I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Seventy-three years since the first nuclear-weapon tests, in 1945, we gather to pay tribute to the victims of nuclear explosions and reaffirm our commitment to ending nuclear testing, which is a threat to hu…
Let me express my sincere gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for convening today’s important debate.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I will now add a few remarks in my national capacity.
Since the last Security Council debate on thi…
Let me join my colleagues in congratulating the Swedish presidency and expressing our gratitude for its convening today’s open debate on children and armed conflict. Let me also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, and the other …
As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, forced displacement around the world has reached a record level — 65.6 million persons displaced by conflict, violence, persecution and natural calamities. While the causes of the displacement may differ, human …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate against the background of a global protection crisis, as outlined by the Secretary-General in his most recent report on the protection of civilians (S/2018/462). Record high numbers of people around the world are in need of humanitarian…
At the outset, let me express my sincere gratitude to the Polish presidency for convening today’s debate. I also thank our briefers,
Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, Judge Hisashi Owada, President Emeritus of the International Court of Justice, and Judge The…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, and the Secretary-General, for putting the issue of peacebuilding and sustaining peace at the top of the United Nations agenda and convening this high-level meeting.
In a world fraught with conflict, our collective resolve to advance the cause o…
Let me first express my thanks to the Peruvian presidency for convening today’s important debate on youth, peace and security. I would also like to express gratitude to the briefers for the reports and the study (see S/2018/86) presented to the Security Council.
The Georgian delegation aligns itsel…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on peacekeeping operations.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union earlier today. I would like to make the following comments in my national capacity.
Peacekeeping is at the hear…
I would like to join other colleagues in thanking the Italian presidency for convening this important debate. I also thank
the Secretary-General and the briefers for their contributions earlier today.
My country, Georgia, aligns itself with the statement delivered previously by the observer of the…
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. However, I would like to make few remarks in my national capacity.
At the outset, allow me to thank the delegation of Germany for facilitating the negotiations on draft resolution A/72/L.8, entitled “The situa…
On behalf of my fellow co-Chair, the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, Mrs. Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, and myself, allow me to express my profound thanks for entrusting us with the important task of facilitating the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representa…
I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting his comprehensive report (A/72/53). Georgia reaffirms its full support for the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms as important instruments in efforts to promote universal respect for the protection of all human rights. During the …
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union (see A/72/PV.36). In addition, I would like to add a few remarks in my national capacity.
At the outset, let me thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for the…
Let me first express our gratitude to the French presidency for convening today’s debate on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union. Let me add few remarks in my national capacity…
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children, is among the most flagrant violations of human rights of our time. The United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons serves as a major framework for promoting a comprehensive, coordinated and consistent response at the na…
At the outset, let me express my deepest condolences and sympathy to the victims of the natural disasters that have affected North America over the past several days, including the hurricanes that have devastated Caribbean island nations and parts of the United States and the earthquakes that have i…
Over the past year, one person per second was forced to flee from conflict, violence and disaster. We have 65 million displaced people around the globe today, a record high number. Among them are up to 400,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees from my country, Georgia, uprooted in sev…
I express our gratitude to the United Kingdom presidency for convening today’s important debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and the briefers for their contributions to this debate.
Georgia aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. I w…
