I would like to second the points made earlier by the Permanent Representatives of Japan, India and Brazil.
Let me add to that our gratitude to you, Mr. President, and your team for your leadership and genuine efforts to help us achieve long-overdue progress on Security Council reform. We, the grou…
I would like to join other speakers in thanking the Government of Rwanda for organizing this timely open debate.
The regional dimension of peacekeeping is indeed a key aspect of effective international peace and stability. The sequential or parallel deployment of peace operations by the United Nati…
Let me first of all express my sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to Foreign Minister Timmermans and the people of the Netherlands, to Foreign Minister Bishop and the people of Australia, and to all others who had nationals, relatives, family or friends on Flight MH-17. Two
hundred and ni…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kubiš, Executive Director Fedotov and Ambassador Tanin for their respective statements.
I would like to align myself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
The year 2014 is crucial for Afghanistan. It should mark …
Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union this morning (see A/68/PV.88).
The year 2015 will be an important year in international politics. The international community will take stock of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and adopt the po…
At the outset, let me express our gratitude to the Republic of Korea for convening this open debate on non-proliferation.
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by Special Envoy Bylica on behalf of the European Union and wishes to make the following remarks in its national capacity.
To…
At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Nigeria for having organized today’s open debate. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Ms. Bangura, for their very insightful briefings. I also thank Ms. Rhoda Misaka for the statement she made on behalf of …
To start, let me thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2014/163), and his Special Representative, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing and for his availability for other functions during his time in New York. I also acknowledge Ambassador Tanin’s presence in the Security Council tod…
At the outset, please allow me to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, not only for organizing today’s open debate, but also for Luxembourg’s active chairmanship of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. I would also like to recognize and thank the Special Representative of the …
I should like to thank the Lithuanian presidency for the preparation of this open debate and the Secretary-General for his instructive briefing.
At the outset we align ourselves with the statement made by the delegation of the European Union.
As a country that has experienced the disastrous conseq…
Germany aligns itself with the statements delivered by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Protection of Civilians.
The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/689), for which we thank him, provides us with a sa…
This year we commemorate the centennary of the beginning of the First World War, and 75 years ago, Germany plunged humanity into the catastrophe that was the Second World War. The toll that both wars took — the suffering and the millions of dead — still leaves us speechless today. It strengthens our…
I would like to thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing today and for his dedicated work in support of the Afghan people. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his remarks and to express our heartfelt condolences with respect to the tragic loss of life of six NATO soldiers …
It is an honour for my country to introduce this year’s draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/68/L.11).
Transition in the areas of security, politics and economics has made remarkable progress this past year under strong Afghan leadership. The year 2014 will once again be a year marke…
Let me at the outset thank the delegations of China for introducing the report of the Security Council (A/68/2) and of the United States of America for preparing it. Allow me to also express my appreciation for your convening, Sir, today’s debate on the topic.
The annual report of the Security Coun…
I would like to thank Azerbaijan, which holds the presidency of the Security Council this month, for organizing today’s open debate. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General, Ms. Pillay and Ms. Balipou for their very insightful briefings. I congratulate Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka on her appointment, and I …
Let me start by aligning myself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States (see A/68/ PV.29).
Over the next two years all development partners will have to step up efforts towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Various processes have sta…
Exactly 40 years ago, the two German States joined the United Nations. For Germans, that marked our full return to the community of nations. Germany supports the United Nations as the beating heart of a global order rooted in cooperation, peaceful compromise and cooperative solutions.
The world has…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ján Kubiš. I extend my thanks to him for his briefing and for his team’s dedicated work in support of the Afghan people. I also appreciate Ambassador Tanin’s presence with the Council today.
My Governme…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report. I would also like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, and extend my thanks to him for his briefing and his and his team’s dedicated work in support of the Afghan people…
