We would like to join other delegations in expressing our sincerest condolences on the passing away of a great statesman, on both the national and international stage, former United States President George Herbert Walker Bush. We convey our sympathy to his family and to the American people for this …
I should like to begin by thank Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for her briefing on the latest developments in the situation concerning the Kerch Strait.
On 30 October (see S/PV.8386) and on several other occasions, Equatorial Guinea encouraged the parties to respec…
We thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, for his excellent briefing on the situation in Burundi. We also thank the Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Jürg Lauber.
We appreciate the efforts made by the Special Envoy,…
We thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his excellent briefing. We would also like to pay tribute to the major efforts that he and his team are carrying out in the region.
We are quickly approaching the end of 2018, a year in which we have had several occasions to address this important …
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the convening of this meeting and to once again thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura his comprehensive assessment of the latest political developments with regard to the conflict and, in particular, the contentious issue of the establishment o…
My delegation thanks Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen; Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme; and Ms. Rasha Jarhum, Fo…
Allow me at the outset to thank the joint African Union-United Nations delegation that visited South Sudan for their excellent briefing. We welcome the visit made by this joint delegation, led by Smaïl Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secreta…
I express my appreciation to your delegation, Sir, for the convening of this meeting, which allows us once again to emphasize the need to act against extremism and its impact in the Sahelo- Saharan region. We welcome and thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operati…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing on the progress made in recent months in Kosovo. I would also like to thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy P…
First of all, we would like to thank the United Kingdom for drafting resolution 2444 (2018). We also welcome the representatives of Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia.
The delegation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea voted in favour of resolution 2444 (2018) in view of the fresh dynamic that has emer…
At the outset, I wish to thank the team of Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for their comprehensive and detailed briefing, in which the main events of the past quarter were highlighted. My delegation i…
At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, for her excellent briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with only six weeks remaining before the holding of elections. We also wish to reco…
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement to be made by Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed on behalf of the African Union.
First of all, our delegation congratulates the People’s Republic of China on having included this very important topical issue for an open debate in its programme of work.
W…
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea thanks Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), for his excellent briefing on the situation in Libya during the recent period, as well as for his commitment to car…
My delegation would like to thank the briefers and acknowledge the quality of the work they carry out. In addition to the difficulties faced by the various peacekeeping missions, they must combat organized crime — in many cases financed by the illegal exploitation of natural resources — as well as …
Allow me to join previous speakers in welcoming to the Chamber Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to thank him for his report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2018/974, annex).
Our delegation has taken note of the report …
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is generally opposed to sanctions when they do not have a clearl and well-defined goal to improve or help to resolve the prevailing situation in the affected country or region. In the case at hand, bearing in mind not only the atrocious effects of the criminality in…
We are grateful for the convening of this meeting and express our thanks to Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu and her team for her informative briefing. We reaffirm the support of the Government of Equatorial Guinea for the work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), whose personnel o…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on the assumption of the presidency of the Council by the People’s Republic of China. We wish you every success and pledge you our full support. My delegation would like to once again thank and commend Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the Int…
We align ourselves with the statements made yesterday by the representatives of Morocco, Egypt and Venezuela, on behalf of the Group of African States, the Group of 77 and China and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, respectively (see A/73/PV.29).
At the outset, I wish Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parri…
