I have the honour and privilege to introduce the pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Let me begin by warmly congratulating you, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We also appreciate your thoughtful invitation to hear from African voices on today’s very important topic.
We thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Ambassad…
Allow me to begin by thanking Viet Nam for convening this important debate on upholding the Charter of the United Nations.
Let me join others in congratulating the newly elected members of the Security Council and wishing them success during their tenure. We thank the outgoing members, including tw…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- fourth session for convening this comprehensive high-level midterm review on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024. I also wish to thank th…
My delegation would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this plenary meeting on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Council and for his leadership in facilitating and continu…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate South Africa on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. Our delegation wishes to assure you, Mr. President, of our fullest support and cooperation during your tenure. Let me once again thank you, Mr. President, for having …
We thank the Russian Federation for convening today’s important debate on United Nations peacekeeping operations, which is a strategic issue that Ethiopia placed high on the Security Council’s agenda during its presidency of the Council in September 2017. The adoption of resolution 2378 (2017) was o…
Let me begin by congratulating Poland on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council. We also extend our appreciation to Foreign Minister Czaputowicz for presiding over the debate earlier today, and thank Poland for having convened this important debate as the first order of business durin…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and particularly on organizing this highly topical debate on working relations and cooperation among the Security Council, the Secretariat and the troop-contributing countries (TCCs) and p…
My delegation would like to congratulate Romania, last year’s Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, on its successful leadership and for the excellent way it implemented the Commission’s mandate. We also appreciate the commitment of Colombia and the Bureau to building on past achievements and their…
We would like to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing this debate, and the Secretary-General, Lieutenant General Martins Filho and Mr. Holmberg for their comprehensive briefings. We also appreciate the presence of Her Excellency Mrs. Marsudi, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, who was with us …
First of all, let me express our heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Sri Lanka on the heinous terrorist attack perpetrated on innocent civilians by cowardly groups. We condemn it in the strongest terms, and we stand in solidarity with the people and Government of Sri Lanka.
We…
We extend our appreciation to the German presidency for organizing this important debate and prioritizing the role of women in conflict situations, including their protection and empowerment. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his Action for Peacekeeping initiative, with women in peac…
We express our appreciation to the Equatorial Guinea presidency for organizing this open debate on an important agenda item the implementation of which has paramount significance for the peace and stability of our continent. We also commend your delegation, Mr. Minister, for its important role in fa…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2451 (2018), which we believe could contribute to maintaining the positive momentum created by the successful intra-Yemeni political consultations held in Stockholm under the auspices of the United Nations. We thank the United Kingdom for its role in f…
Let me join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun and the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Mauro
Vieira, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, for their comprehensive briefings on the situation in G…
We thank Côte d’Ivoire for putting this important item on the agenda of the Security Council. We also wish thank Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Sahel; Ambassador Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commiss…
We thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. This is his last briefing. It is also our last statement on the Syrian issue as a Council member. I would like to express our deep appreciation to the Special Envoy for his dedicated and highly professional diplomatic efforts …
We thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing on the developments in connection with tunnels along the Blue Line. We have also taken note of the white notes we received last week. We understand the seriousness of the matter, which has enormous ramifications for the security …
We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important briefing on drug trafficking in West and Central Africa as a threat to international security. We appreciate the briefing delivered by Mr. Yury Fedotov and we take this opportunity to commend the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNO…
