Let me first thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tadamichi Yamamoto and Ms. Sima Samar for their insightful briefings, as well as the Permanent Representative of
Afghanistan for her statement. We also thank Special Representative Yamamoto and the United Nations Assistance Mission …
First, I wish very briefly to thank both Commanders for their responses to the questions, their level of detail and their commitment to their tasks, as reflected in their answers.
I want briefly to come back to the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). I am somewhat afra…
At the outset, I wish to commend you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. You have been very successful in terms of holding the shortest and most interactive briefings ever.
Germany wishes to pay tribute to the peacekeepers, soldiers and police deployed worldwide and recognizes their actions…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three humanitarian co-penholders — Belgium, Kuwait and Germany. We would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-
Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, for their…
I will be brief. Germany supports what was said, in particular by my colleague of the United Kingdom at the beginning of the meeting. Having listened to the earlier statements, I must say that there is unity in the Council with regard to Yemen. I believe that we must our utmost to gain traction on t…
Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary- General Gilmour for their briefings.
We continue to follow the situation in Khartoum very closely and support the mediation efforts of the African Union and Ethiopia, which should pave the way to a civilian-led transition. …
I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres and, of course, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States for their briefings. I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to the Foreign Minister of Poland.
We very much welcome your initiative, Mr. President, to discuss this issue here…
Let me first thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Annadif for his briefing. Let me also welcome His Excellency Foreign Minister Dramé for joining us at our meeting.
At the outset, I would like to make a few remarks on the political process and the peace process. We welcome the swif…
Let me also thank Her Excellency Ms. Mary Robinson and His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon for their briefings.
Germany very much welcomes the Secretary- General’s vision and priorities, which strongly focus on conflict prevention and resolution. We highly appreciate the work of the United Nations good …
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for personally attending the meeting today. I think that underlines the importance that Kuwait, based on its history and experience, attaches to this issue. While I am praising you, I would also like to extend my congratulations to your Permanent Representative,…
I should just like to comment very briefly on a statement made by our Russian colleague. I want to register the fact that I found his remarks on the European Union, NATO and States that support Kosovo, as well as on the history of the conflict in 1998 and 1999, to be unfortunate, particularly unhelp…
Germany feels that this is a welcome opportunity to discuss forward-looking solutions. We are concerned that the Council should not be used or abused in attempts to rewrite or reinterpret history. We should try to come up with solutions in a concrete way.
In that spirit, Germany affirms its commitm…
We very much welcome this renewal of the arms embargo on Libya for another 12 months through the adoption of resolution 2473 (2019), and call on the Council to intensify its efforts to halt all breaches of the arms embargo in order to stem the weapons flow into Libya.
Through its inspection and inv…
I would like first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Kuwait’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. I would also like to wish you, Sir, an Eid Mubarak. We also wish to extend our thanks to Indonesia for its presidency during the month of May.
I would like …
I will start where my Belgian colleague left off and thank you, Mr. President, for presiding very successfully over the Security Council during the month of May. I have my batik shirt ready for the party tonight.
Last month, Germany kept the curtains open throughout its Council presidency last mont…
I am speaking on behalf of the penholders, including Belgium and Kuwait. My statement is warranted given the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia asked about what message should come out of our meeting. I would like to respond to that. I regret that he left the Chamber, but I understand that he left wh…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s debate. We highly appreciate Indonesia’s commitment to the multilateral order and the strengthening of international law. Rest assured that Germany is with you in this crucial endeavour.
We are also glad to align ourselves with the statement to be…
I would first like to thank the briefers for their comprehensive presentations. I am still thinking about Mr. Zenenga’s description of the demoralized United Nations staff after the attack on the compound on 1 January, the expulsion of Special Representative Haysom and, also with regard to the Unite…
I thank you for joining us in the Security Council, Madam President. I think that your presence here again underlines your country’s commitment to the issue that is at stake today.
Germany remains steadfast in its commitment to Israel’s security as a Jewish and democratic State. The German Governme…
First of all, let me thank our briefers for their informative, albeit sobering and, indeed, alarming briefings.
We are gravely concerned about the continuation of the conflict and its potential for local and regional escalation of violence. It is the responsibility of all sides to do whatever is po…
