At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Feltman and Ambassador Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union, for their briefings.
According to the note by the President of the Security Council, the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) shall brief the member…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary- General for his statement and for his presence today. As the majority of speakers before me have done, I would like to focus my remarks on the Quartet report and on the road before us at this moment. Spain welcomes the publication of the report at lon…
Spain aligns itself with the statement delivered this morning by the representative of the European Union (see A/70/PV.109). We thank the Ambassadors of Argentina and Iceland and their respective teams for their efforts to reach an acceptable resolution.
On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of …
Spain welcomes the adoption of resolution 2295 (2016), which it co-sponsored. The resolution is the Security Council’s response to the unanimous request received from the Government, the signatory parties of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, civil society, troop-contributing countri…
I would like to begin by expressing our indignation over and strong condemnation of the
terrible attacks yesterday in Kabul and Badakhshan. Most of the victims were defenceless civilians going about their daily lives; many of them were children. No goal, political, religious or otherwise, can justi…
Spain voted in favour of resolution 2292 (2016) and wishes to thank Security Council members for their support for Operation Sophia to ensure compliance with the arms embargo on Libya by sea.
The European Union supports the security of the Mediterranean. We share a series of problems that neither o…
I want first to thank France, through Foreign Minister Ayrault, for organizing this open debate that is also the first after the publication of the annual report of the Secretary- General on the protection of civilians (S/2016/447). The report confirms once again that civilians are the main victims …
We are grateful for the presence in the Security Council once again of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. I would like to reiterate the firm commitment of my country to the Court and to international criminal
justice, as well as its acknowledgement of the work of the Prosecutor and…
It is an honour once again to have with us the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and of the International Residual Mechanism and the Prosecutor for both bodies. I congratulate Judge Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz on their respective appointments. I would als…
I am pleased once again to welcome the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to this sixth round of talks between the European Union and the United Nations. I cannot but note the excellent degree of cooperation based, as the United Kingdom Ambassador so ap…
I thank the French presidency for organizing this open debate on the theme “Women and peace and security: Responding to human trafficking in situations of conflict-related sexual violence”. Sir, you can rest assured that the French presidency will have the full cooperation of the Spanish delegation.…
I would like to congratulate Ambassador Aboulatta and his entire team for their remarkable and effective work in managing the issues of the Security Council during this month, which has had a very heavy workload. I also thank him for issuing the concept note, which allows us to focus on the issues o…
Once again, it is an honour to have the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) present. We thank her for providing updated information that will help in the implementation of resolution 1970 (2011).
Spain wishes to reiterate its acknowledgement of the importance of the work of the Cou…
At the outset, I thank our four briefers today for their statements, which I believe provide a very clear view of the complexity of the Sahel. I would also like to thank those who will speak following the members of the Council.
The Sahel has on many occasions been defined, and the phrase is very f…
I very much thank all of today’s briefers.
Much more than a decade ago, the African Union began making significant efforts to confront all of the challenges on the African continent, and those efforts have meant that the African Union has become a very crucial partner of the Security Council. It is…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Ambassador Tanin, for his
briefing, and welcome the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku back to the Council.
My delegation has taken careful note of th…
Let me begin by thanking Minister Selim and Egypt, as president of the Security Council for this month, for their initiative to organize this meeting devoted to the action of the international community to counter the narratives and ideologies of terrorism.
As occurred on Sunday with Cairo, Today w…
I want to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina for his briefing. We have taken due note of it and of the content of his quarterly report (S/2016/395, annex). I would like to reaffirm to Mr. Valentin Inzko Spain’s support for his work and the work of his Office.
As a State member…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for having requested this urgent meeting of the Security Council.
Just yesterday, here in the Chamber, the President of Médecins Sans Frontières, who was seated exactly where the Syrian delegation is seated, stated that more than 300 attacks had occurred in …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). I also thank the Ambassador of New Zealand for his briefing as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1…
