Like others, we would like to offer our deepest condolences for the many United Nations officials that perished in the tragic incident of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. We are also sad, as we lost an Indonesian national who worked for the World Food Programme, Ms. Harina Hafitz. We would like to con…
Madam President, I, too, should like to once again wish a happy International Women’s Day to you and to our women Ambassadors and Secretariat staff, as well as to all women around the world.
I wish also to apologize on behalf of Vassily, because I think that the Russian delegation forgot to bring a…
Let me first of all thank France for convening this meeting and congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency. You may rest assured that my delegation will cooperate very closely with you during your presidency.
I would also like to thank the presidency of Equatorial Guinea last month.
I would…
Indonesia’s position on the situation in Venezuela has always been consistent, clear and principled, and we have had the opportunity to express it a number of times. Indonesia regrets that
we cannot achieve unity in the Security Council on how to address the situation in Venezuela. The fact that tw…
My delegation would like to welcome my good friend, Ambassador Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, with whom we look forward to working closely in moving the peace process in Syria forward. We wish once again to reaffirm our full support and cooperation for him and his t…
It would be remiss of me if I did not express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, and your team for your excellent leadership of the presidency this month. I must say that I am jealous that you had only 28 days in your position, while I am going to have 31 days later in the year. I w…
First of all, I would once again like to welcome you, Sir, as well as the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, to the Chamber. I wish to convey our sincere appreciation to you for convening this very important meeting, as well as to congratulate you and your delegation on promot…
First of all, I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Jorge Arreaza, Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
We have been closely following the situation and the escalation of tensions in…
My delegation would like to thank Director Reena Ghelani for her briefing on the current humanitarian situation in Syria. We also want to express our appreciation to the United Nations humanitarian workers for their tireless efforts in providing assistance in Syria.
We are deeply alarmed by the inc…
First of all, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her important briefing on the recent developments on the ground. We noted that there are still clashes and the loss of life, and we regret that fact. My statement will focus on three key issues, namely, the security sit…
Let me first join others in thanking the briefers, my brother Ambassador Omar Hilale, Mr. Smaïl Chergui and Mr. Koen Vervaeke, for their updates and in particular for their insights on the issue that we are discussing. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the wor…
My delegation would like to join Ambassador Jerry Matjila in paying tribute to Ambassador Vitaly Churkin for his services to the Council as we honour him today, two years after his passing.
My delegation would also like to join other delegations in thanking Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinato…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, my colleague Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and my sister Ambassador, Fatima Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African …
Allow me to begin by thanking Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings, which provide valuable updates on the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement and on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. We affirm our full support for their efforts.
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At the outset, let me thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her very informative and comprehensive briefing. I also congratulate her on her appointment.
Since this is the first meeting on Iraq for Indonesia as a Council member, I would like to congratulate the Government and the people of Iraq o…
I would like to begin by thanking Equatorial Guinea for convening this very important meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Ambas…
Like others, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this very important meeting. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Assistant Secretary-General Coninsx for their informative briefings. Let me also express my gratitude to the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directo…
Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zahir Tanin for his briefing on the recent situation in Kosovo. I would also like to welcome His Excellency Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to New York and to…
First of all, I would like to begin by thanking Equatorial Guinea for convening a debate on this important subject and by welcoming His Excellency Mr. Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Your presence, Sir, has certainly set th…
Mr. President, it is an honour to have Your Excellency here with us today, setting the tone of Equatorial Guinea’s presidency for this month of February. Let me also congratulate you and your delegation for having convened this very open debate on an important theme. Rest assured that Indonesia will…
