I would like to thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Ambassador Tanin for their outstanding presentations. I would like to begin my statement today by condemning this morning’s deplorable attack in Kabul against the parliament of Afghanistan. My condemnation is twofold: first, be…
At the outset, I would like to thank and congratulate Argentina for introducing the important resolution 69/293 to the General Assembly. Thanks to this initiative, each year on this date the international community will remember the immense price that civilians, particularly women and children, pay …
Allow me to commend you, Sir, for organizing this open debate and for the adoption of an important new resolution on children and armed conflict (resolution 2225 (2015)), of which Spain was a sponsor. The resolution is the tangible result of Malaysia’s excellent work as head of the Working Group on …
Spain would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting, which we frankly find very useful. We would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Ladsous and the three Force Commanders — of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations Multidimensional…
I shall now speak in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Instead of reading out the long and detailed report being circulated in the Chamber now, I will give a brief summary highlighting its main ideas.
I do not need to explain to a…
On behalf of the Chairs of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), concerning counter-terrorism; and the Committee establ…
I would like to thank Jeffrey Feltman and Alexander Hug for their briefings. I would also like to thank Malaysia for having convened this meeting of the Security Council involving the application of resolution 2202 (2015), in which we made a commitment to closely follow up the situation in that area…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate, and the Presidents and Prosecutors for their thorough reports. Spain, of course, would like to commend the Tribunals, their Presidents, Prosecutors and all their staff for their work in combating impunity.
I would like to begin …
It is an honour to address the Security Council. I thank the Lithuanian presidency for organizing this meeting and I believe that it is very judicious to incorporate the perspectives of Ministries of the Interior, given the clear responsibility they shoulder in the fight against the threat of terror…
I would like to express my appreciation for the briefings given by Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson, Mr. Deloire on behalf of Reporters Without Borders, and Ms. Pearl. Their briefings were quite moving and we will have to carefully examine their proposals. I would also like to thank the Lithuanian …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for having convened this debate and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for introducing the latest quarterly report (S/2015/303). The report describes the progress made with respect to the 9 February resumption of the high-level…
Spain supported and co-sponsored resolution 2220 (2015) and thanks the delegation of Lithuania for presenting it and for its tireless work leading to the adoption of a timely and positive text. The text is a good complement to resolution 2117 (2013) and keeps the issue on the Security Council’s agen…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this plenary meeting on the aftermath of the earthquake, or rather I should say the earthquakes, that have devastated Nepal and affected several neighbouring countries since 25 April.
I am making this statement in my national capacity, but Spain aligns itself with th…
I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the President of the Côte d’Ivoire chapter of the West Africa Action Network on Small Arms for their excellent briefings.
I fully endorse the statement to b…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Valentin Inzko, for his briefing and his detailed report (S/2015/300, annex) for the period 21 October 2014 to 21 April 2015. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in …
I appreciate the presence of Ms. Bensouda here today, as well as the introduction of her report.
We must recall that, for the second time in its history, on 26 February 2011, the Security Council decided to refer a situation — specifically the situation in Libya since 15 February 2011 — to the Pros…
Since 1991, the work of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has been essential, among other things, in fulfilment of its mandate, maintaining the ceasefire agreed by the parties. Spain therefore welcomes today’s extension of MINURSO’s mandate based on the text p…
I would like to thank and congratulate the Jordanian presidency on bringing the Council’s attention to the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria on its neighbouring countries. While affecting each of those countries, the implications of that conflict also have an impact on regional and global p…
I would like to begin by thanking His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein Bin Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, for convening this debate. Our Minister wanted to be here, but unfortunately the difficult situation in the Mediterranean has prevented him from coming. I would also like …
At the outset, I would like to thank Minister Nasser Judeh for convening this debate. It in honour to have him here. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his unceasing efforts to address the conflict in the Middle East.
My comments will focus on the peace process between Israel and…
