At the outset, I would like to join my colleagues in expressing our condolences to the Government and the people of Colombia on the hundreds of Colombian lives claimed by the landslide.
I would like also to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing. I …
I would like to start by expressing Egypt’s firm condemnation of any use of chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction by any party. We especially condemn the confirmed use of chemical weapons in more than one incident in Syria against our brothers the Syrian people, as reported by the Joint In…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the delegation of the United States of America on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We wish you, Madam, every success. We appreciate the work of the United Kingdom delegation and its effective presidency of the…
At the outset, we would like to express our deep sorrow and condolences to the Governments of the United States and Sweden and the families of the two experts who recently lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I was honoured to work closely with Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan in…
My country voted in favour of draft resolution 2349 (2017) following extensive negotiations between the African members of the Council and the countries of the Lake Chad basin. Following these negotiations, substantive amendments were made to the draft, which resulted in a text that is in line with …
At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency of the Council for having convened this morning’s important meeting. Similar thanks go to France and to Italy for having raised this very important subject at the level of the Security Council. We also wish to thank all of our briefe…
I would first like to strongly condemn the terrorist attack in the city of London yesterday. I would also like to express our sincere condolences to the Government of the United Kingdom and the families of the victims.
We are grateful to the delegation of the United Kingdom for holding today’s impo…
At the outset, on behalf of my Government, I would like to to express my condolences to the people and the Government of the United Kingdom for the heinous terrorist attack that has cost the lives of innocent people. The expanding area where such acts occur shows how terrorist organizations are tryi…
I would like to thank Ambassador Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for his interesting briefing and his ongoing efforts as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We welcome the adoption of the programme of work of the 1540 Committee fo…
At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency President Touadéra and express our deep gratitude for his presence among us today. I also thank him for the important messages in his statement that reflect the great challenges that the Central African Republic is facing and that at the same tim…
Mr. President, allow me at the outset to congratulate you on convening today’s important debate. I would also like to thank the briefers for their invaluable contributions.
Egypt attaches great importance to the issue of human trafficking. Egypt has always been and will always be a pioneer in fight…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing, which was based on the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (S/2017/189).
I should like to underline the important role played…
I thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his briefing and the tireless efforts of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in providing humanitarian assistance to all areas of Yemen. We and all countries of the…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the following
countries: Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria and Pakistan.
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing this important meeting. Let me start by quoting the Secretary-General from his late…
We are all aware of the magnitude of the crisis that the Syrian people have been facing under the yoke of a conflict that has now entered its seventh year. The conflict has claimed hundreds of thousands of victims and left millions displaced. We all know that achieving swift justice is an integral p…
I have been speaking in Arabic during our meetings because it is the official language of my country, but today I will speak in English, because I am speaking on behalf of all of my colleagues, and Ethiopia and Senegal in particular.
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I have the honour to speak on behalf of the A…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council on the report (S/2017/95/Rev.1) of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administra…
I extend a very heartfelt thanks to Mr. Sebastian Kurz, Foreign Minister of Austria and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I thank him for his very detailed briefing on the future priorities of that organization. We have always emphasized the imp…
Since the 1990s, the world has witnessed many geostrategic transformations that have fuelled conflicts throughout Europe. Despite the enormous efforts undertaken, the desired progress has not been achieved in reaching lasting solutions to the conflicts with regard to Nagorno Karabakh, Azkhazia, Sout…
My country’s delegation would like to express its most sincere condolences to the Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations as well to the Government and the people of Russia for the passing of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. In our view, Ambassador Churkin was an exceptional diplomat when …
