I thank the Secretary- General, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, High Commissioner Bachelet and Ms. Luzan for their insightful briefings.
Furthermore, I want to thank the Secretary- General and all United Nations staff for their tireless efforts to alleviate the human suffering in Ukraine and nei…
I too would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this briefing and Executive Director of UN-Women Sima Bahous, Mr. Fontaine of UNICEF and Ms. Cherepakha of La Strada-Ukraine for their important contributions to this meeting.
The consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine with regard to t…
From the outset, let me say that Germany fully aligns itself with the statement
made on behalf of the European Union, and I wish to add a couple of comments in a national capacity.
Like many other delegations, Germany would like to thank the Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mec…
We meet at the very moment of a military escalation the likes of which we have not experienced in Europe for over a generation. The President of the Russian Federation announced a military operation on Ukrainian territory. We condemn it in the strongest terms, and we call upon all members of the Sec…
We meet today at a time of challenge. A couple of days ago, the President of a State Member of the Organization questioned the statehood of another Member when he said, “Ukraine actually never had stable traditions of real statehood”. We must take those words very seriously. Some important questions…
I would like to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Only four days after our most recent meeting (see S/PV.8968), the Security Council meets again to discuss the situation in Ukraine. On Thursday there was consensus in the Security Council that the Minsk agr…
Germany is grateful for the opportunity to speak at today’s meeting. We would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, the Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Tr…
Germany aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union.
I would like to thank Norway for hosting the debate today, as well as the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Ms. Radhya Al-Mutawakel for their important remar…
Eighty years ago, senior Nazi officials gathered in Berlin, the capital of Germany, to plan the implementation of the Holocaust, the worst crime in human history. The so-called Wannsee Conference led to the systematic establishment of death camps and, ultimately, war crimes, crimes against humanity …
Let me first echo previous speakers by thanking all three briefers not only for today’s interventions, but also for their continuing support to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). We also welcome the support expressed by the Secretary-General for the Vienna talks and for our efforts to r…
Let me first join other delegations in thanking the coordinators of the informal
consultations on both draft resolutions before the Assembly today (A/76/L.20 and A/76/L.18), Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway, for their outstanding coordination despite the chall…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Japan on behalf of the Group of Four (see A/76/ PV.33), and I would like to add a few words in my national capacity.
The Group of Four statement and many other speakers here have already made this point, but it cannot…
I am reading this statement on behalf of Ms. Antje Leendertse, the Permanent Representative of Germany, who unfortunately cannot be here today owing to unforeseen commitments.
We would like to thank the President for the opportunity to speak at the United Nations high-level meeting on the appraisal…
First of all, I would like to thank Mexico for keeping the Security Council seized of this important issue.
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) fuels armed conflicts around the world, and the illicit trade in these weapons is often also connected to organized crime, terrorism a…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union, and we would like to add some comments in our national capacity.
Germany shares the view that the International Criminal Court (ICC), although still a relatively young institution, is an integral part o…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for her work, and we appreciate this opportunity for exchange here in New York.
Human rights need to be at the heart of our efforts both in Geneva and in New…
This year we celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It is the only Court with a legal basis in the Charter of the United Nations itself and is open to all States Members of the United Nations. The idea behind…
I align myself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union, and would like to add the following remarks in Germany’s capacity as the outgoing co-coordinator of the Article XIV process of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
More than 2,000 nuclear tests have ta…
I would like to thank Canada, Colombia and Japan for their excellent work as Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2020. Special thanks go to Ambassador Bob Rae and his fantastic team for Canada’s great leadership and for navigating the Peacebuilding Commission through the …
It is with great pleasure that I hereby introduce draft resolution A/75/L.116, on “Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife”, on behalf of Gabon and my own country, Germany.
The draft resolution that is before the General Assembly this morning is the fifth resolution on this important issue. Since …
