I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to participate in today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/218), Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom for his briefing, and Ambassador Sai…
I thank you, Mr. President, for providing us an opportunity to express our views on what are extraordinarily disturbing issues.
We share the Secretary-General’s distress, so passionately articulated in his oral briefing and in his report (A/70/729) to the General Assembly. I will be very brief. As …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Member States of the Asia- Pacific Group.
We are deeply saddened by the demise of the sixth Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Mr. Boutros-Ghali was the first Arab and African to be the Secretary-General. He presided over the United Nations dur…
At the outset, I would like to compliment you and your team, Mr. President, for the useful concept note circulated for today’s open debate (S/2016/103, annex). We also convey our appreciation for the briefing by the Secretary General.
The Security Council has taken the lead in referring to the purp…
Let me at the outset thank the President for organizing this debate on the Secretary-General’s report on the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, contained in document A/70/674. My delegation welcomes the opportunity to focus on the pandemic that goes by the name of violent extremism. This m…
I thank the President for convening this quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing.
In view of the time constraints, I would like to make a short statement; the full version thereo…
Mr. President, I thank you for continuing the tradition of offering an opportunity early in the year to articulate views on the important subject of the protection of civilians.
The Security Council has, in the post-millennial world, stretched the canvas of mandates and broadened the ambit of actio…
I would like to express my delegation’s pleasure in the adoption of the programme budget for the biennium 2016-2017. I would like to reiterate the principles we have always advocated, which are that adequate resources should be allocated to fulfilling the mandates generated by the collective members…
I am privileged to participate in this debate of the Council being presided over by you, Madam. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom and Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal for their briefings.
We are happy that Afghanistan’s historic political transition remains on co…
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our co-facilitators for their unparalleled commitment to making the 10-year review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10) a success. I would also like to thank all stakeholders for enabling us to arrive at the WSIS+10 o…
We note the adoption of the report of the Sixth Committee (A/70/513) on agenda item 108, “Measures to eliminate international terrorism”, as well as of the accompanying resolution 70/120. It is merely a repetition of last year’s resolution 69/127, with technical updates.
We are disappointed by the …
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It is indeed appropriate that 20 years after the world adopted the Copenhagen Declaration and 15 years after the General Assembly’s twenty-fourth special session, we are tak…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Eden Charles of Trinidad and Tobago, the coordinator of draft resolution A/70/L.22. Today I will speak on sub-item (a) of agenda item 79, on oceans and the law of the sea, a subject of importance and interest to the whole international community.
The …
I thank the President for organizing today’s debate General Assembly debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I would like to commend the delegation of Germany for coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations that have led to the finalization of the annual General Assembly draft resolution (A/70/L…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting on the question of Palestine, in which my delegation has participated since the first special session in April and May 1947.
We are marking the International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. On this important occasion, our Pri…
I thank the President for convening this debate and giving the matter the attention it deserves. I also thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his briefing (see A/70/PV.59).
At the outset, my delegation wishes to commend the leadership of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr.…
It is a pleasure to see you, Mr. President, presiding over this meeting. The topic of today’s debate is interesting. It posits the concepts of development and security together and seeks a greater understanding of the root causes of conflict.
Most of us would agree that development and peace are mu…
At the outset, I offer our heartfelt condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris last week.
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing on the activities of the Council, and we welcome his report (A/70/53). I would also like to place on record ou…
Let me, at the outset, thank the President for organizing this meeting to consider
the annual report of the Security Council (A/70/2), covering the period from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015. I would like to express my appreciation for the efforts made by Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, Permanent Rep…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice, for his comprehensive report (A/70/4) on the judicial activities of the Court for the period from August 2014 to July 2015. I also thank him and Vice-President Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf for g…
