I thank the Secretary-General for being with us today. I say this very sincerely because I think that, among the people in the Chamber, he is one of the ones who has travelled the most and who has witnessed the abuses that have been committed against hospitals and doctors in different parts of the w…
Spain voted in favour of today’s resolution 2285 (2016). We heartily commend the efforts of the United States as facilitator and other members of the Security Council for their work. We are well aware of the difficulties those negotiations presented. Spain would have preferred that this year we coul…
We have read the draft press statement from the Russian Federation, and we agree with the representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom. We are ready to work on a text. However, it does not seem now as though there is enough consensus in the Chamber to adopt the draft press statement a…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this debate. I also thank, the briefers, my good friends Ambassadors Apakan and Sajdik. I have had the pleasure of working with both of them here at the United Nations, where they both did excellent work. I also wish to thank the Deputy Minister for Fo…
I welcome the convening of this meeting to discuss the most recent reports on the current peacebuilding architecture of the United Nations. This meeting comes at a key moment, as it coincides with the adoption of resolution 70/262, on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture.
Spa…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Zerihoun for his briefing this morning.
A single statistic suffices to explain the timeliness of this debate: more than 20 per cent of maritime crime takes place in the Gulf of Guinea — in all its guises, from piracy and armed robbery to all forms of illegal …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this important briefing on the situation in Somalia. I want to welcome President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and commend him for his leadership. I also want to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Michael…
I would like to begin by conveying the condolences of Spain to the Permanent Missions of Japan and Ecuador in the light of the very high number of victims resulting from the earthquakes that struck both countries over the weekend. We would also like to begin this statement by condemning all acts of …
We welcome draft resolution A/70/L.44, on improving global road safety (A/70/L.44), which is an example of outstanding international cooperation in joining the efforts of all Governments and public and private actors to reduce the road traffic accident rate.
In line with international standards and…
I would like to thank the People’s Republic of China for convening this debate, which, unfortunately, is timely and necessary. Terrorism is not only one of the main threats to international peace and security, but it is also something that affects us all. It is a global phenomenon and, therefore, it…
I would like to start by congratulating and thanking the Permanent Representative of Angola, Ambassador Gaspar Martins, and his colleagues for their work in leading the Security Council in March. I would also like to express to you, Ambassador Liu Jieyi, our pleasure at seeing at the helm of the Cou…
I thank you, Madam Minister, for organizing this debate and, above all, for presiding over our discussion.
Fifteen years ago or more, when the agenda item on women and peace and security reached the Security Council, the main purpose was to improve prevention mechanisms in the Security Council and …
I would like to begin by thanking Angola and in particular you, Foreign Minister Chikoti, for the organizing today’s open debate, which is of the utmost importance and topicality. I also extend my thanks to the Secretary- General, the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, the Spe…
I want to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/225) and Special Representative Sandra Honoré for her briefing.
Regarding the political process in Haiti, Spain echoes the Secretary-General’s call to all Haitian stakeholders, especially the President and the National Assembly, to work t…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, and his team for their splendid work. I also thank Ambassador Saikal. It has been a true pleasure for the Spanish delegation to work with the Afghan Mission.
We have just adopted resolution 2274 (2016…
Spain thanks the United States for this important initiative.
We have just adopted resolution 2272 (2016), the first to address exclusively conduct deemed completely unacceptable. With this resolution, the Security Council is sending a strong message to all who have the responsibility to eliminate …
At the outset, Spain would like to express its enormous gratitude for the outstanding work that our Blue Helmets are carrying out. We believe that it is appropriate, on the day after of having just returned from a Security Council trip during which we were able observe the work of the Blue Helmets o…
Spain had no doubts about co-sponsoring resolution 2270 (2016), for three reasons.
First, in recent years the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, on various occasions — probably too many — shown an unequivocal determination to develop its nuclear programme as well as its missile technology, …
At the outset, I would first like to express my appreciation for briefing of the Special Representative, Ambassador Tanin, on the text of the most report (S/2016/99) of the Secretary-General. I also like welcome the presence of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Iv…
My delegation expresses its appreciation for the presence of Minister Steinmeier in his capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to provide us with Germany’s priorities during its chairmanship. We trust in the German leadership, given the co…
