At the outset, on behalf of the German delegation, I would like to warmly thank Judge Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice, for his detailed presentation on the work of the International Court of Justice. We would also like to thank all the Judges and staff of the Court for…
I would like to thank the facilitators, Qatar and Belgium, for their efforts in preparing this important event. The call of the political declaration on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1) will provide a new stimulus in our efforts to fi…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Mr. Yamamoto, for his comprehensive briefing, and both him and his staff for their tireless efforts.
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Afghanistan continues to require our joi…
We seem to be going through a phase in which we are confronted with hurricanes and earthquakes, both political and natural, upheavals that are getting harsher and more intransigent and belligerent from day to day and from speech to speech. As responsible politicians, it is vital that we ask ourselve…
It is a great pleasure to address the General Assembly today on the occasion of the adoption of resolution 71/326, the third United Nations resolution on tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife.
Let me start by thanking Ambassador Michel Xavier Biang of Gabon, our fellow co-chair of the United Nat…
Germany thanks Egypt for convening today’s important and timely debate and fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU). The concept of sustaining peace presents a tremendous opportunity, and we are encouraged that it is gaining tra…
This being my last statement as Permanent Representative of Germany in the General Assembly, I have the honour and pleasure to speak today on behalf of the Group of Four — Brazil,
India, Japan and my own country. I would like to make three points.
First of all, we thank you, Mr. President, for you…
Germany thanks Ambassador Peter Wilson for years of excellent cooperation and wishes him Godspeed in his new functions on the continent of Europe. Germany would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Under- Secretary-General Feltman for the third report on the implementation of resolution 2231…
To start, let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Yamamoto, for his comprehensive briefing and both him and his staff for their tireless efforts.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered o…
I would like to thank the Uruguayan presidency for convening this important open debate and the briefers for sharing their valuable insights.
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and with the statement to be delivered by Switzerland on behalf of t…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for convening this debate. We welcome the fact that the Security Council is increasingly putting the elimination and prevention of conflict-related sexual violence at the heart of its agenda. The Secretary- General’s report (S/2017/249) clearly states that sexua…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union.
Allow me to add just three brief points from the German perspective.
First, we believe the sustaining peace resolutions (General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016))…
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its member States.
Today’s debate is important because it reminds us that the tragedy experienced by irregular migrants in the Mediterranean is still ongoing. This year, tens of thousands of people ha…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Every year, this day provides us with an opportunity to come together and to h…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Our gathering today serves as an important reminder that, more than 50 years after the adoption of the Inter…
It was with great dismay and sadness that we received the news of the sudden death of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin. Ambassador Churkin was a landmark figure at the United Nations. His long tenure as Permanent Representative of Russia, his profound knowledge of c…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for maintaining the momentum created in the previous debate on the topic (see S/PV.7847), held last December at the initiative of Spain.
Armed conflicts, terrorism and…
To begin, let me also thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing, and the representatives of Afghanistan who are present here at the table.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later on behalf of the European Union.
In his report (S/2017/189), the Secr…
First, allow me to extend, on behalf of Germany, my most sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ambassador Churkin of the Russian Federation.
We are grateful to the Ukrainian presidency for convening today’s debate. To politicians of my generation, the term “conflicts in Europ…
Germany would like to thank today’s briefers and the Secretary-General for his second report on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2016/1136), introduced by Under-Secretary- General Feltman at this meeting. Let me briefly make three points.
First, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
