We thank the German presidency of the Security Council for having convened this open debate and for having circulated the concept note (S/2018/293, annex) that will serve as a basis for our discussions. We also appreciate the briefings delivered on this very important topic.
The full and significan…
We thank the Republic of France for convening this open debate, which gives us the opportunity to exchange views on an issue that continues to have a damaging impact on the world. We also welcome the concept note (S/2019/239, annex) that has been circulated as a basis for our deliberations.
We have…
Allow me to express my appreciation to Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the General Assembly, for holding this plenary meeting in commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
For more than 400 years…
Guatemala thanks the delegation of Equatorial Guinea, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate, which provides us with an opportunity to exchange views on an issue as important as cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organiza…
The delegation of Guatemala thanks the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for convening today’s open Security Council meeting on the situation in Venezuela.
Today’s meeting is very timely owing to the events in recent days and because yesterday the 11th meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Lima Group w…
Guatemala congratulates the Dominican Republic on its election to the Security Council, which is a historic event of great consequence when we recall that, as a founding member of our Organization, this is the first time it forms part of the Security Council, and it is doing so as the President. The…
Guatemala is grateful to you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for having convened this debate and for having prepared the concept note (S/2018/1064). We extend our gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr. António Guterres, for his briefing and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs o…
Guatemala thanks your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this debate and for preparing the concept note (S/2018/1004, annex). We also thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Smaїl Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, for their briefings.
Before beginning, allow…
Guatemala thanks your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this critical debate, as well as for the concept paper (S/2018/982, annex) that you have provided. We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement and briefing this morning.
It is necessary to recall that the Organization was cre…
Allow me to thank Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing on his report (see A/73/334), updating us on the important events in the proceedings of the International Criminal Court during the past year. We appreciate and take note of the informatio…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Plurinational State of Bolivia for organizing this important debate, as well as for the concept note that your delegation has prepared (see S/2018/904, annex).
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Ms. R…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for introducing the extensive report contained in document A/73/4 and updating us on the Court’s important judicial activity, which has been particularly intense in the past two decades…
We would first like to acknowledge the statements made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, Mr. Sven Mikser, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Mr. Luis Videgaray Caso.
Before addressing the topic that has brought us here this afternoon, we express our apprec…
My delegation thanks you wholeheartedly, Mr. President, for having convened this crucial debate on mediation and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. This open debate is a distinct opportunity to exchange views on how Member States can best support mediation as a means for attaining the peaceful se…
We congratulate you and your delegation, Sir, on organizing this open debate on a very important issue in the field of international peace and security. The presence of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden highlights that importance.
The concept note (S/2018/625, annex) also includes guideli…
We are grateful for the convening of this plenary meeting to address the responsibility to protect, a topic of special importance. It is taking place in a international context fraught with controversy that demands that we strengthen the humanitarian and international security norm conceived during …
As a main sponsor of resolution 72/281, which establishes 16 June as the International Day of Family Remittances, I would like to thank all the delegations that took part in the consultations process. The consensus-based outcome recognizes that family remittances contribute to the sustainable develo…
My country aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We also wish to congratulate the head of the Egyptian delegation on his birthday.
Of all the Secretary-General’s reform efforts, the repositioning of the deve…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s annual debate on the report of Peacebuilding Commission (A/72/721), the Secretary-General’s report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (A/72/707), and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/72/740). As w…
Allow me to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on a critical topic, particularly for the Security Council. We welcome the concept note (S/2018/444, annex) prepared by your delegation. We also thank the Secretary- General, the Director-General of the Internat…
