Germany aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union later today.
I thank Sweden for having initiated this timely and crucial debate, and I warmly welcome Secretary- General Guterres, wish him success and thank him for his resolve to put conflict prevention and peace …
At the outset, allow me to express my thanks to His Excellency the President of the Government of Spain, in his capacity of President of the Security Council, for his expression of condolences following yesterday’s terrorist attack in the German capital, Berlin. I would also like to thank the member…
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
In his report (S/2016/1049), the Secretary General highlights some encouraging developments. Germany welcomes the peace agreement with Hezb-i Islami
(Gulbuddin), which gives us new hope that lasting pea…
At the outset, let me express our gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this open debate and for the excellent work done during the comprehensive review on resolution 1540 (2004).
While aligning myself with the statement by the observer of the European Union, I would like to make the following three…
I thank the Republic of Senegal for the invitation to this important discussion on the links between water, peace and security.
In recent years, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has ranked water crises as among the global risks with the greatest impact and likelihood of occurring. Wat…
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union later today in this debate.
Let me start by expressing our gratitude to all Member States for their constructive cooperation in preparing this year’s draft resolution entitled “The situation in Afghanista…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
On 26 October, we commemorated the deaths of 201 peacekeepers in 2015 and 2016 — 201 too many. A growing number of them were victims of asymmetrical attacks. Just yesterday, two more peacekeepers lost their li…
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It is the only court with its legal basis in the very Charter of the United Nations, and, thanks to the Charter, its membership is truly universal. That gives the Court enormous prestige and weight, which it ca…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union and that delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women and Peace and Security.
About a year ago, we met in this Chamber for the high-level review on women and peace and se…
For far too many people, the world has become an unsafe place. The challenges confronting us seem immense, and at times it seems all but hopeless to find solutions to the many conflicts around us. However, all of us here, as politicians, have a choice. The choice is between resignation and engagemen…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Yamamoto for his briefing. I wish him every success in his important posting at the helm of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and would like to reassure him of our full support.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behal…
First, let me first thank my colleague from Gabon, Ambassador Baudelaire Ndong Ella, the United Nations Group of Friends on Poaching and Illicit Wildlife Trafficking and all other supporters for their strong commitment to this significant issue and for the constructive work atmosphere in preparing t…
Let me express our gratitude to the Presisdent for convening this open debate on non-proliferation.
I would also like to align myself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
While it is undisputable that substantial progress has been made in the 12 years since the adoption o…
Let me start by thanking the Presisdent for convening this debate. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative Leila Zerrougui and Executive Director Anthony Lake for their comprehensive and very insightful briefings.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be made by the…
Germany welcomes the focus of this debate on peacebuilding in Africa. We share our African partners’ vision of a peaceful, prosperous and integrated continent, and we have consistently supported African and United Nations mechanisms that work to that end. Germany also believes that peacebuilding mus…
Mindful of your request for brevity, Sir,I would like to briefly make the following three points:
First, we welcome the Council’s efforts to increase its transparency, inclusiveness and efficiency. We appreciate Japan’s initiative to consolidate and streamline note 507 on the Council’s working meth…
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), agreed in Vienna one year ago, and the subsequent resolution 2231 (2015), which endorsed the Vienna agreement, were indeed historic achievements. Since then, considerable progress has been made towards the implementation of the agreed provisions. On 16…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Let me begin by expressing our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of Turkey in the aftermath of the recent attack on the Istanbul airport. That horrible event shows once more that we need to redoub…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Nicholas Haysom for his briefing and for his outstanding leadership at the helm of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). During his tenure as Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and prior to that as Deputy Special Representative, he h…
I would like to thank France for organizing this important debate. I also thank all the eminent experts for their valuable and informative briefings.
Germany aligns itself with the statements delivered by the European Union and Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends.
It is imperative that w…
