few special words to the Foreign Minister of Jordan. We consider Jordan to be the key pole of stability in the region. I welcome the Foreign Minister to today’s meeting.
The …
I take the floor again on behalf of the humanitarian co-penholders on Syria — Kuwait, Belgium and Germany.
As caretakers of the humanitarian situation in Idlib, we are deeply disappointed with the result of the voting. Once again, the Security Council will not be able to fulfil its duty to protect …
I deliver this statement on behalf of the co-penholders — Belgium, Kuwait and Germany.
At the outset, let me thank Assistant Secretary- General Mueller for her comprehensive briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. We once again reiterate our appreciation for all the efforts of humanitarian…
I speak on behalf of the co-penholders on the humanitarian situation in Syria — Belgium, Germany and Kuwait.
For the past few months, we have endeavoured to draw the attention of the Security Council to the plight of the civilians in Idlib. We have taken an incremental approach to this matter, firs…
I will be brief because I think that all the most important points have already been made.
To summarize what David Shearer said, we must move from talk to action and ensure that what he said with regard to the security forces, unification and boundaries be finally implemented and that, most importa…
First, I would like to thank my colleagues around the table for accepting a revision in this way. I very much appreciate that. As I said in my previous statement, what we are doing here today is supporting a people that has been under strain and embroiled in conflict and has been the victim of terro…
We appreciate the fact that the Council is ready to vote on draft resolution S/2019/749. We have been discussing the text with delegations. A revision has been proposed at the last minute by Afghanistan and is extremely important to Afghanistan. I am sorry to bring it up now at such a late stage, bu…
At the outset, I would like to thank Martin Griffiths and Mark Lowcock for their briefings and commitment. Martin said in his
statement that he held the Stockholm Agreement dear. I appreciate that commitment.
As our colleague for Cote d’Ivoire just said, there is no military solution to this confl…
First of all, let me also extend a very warm welcome to Ambassador Kelly Craft, the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America. Let me also thank Ambassador Jonathan Cohen for the excellent cooperation, over the past month in particular.
We welcome today’s unanimous adoption of re…
Guinea-Bissau is a country in transition. The two briefers presented a mixed picture, and I would like to thank them for their very valuable input. We see progress in some areas on the one hand and challenges on the other hand. That seems to be a constant pattern for countries in transition. It is t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling today’s debate. It is very timely. We all followed the events of recent days and the cancellation or interruption of the United States- led peace talks. Mr. Cohen will certainly enlighten us on where we stand on that. Despite that cancellation or interrupti…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having put this item on the agenda.
Let me start by expressing our condolences to the Government and the people of Burkina Faso in the wake of this terrible terrorist attack. You will recall, Mr. President, that under the joint French-German presidencies of t…
First of all, Mr. President, let me too extend our best wishes for your presidency and thank Poland for its successful presidency last month.
I would like to thank Special Representative Salamé and Ms. Mohamed for their enlightening briefings. I would like to make four short points.
First, with re…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 30 July to 4 September 2019, during which time the Committee held …
