First of all, I would like to welcome and thank Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, for her briefing. I would also like to thank her for her work and that of her team. From her statement today, it was clear to everyone that she is dedicated to the subjec…
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 21 March to 21 May 2019. At the outset, I would like to highlight…
I should like to respond to the accusation that we are applying double standards and to say that we are very consistent in our policy here. As my French colleague said earlier, we were not against the agenda item, we just wanted to postpone it. Why did we want to postpone it? Because today is the da…
I would first like to thank you, Mr. President, and Mr. Meza-Cuadra for your briefings on your work. From our own experience, we know humanitarianow cumbersome that sometimes is and we are grateful for your efforts. However, I would like to echo what our United Kingdom colleague said earlier in not …
The report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its twelfth session (A/73/724) serves as a strong reminder of the growing scope of activities the PBC is engaged in. That is particularly true for its advisory role to the General Assembly and the Security Council, but also with regard to its conve…
As we are working very closely with France on this issue, I would like to express my support for the statement just made by my French colleague and say that Germany also objects to the adoption of the agenda item that you just read out, Mr. President.
I too would like to start by thanking our briefers, Mr. Mark Lowcock and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for their comprehensive, albeit alarming briefings.
As the representative of Belgium has delivered a statement on behalf of the three co-penholders — Belgium, Kuwait and Germany — I will limit my remarks o…
First of all, I would like to thank all our briefers for their very insightful and comprehensive statements. I extend a very warm and special welcome to Mr. Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso.
Germany attaches great importance to peace and stability in the Sahel region. Chancellor …
At the outset, let me thank our briefers for the very insightful picture that they have painted for us. I extend my gratitude to Martin Griffiths, Mark Lowcock, Henrietta Fore and, of course, the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). Let me also express our deep appr…
I too would like to start by paying tribute to Paddy Ashdown, one of Mr. Inzko’s predecessors who did a fantastic job in in the country at the time. I would also like to pick up the quotation that Mr. Inzko used: “Bosnia is not a place we can leave
behind.” In this respect, I thank him for his work…
First, let me make a few remarks about the situation in Libya. In general, Germany remains very concerned about the situation on the ground. We continue to witness a military escalation. There are continued reports about the shelling of densely inhabited areas. We repeat our call on all parties to r…
I should like to join others in welcoming you, Madam President. I think your presence here underlines the importance that your country attaches to peacekeeping, something that has also been demonstrated through the concept note (S/2019/359, annex), on which I would like to congratulate you. You have…
I thank you, Madam President, for having called for this meeting today.
It is very important that we defend multilateralism. Multilateralism stands for cooperation and common solutions, and it is against competition and confrontation. But multilateralism is more than pure cooperation as such — ther…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting to give the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in th…
Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States.
Decent work has been one of the key guiding principles of the International Labour Organization (ILO) for its 100-year history. The provision of decent work is …
I am pleased to participate in today’s important Security Council debate under the leadership of French Foreign Minister Le Drian. Sitting next to him here in the Council underlines how closely France and Germany are working together as Council members in advancing multilateralism and cooperating on…
First of all, I would like to thank our briefers, Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Billingslea and Ms. Buku, for their insightful and informative briefings.
Our efforts to combat the financing of terrorism need to be part of an all-encompassing and holistic approach. We need to fight the finan…
The position of the German Government with regard to the occupied Golan Heights is clear. I refer to my statement yesterday (see S/PV.8489) and to the common European position. Security interests, as urgent as they may be, do not justify annexation. However, the presence of troops of the Syrian regi…
I will deliver this statement on behalf of the three co-penholders: Kuwait, Belgium and Germany. Let me thank Mr. Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for their comprehensive…
At the outset, Sir, I should like to echo what you said towards the end of your briefing in thanking the entire team, and especially the members of the Security Council Affairs Division, who did outstanding work. With your permission, I also wish in particular to thank the interpreters. What they di…
