Human rights defenders are among the most courageous in our societies. They stand up to injustice, ask for change and help people in need. Human rights defenders face serious threats all over the world. Their space has been shrinking in the past decade. They are increasingly confronted by violence o…
At the outset, let me too thank all of the briefers. In particular, I would like to thank Ambassador Yamamoto for his very profound briefing. I also want to highlight the briefing delivered by Ms. Haress.
These are once again crucial and testing times for Afghanistan. We are entering what has been …
I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, S…
I thank you very much, Mr. President, for including Germany in today’s meeting. I appreciate that all colleagues have stayed until the end of the debate. I also thank the Secretary of State of the United States for having stayed for more than two hours. In return, I promise to be brief. Indeed, I ca…
I would like to begin by congratulating Côte d’Ivoire on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and by thanking you for having convened this debate on a subject of vital importance.
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To begin, Germany would like to commend Côte d’Ivoire. As recently as last ye…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement on a point of order made by the representative of Afghanistan, who very ably described the process of preparing draft resolution A/73/L.44, which is before us today, and the substantive points that were incorporated during that long and inclusive proces…
It is my pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/73/L.44, entitled “The situation in Afghanistan”. As members of the Assembly know, this text was first introduced in 1980 and has been reintroduced every year since then. Since 2002, Germany has served as the facilitator of the draft resolution. It h…
I join others in thanking the Chinese presidency for convening this open debate on peace and security in Africa. I also join others in paying tribute to the peacekeepers from Malawi and Tanzania who lost their lives recently in a heinous attack. We also thank the Secretary-General and the African Un…
Germany aligns itself fully with the statement delivered by the representative of India on behalf of the Group of Four (see A/73/ PV.36). Allow me to add a few remarks.
After listening carefully to today’s debate, we have to say that it greatly resembles last year’s debate and those of previous yea…
A lot has already been said, but at the outset I wish to align myself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union, as well as fully subscribing to what the Secretary-General said this morning at the beginning of the meeting. He set out a historic framework for our debate and h…
May I begin with a quote:
“I would like to state here, and I believe that many agree with me on this issue, that we women do not owe a debt of gratitude in the traditional sense of the expression.”
Those words were uttered by Marie Juchacz almost 100 years ago, on 19 February 1919, in the German P…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, for the presentation of his report (A/73/4) this morning (see A/73/PV.24).
Today we are seeing a constant increase in the norms of international law. At the same time, the fundamenta…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria for his comprehensive briefing. It is certainly much too early to bid him farewell, but let me take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude for his tireless peace efforts over all these years. It is with great regret t…
Germany voted in favour of resolution 73/5 in order to enable the Palestinian Chair of the Group of 77 to carry out its responsibilities on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We welcome the fact that the resolution limits additional rights and privileges to the duration of the Palestinian Chair’s …
A veteran of United Nations diplomacy recently told me that every session of the General Assembly has its own crisis to discuss, its own major topic. So what is the big issue in 2018? Syria? North Korea? The Middle East? Or the dramatic global refugee situation, from the Mediterranean to Venezuela?
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I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level plenary meeting in honour of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela was a champion in so many ways, and his contributions to overcoming apartheid, discrimination and oppression were legendary. The same…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
In my own statement, I would like to focus on three issues in particular.
First, I would like to speak on the elections, as so many previous speakers have done. Preparations are taking place amid enormous cha…
I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for initiating today’s open debate. I thank the briefers for their informative statements.
We align ourselves with the statements delivered by the observer of the European Union and the Chair of the Group of Friends of Mediation.
Germany …
The fact that you have been sitting here for three hours, Mr. Prime Minister, demonstrates how seriously you take the issue and how high your delegation places the issue of children and armed conflict on your agenda. I would also like to congratulate you on the consensual adoption of resolution 2427…
I thank the Security Council for inviting Germany to this discussion today. We are participating here as part of the 4+2 group that negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and also as part of the Joint Commission that is overseeing the implementation of the JCPOA.
I would like to …
