Very briefly, I would like to thank both the Palestinian and the Israeli representatives for partially responding to my request to put aside their speaking notes, but I regret the fact that neither of them responded to the questions that I put. Can the representative of Palestine not say how the Pal…
I must say that our discussions with Nikolay Mladenov and the briefings he presents belong to the most depressing exercises undertaken by the Security Council.
As our South African colleague reminded us, this organ was created for the maintenance of international peace and security. We have interna…
First of all, I, too, would like to thank the outgoing Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Said Djinnit, for his tireless efforts and dedication over the past five years and for all of the success he has achieved. We also welcome the appointment of Mr. Huang Xia and wish him a steady hand in…
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 19 January 2019 to 20 March 2019. I would like to highlight the fo…
First of all, we welcome Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani of Indonesia as the new Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and thank him for his very informative and comprehensive the briefing.
The risk of non-State actors, particularly terrorists, using…
I thank the French presidency for having chosen two women as speakers — or, in the new French, as “briefers” — which was very encouraging. I would like to thank Ms. Zerrougui for her testimony. As she said, the context is much better than the last time she briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.831…
The result we just witnessed — 15 votes in favour — was the objective that the co-penholders, Indonesia and Germany, had from the very beginning. It was key for us that we demonstrate today that the Security Council is
unanimous in its decision on Afghanistan and on the United Nations Assistance Mi…
It is a great pleasure to see High Representative Mogherini here at the Security Council. None of my remarks run counter to what she has just said. I wish only to repeat that the European Union and the United Nations have the same foundational principles. I think that is quite powerful. We share the…
At the outset, I too would like to express my condolences and those of my country to the Ambassador of Ethiopia for the terrible human suffering resulting from yesterday’s plane crash, and to echo my Indonesian colleague’s words about our own nationals who were among the United Nations personnel kil…
Like my colleagues, I too will start by taking note of International Women’s Day. I am grateful to my Russian colleague for mentioning Clara Zetkin, who originated the movement.
I think it is very timely that we are discussing the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the situation in …
I too would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on taking over the joint presidency and presiding over the Security Council for the month of March. We will fully support you in discharging your duties.
As we have said previously with regard to our desire for somewhat more interactive discussio…
Let me explain why we voted in favour of the draft resolution of the United States of America (S/2019/186) and against the Russian draft resolution (S/2019/190).
We supported the United States text because it recognizes the dire humanitarian situation — a man-
made humanitarian situation — respect…
Let me too welcome the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. As our Polish colleague just remarked, his briefing was very clear. He has a very clear methodological approach, and I can only say that we stand fully behind the five priorities he presented.
I believe that, on the basis …
Let me too start by expressing my gratitude for the briefing the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar. I commend her for all her efforts over the past month. As I said earlier today, with regard to the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Syria (see S/PV.8475), it is so importa…
At the outset, I would like to thank my colleague and friend from Equatorial Guinea, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, for convening this timely debate, as well as the speakers who have already spoken on the topic and those who will speak later today.
(spoke in Spanish)
I thank you for your initia…
One month ago, we reminded delegations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said that there were blatant violations of the Universal Declaration (see S/PV.8452). Yet here we sit, one month later, and the situation continues. The Maduro regime has become even more cynical, and I refer to …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Keita for her briefing and her visit.
Since this is the first time that we have taken the floor on this agenda item, let me briefly outline Germany’s approach to the situation in Darfur and the Sudan more broadly.
To start with, we could not agree more with the…
At the outset, I would like to acknowledge all of this morning’s briefers, and in particular I want to thank Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga for his work and to wish his successor good luck.
I would like to begin by underscoring something in Mr. Smaïl Chergui’s briefing, in which he said that the Politi…
First of all, I would like to align myself with the statement made earlier today by the observer of the European Union (see A/73/PV.67).
I would also like to acknowledge the very passionate statement made by the Ukrainian President this morning.
Let me make three remarks concerning, first, the bre…
Having listened to everyone’s statements, I believe we really have a consensus around the table, which is a very positive thing. I too would like to thank Mr. Lowcock, Mr. Griffiths and General Lollesgaard for their untiring engagement, and we welcome the progress that has been made, including with …
