As a member of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, Israel aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Canada on behalf of the Group and would like to add the following remarks.
First, I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten…
I would like to thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for convening today’s meeting.
The Security Council mandates peacekeeping missions to help countries navigate the difficult path toward peace. Yet peacekeepers today face unprecedented challenges, especially in Africa. Working in dangerous enviro…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Three years ago, Member States assembled outside this building to unveil The A…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The United Nations calendar is filled with international days marking important events and topics,
but only…
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Australia for its chairmanship of the Kimberly Process in 2017. I would also like to extend Israel’s welcome to this year’s Chair, the European Union, and to the Vice-Chair, India. We look forward to engaging closely with all of them.…
I expected Mr. Abbas to stay with us and have a dialogue. Regrettably, once again he has run away. Look what just happened in this room. Mr. Abbas entered, put his demands on the table and left. He expects the Security Council to deliver the result. It will not work that way. The only way to move fo…
Israel co-sponsored today’s decision, as the act of remembrance is both a duty and collective responsibility of the international community.
The atrocities committed in Rwanda were the product of a policy aimed at the systematic annihilation of the Tutsi. During the 100 days that began on 6 April 1…
I know it has been a long day, but I have requested the floor to exercise my right of reply in order to comment on some of the remarks that were made earlier today in this forum.
Let me first address the comments made by the Lebanese Ambassador. On several occasions over the past year, the Lebanese…
Israel congratulates you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We welcome and convey our best wishes to the new members of the Council.
It is with grave concern that I again raise the issue of the threat we in the Chamber all face. That threat comes from Iran. We all …
Israel joined the consensus on resolution 72/243, given the importance of Nelson Mandela’s legacy. However, we regret that although we were actively engaged in the informal consultations on the resolution, the concerns we raised were not taken into account.
At the outset, I wish to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Mexico and all our friends at the Mexican Mission on the
forthcoming adoption of draft resolution A/72/L.38, on the impact of rapid technological change on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Israel is proud to …
Today, the United Nations has taken another step backwards. It has taken another step away from advocating for truth and justice.
Almost exactly one year ago, in this very Chamber, the Council adopted the shameful resolution 2334 (2016). It was a resolution that had the audacity to attempt to desig…
Once again, I will have to repeat what I have already said. Paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 52/250, adopted on 13 July 1998, on the participation of Palestine in the work of the United Nations, determines that it has “[t]he right to co-sponsor draft resolutions and decisions on Palestinian an…
Israel believes that resolution 72/131, on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, reaffirms the unique role played by the United Nations when providing humanitarian assistance.
Paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 52/250, dated 13 July 1998, …
In response to the accusations made by the Syrian representative, as we have said numerous times, we should not expect to hear the truth from a representative of a State that is committing war crimes against its own people. Let me remind the GeneralAssembly that while the Syrian regime is butchering…
Wednesday’s declaration marks a milestone for Israel, for peace and for the world. The United States had the courage and true understanding of justice to officially state what has always been known — that Jerusalem has always been and always will be the capital of Israel, and that the Embassy of the…
Humanitarian crises today devastate entire populations and bring the development of nations to a halt. The longer crises persist, the harder it is for nations to regain the momentum needed to pursue sustainable development. Conflicts, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and drought continue to jeop…
Resolution 72/74, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation”, refers to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 2025 Programme of Action adopted in 2016. We would expect this Programme of Action to focus on cooperation and mutual understanding, and …
Israel would first like to express its deep condolences to the Egyptian people for the heinous terrorist attack that took place. As a country that is not only a neighbour of Egypt, but also one that has unfortunately experienced years of terror from different terrorist groups, such as Hamas and othe…
Every day at the United Nations, the countries of the world make choices — hard choices. With every resolution we adopt and with every vote we cast, we choose between war and peace, progress and decay, and hope and despair.
Whether we intend them to or not, our choices, for better or for worse, wil…
