I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate. I also express my gratitude to Ms. Bangura and Ms. Allamin for their moving briefings.
It is absolutely unacceptable in this day and age to hear that many women — too many women — are subjected to rape on a daily basis in order to obta…
Spain would like to express its full support for resolution 2216 (2015), on the situation in Yemen, submitted by the delegation of Jordan. We trust that the message of the Security Council will be clear to all the parties to the conflict, and help to halt the escalation of violence. In particular, I…
I believe that the message is very simple: bravo France.
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I congratulate France because its entire delegation has done splendid work. If this wrap-up session is intended to give us the opportunity to evaluate or criticize the work done during the month of March, I do not believe …
I would like to express our satisfaction at the unanimous adoption of resolution 2213 (2015). Faced with the crisis that Libya is experiencing, the essential thing for Spain is unity —the unity of the entire international community beginning with the Security Council, unity among the countries of th…
This is the first time that I participate in an open debate of the Security Council since Spain became a non-permanent member on 1 January. It is a worthy opportunity for me to do so since the matter that brings us here today is of extreme gravity.
My first words are of emotion and respect. I was m…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and to all briefers for their presentations, which were sterling. However I expressing thanks not only for the presentations, but also for the splendid efforts carried out each day in defense of our children, who represent our future.
I do not think it…
I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the same resolution. The present report covers the period from 18 December 2014 to 23 March 2015, during which time the Committee held one informal meeting,…
I would first like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré for her briefing and her work as Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), and of course to welcome our good friend Ambassador Denis Régis of Haiti.
I would like to subscribe fully to the statement to be delivered later by th…
I would like to begin by welcoming Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom to the Security Council and by thanking him for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I would also like to welcome…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I also think the High Representative for her detailed briefing.
When I make a statement on behalf of Spain, I begin with a formula stating that I fully align myself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union, which usually fo…
I wish to thank Mr. Feltman, Mr. Šimonović and Mr. Ging for their briefings and express my gratitude to the delegation of Lithuania for having called for this meeting. I would like to particularly thank Lithuania
because Spain is very supportive of the Security Council’s role in closely monitoring …
I thank both Ms. Kang and Mr. Guterres for their briefings. The work they are undertaking, together with the humanitarian personnel of the United Nations and other organizations, with a view to alleviating the suffering of the Syrian population is remarkable and worthy of our respect, admiration and…
I very much appreciate the briefing from the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić.
Spain recognizes the importance of cooperation between the U…
Allow me to first warmly congratulate you personally, President, on the People’s Republic of China’s organization of this high-level open debate. This is not a mere formality; Spain welcomes the fact that the Chinese presidency of the Council has afforded us all an opportunity to speak on an essenti…
We find ourselves at a crucial moment in the evolution of the conflict in Ukraine. Spain voted in favour of resolution 2202 (2015) not just because we fully agree with its contents, but because we believe that the Security Council, which has very closely followed the conflict, could not remain on th…
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council, and the delegations of the United Kingdom and Jordan for having introduced resolution 2201 (2015), the adoption of which is very good news for two reasons. The first is that the Security Council’s credibility depends to a la…
I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
Spain considers the role of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), in accordance with its mandate as established by resolution 1244 (1999), to be very importan…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I would also like to thank the three briefers for their outstanding presentations. I join the other delegations in commending the participation of civil society in this meeting.
When I read the excellent concept note (S/2015/32, …
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting, and to congratulate you on your leadership and the great work done by your team for the development and success of your presidency. At the end of the first month of my country’s presence, for the fifth time, on the Se…
Spain welcomes the adoption of resolution 2197 (2015). In spite of differences during the negotiations, the main purpose of the resolution — to renew the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) — has been achieved. Any step taken towards finding a solution to this issue …
