At the outset, Mr. President, let me thank you for organizing today’s debate on the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: The United Nations and regional partnerships and its evolution”. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General, the Deputy Secretary General of the European Externa…
India is deeply concerned at the steep escalation in the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, which has resulted in a large number of civilian casualties and heavy damage to property.
When the Council last held its open debate on this issue in April 2014 (see S/PV.7164), the direct negoti…
I thank the President for convening this High-level Meeting.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the leading cause of disability and death globally. They impact productivity and impoverish society due to burgeoning health expenditures. They pose a mounting challenge to health-care prac…
As one of the largest troop- contributing countries to United Nations peacekeeping operations, India underscores the importance of resolution 68/281, which the General Assembly has just adopted. This is the first time in almost 20 years that the General Assembly has revised the basic troop reimburse…
At the outset let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings. We would also like to thank the Secret…
My delegation would like to thank the President for scheduling this debate, at the conclusion of which we will adopt draft resolution A/68/L.50 on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We would like to express our thanks to our colleague, Ambassador Halit Çevik …
We take it as a sign of the awareness that all is not well in the world of United Nations peacekeeping when the Russian Federation, which is a permanent member of the Security Council and its current President, decides, in our view with good reason, to hold this open debate on new trends in United N…
We take note of the report of the Secretary-General, entitled “Towards ending the AIDS epidemic: meeting the 2015 targets and planning for the post-2015 era” (A /68/825), which outlines the challenges facing the international community on that front.
The National AIDS Control Programme in India has…
The eradication of poverty and the promotion of full and productive employment for all are central challenges for the international community in the post-2015 development agenda. As world leaders reaffirmed in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (resoluti…
At the outset, Mr. President and Minister for Foreign Affairs, I would like to welcome you and to express India’s appreciation for scheduling this discussion on a subject of great significance for us, our region and the world. I also would like thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, f…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to Nigeria for convening this quarterly open debate, which will allow the Council to take stock of recent developments in the Middle East, including the State of Palestine. I would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr…
I thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor and for the concept note prepared by your delegation (S/2014/238, annex). It is a sign of the importance you attach to this issue, Sir, that we are discussing it once again under Nigeria’s presidency. We would recall that we participated in the meeting presi…
We thank the Peacebuilding Commission for the report on its seventh session, contained in document A/68/729. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the Peacebuilding Fund, contained in document A/68/722. We would like to take this opportunity to outline what we feel should be some of …
At the outset, Madam President, let me thank you for organizing today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings.
While the text of my statement is be…
We thank you, Mr. President, for providing this opportunity to Member States to share their views on this important subject. We also thank your delegation for the very useful concept note (S/2014/144, annex).
In one of the many religions that we have in India, God himself is depicted as a child. Th…
We thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. Given the paucity of time and the large number of speakers, I will read out an abridged version of our statement, which is being circulated for the record.
We thank the briefers at this meeting and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/689…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Jordan for organizing this debate on the theme “Wwar, its lessons and the search for a permanent peace”, and for circulating the revised concept paper (S/2014/30, annex) for this debate. We have listened with interest to the views expre…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing.
Let me begin by expressing our conce…
I would like to begin by thanking the President for convening today’s meeting on oceans and the law of the sea, a subject of significant interest to the whole world. The outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, entitled “The fu…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this important discussion. I am happy to place on record our appreciation for the good work done by the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the General Assembly last year, Ambassador Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil, Permanent Representative of Egypt. I …
