The presence here today of Ministers for Foreign Affairs to participate at this meeting at the invitation of the Russian Federation to discuss the issue of the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa and countering the terrorist threat in the region shows that the region requires…
I should like, at the outset, to express our appreciation for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, as the President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session to advance the process of Security Council reform as an integral element of the reform of the United…
At the outset, I would like to express the appreciation of my delegation for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly in support of successfully concluding the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. I would also like to congratulate the two co-facilitators of…
Egypt recognizes the initiative taken by New Zealand in organizing this open debate as the first open debate addressing the specific challenges faced by a group of 37 countries and territories with a combined population of 15 million.
Egypt believes that small island developing States (SIDS) remain…
I should like to congratulate you, Madam President, your delegation and the New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We trust that, under your presidency, the Council’s work will be crowned with success du…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and I align Egypt’s statement with that delivered by the Permanent Representative of Kuwait on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We take note of the report of the …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, on the assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of May and to thank you for convening this important meeting to discuss a topic that is of great concern to the international community.
Today, the international community …
At the outset, please allow me to congratulate Minister Nasser Judeh and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I would also like to thank the President for convening this meeting at this crucial stage of the history of the Middle East, whe…
I would like at the outset to express my appreciation to Brazil for its leadership as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), as well as for the report (A/69/818) on the PBC’s work. We also thank the Peacebuilding Support Office. My delegation looks forward to cooperating with Sweden under its …
At the outset, allow me to pay tribute to Jordan for taking the initiative to convene this meeting. We would also like to express our appreciation to Ms. Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and her team for the preparation of the informativ…
I would like to pay tribute to your initiative, Sir, in convening this important Security Council debate on the victims of persecution based on their religious or ethnic identity in the Middle East, especially those suffering from the crimes being committed by Daesh and other extremist groups.
Toda…
Allow me at the outset to express my gratitude to the members of the Security Council for having adopted resolution 2214 (2015) on combatting terrorism in Libya. Specifically, I wish to thank the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab member of the Security Council, for having submitted the resolutio…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate France on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, and I thank the French Mission for its timely choice of this topic.
The latest world events have shown that children are the most affected by the consequences of armed conflict, a situa…
At the outset, I would like to seize this opportunity to salute the exceptional leadership of the President and commend him for convening this important plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Today represents …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on the Chinese New Year, and to thank you for having convened this very important debate of the Security Council on the theme “Maintenance of international peace and security: reflect on history, reaffirm the strong commitment to the purposes and…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I am fully confident that you will guide the deliberations of the Council with the utmost efficiency.
A few days ago, we were horrified to witness the slaugh…
I would like to first congratulate Chile on its assumption of the Council presidency and for organizing this important debate.
The Security Council has succeeded, over the past 15 years, in anchoring the legal basis of the women and peace and security agenda by adopting resolution 1325 (2000), foll…
Allow me first to express our sincere thanks to President Michelle Bachelet Jeria of Chile for presiding over today’s Security Council meeting. We also express appreciation for the initiative to hold this important meeting on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and secur…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would like to say how much I appreciate the constructive positions of Chile with regard to the situation in the Middle East.
Today we are discussing once again the situation in the Middle Eas…
We would like to express our appreciation for Chad’s initiative in organizing this important debate, which enables us to reflect on the challenges facing the international community in combating terrorism. We would also like to pay tribute to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chad for presiding ov…
