I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, most warmly on Jordan’s presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like to thank you for convening today’s important debate.
I would like to praise the courage of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence…
At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the French presidency for its initiative to organize this very important open debate on children and armed conflict, with particular emphasis on child victims of non-State armed groups.
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I would like to thank China for convening this open debate on such a consequential issue that is directly linked to our commitments to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. I commend your initiative and thank you, Mr. President, for the concept note (S/2015/87, annex) tha…
I would like to express my thanks to you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting on the situation in Libya. My thanks also go to all the members of the Security Council for allowing us to share with them the assessment and view of Algeria on the crucial and paramount issue for the security …
Let me start by thanking you, Mr. President, and welcoming the initiative of Chad, as President of the Council, for convening this open debate. I would also like to thank you, Sir, for your concept note (S/2014/869, annex) and to welcome the thorough briefings given by Ambassador Téte António of the…
My delegation would like to explain its position before the Assembly takes action on the draft resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (draft resolution I), the Syrian Arab Republic (draft resolution II) and the Islamic Republic of Iran (draft resolu…
Let me start by expressing our deep sympathy to the people and the Government of Pakistan after the horrendous crime perpetrated this morning against the schoolchildren in Peshawar. This is a cruel reminder of how terrorism is affecting our lives.
I would like to acknowledge this morning the presen…
I would like to express my appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this debate, which is providing Member States with an opportunity to make their own assessment of the activities of the Security Council through the consideration of its annual report (A/69/2). I would like also to thank the Permanen…
I would like to thank Australia for taking the initiative to hold this open debate on international cooperation on combating terrorism and violent extremism. I am equally happy to speak on behalf of a country that has suffered a lot from that scourge and has suffered it alone. What we would like to …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
At the outset, the gratitude of NAM members goes out to His Excellency Mr. František Ružička, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, and to our friend Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni, Permanent Representative of Thailand, for their tirel…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening today’s debate on agenda item 119, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. My country follows this issue of utmost importance. Naturally, my delegation greatl…
First of all, allow me to join previous speakers in thanking the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Honourable Judge Sang-Hyun Song, for the exhaustive report (A/69/321) he presented on the activities of the Court during the period from 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014, in accorda…
First of all, I would like to express our appreciation to the President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Peter Tomka, for the exhaustive report he presented (see A/69/PV.33) on the activities of the Court for the past year (A/69/4).
Algeria aligns itself with the statements made by the …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this crucial debate, which affords the broader United Nations membership an opportunity to contribute to the women and peace and security agenda. I am also grateful for the concept note that you have circulated (S/2014/731, annex), which we believ…
First of all, I would like to thank the Argentine presidency for the programme of work they have scheduled for this month and for organizing today’s special meeting on the situation in the Middle East. I thank the Secretary-General as well.
There is no need to recall the consequences and the profou…
At the outset, allow me to thank the President for convening this important meeting and to extend a warm welcome to Mr. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Training and Coordination Agency. Algeria welcomes the report of the Secreta…
I should like at the outset to express my satisfaction at seeing Mr. Sam Kutesa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uganda, an African neighbour, brother and friend, presiding over this important session of the General Assembly and to assure him of our full cooperation. I should also like to hail his p…
I would like to express my deep appreciation to President Obama and to you, Madam President, personally for the initiative to hold a summit meeting of the Security Council, with an open debate, on the crucial issue of foreign terrorist fighters.
This phenomenon is not new to Algeria. Having harshly…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). We welcome the adoption by the General Assembly today of resolution 68/307, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Permanent Representatives of Thailand and Slo…
I would like to begin by saying that the commitment we must demonstrate to children affected by wars and all other forms of abuse should go well beyond that represented by the international legal instruments and Security Council resolutions that bind all States. It is a moral duty — greater than the…
