I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/722, annex) and for his dedication. I thank Ms. Liu and Mr. Maurer for their respective briefings.
I have listened with the utmost attention to Ms. Liu and have taken on board her proposal that the Secretary- General assign a Special Representati…
I thank France, the United Kingdom and the United States for calling this meeting. It was necessary that the Security Council meet today, given the worsening situation. We are facing the most intensive wave of air strikes since the war in Syria began. I thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his work and …
Spain co-sponsored resolution 2310 (2016) because we believe that it is an important step on the path to the universalization of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test- Ban Treaty (CTBT). Although the Treaty has not yet entered into force, it is already a fundamental element
of the international disarmamen…
I thank the presidency of New Zealand and to you, Minister McCully, for convening this meeting. I also congratulate the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, Minister Johnson, and his team on their good work in introducing and facilitating the adoption of resolution 2309 (2016), which we have just…
My statement will focus on previous views on the conflict, the humanitarian situation, remarks about terrorism, the political process and the role of the United Nations.
With regard to earlier perceptions, we all agree that, as with other conflicts in the Middle East, the roots of the conflict lie …
I would like to ask you, Mr. President, to convey to Foreign Minister McCully how pleased we were to see him presiding over the Security Council, and also to congratulate you and your team on your excellent stewardship of the Council this month. I would also like to put on record — and this seems to…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Minister McCully, for agreeing to preside over this meeting of the Security Council. I believe that reflects not just just the importance that New Zealand attaches to this debate, but also the shared feeling among the members of the Council in our support of Af…
I thank you, Sir, for all your efforts and for presiding over this meeting, which has a very special meaning for Spain.
In January, Colombia asked the Security Council to support the peace process, which had not yet been concluded, while the ceasefire had not yet been achieved. Contrary to the natu…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I will limit my remarks to a few considerations on behalf of Spain.
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this plenary meeting on a sensitive topic that requires…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President — Ramlan — and your entire team for your work this month, as well as to congratulate you on your presidency, which concludes today with success. I also appreciate the concept note that you have circulated in order to guide the discussion in this formal wrap-u…
Like the speakers who took the floor before me, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, and to welcome the presence of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic…
The full text of my statement is in electronic format and is also available at the documentation counter next to the Conference Officer. I will be reading from a summarized version of my statement.
I would like first to highlight the relevance of this debate, as the risk of the use of weapons of ma…
I want to thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien for his briefing to the Security Council, as well as to align myself with the statement made by the representative of New Zealand on behalf of the three penholders on the humanitarian situation in Syria.
We fully agree that we should ensure with the utmost urgenc…
Spain welcomes the adoption of resolution 2304 (2016) and warmly thanks the United States for its efforts towards its adoption. The Security Council has reacted swiftly to the clear and unambiguous call from the region and addressed the serious concern of the international community over the grave s…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for having attended our open debate today and I thank him for his statement. I am also grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Zerrougui, for presenting the annual report (S/2016/360). I thank the Executive Director of UNICEF fo…
As we said at yesterday’s open debate at the ministerial level (see S/PV.7750), in our opinion we have failed to help the Burundians build a lasting peace and have been unable to show a united front in conveying to the Government of Burundi the urgent need to find a way out of this crisis. We did no…
Why have we not been able to collectively ensure a future of peace for Africa? Well, the truth is that there is no simple reply. That is why I am particularly grateful to the Japanese presidency of the Security Council for having organized this debate. I also thank our invitees for their briefings, …
I thank Japan and the United Kingdom for having convened this informative briefing. I also thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien for having shared with us his assessment of the situation in the region in the wake of his May visit, and in particular for sharing his recommendations as to how we avoid a humanitari…
I am largely in agreement with the statements of the Ambassadors of Egypt and New Zealand.
I thank Mr. O’Brien. After listening to his briefing on behalf of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, we note once again that the hell that is the war in Syria has no limit…
You, Mr. President, have asked us focus our statements on three issues at most. We will limit ourselves to talking about just one theme, that is, working as a team in the Security Council. It is a matter of promoting the approach that has come to be known as the Toledo format, in reference to the Sp…
