I should first like to congratulate New Zealand for its able stewardship of the Security Council this month. I thank Foreign Minister McCully for being here today to preside over this meeting, and I also wish to thank the United
Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Pers…
Israel joined the consensus on resolution 69/312, on the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. We support intercultural dialogue and cooperation. However, we would like to place on the record that we do not view the unified Arab strategy mentioned in the resolution as binding on Israel.
With regard to the agenda sub-item on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, in an ever-changing, dynamic world, I am glad that there are a few things one can really depend upon. One of those few things is the outrageous Syrian statement made under that sub-item.
Going through this exerci…
Allow me, Madam President, to make my statement in Arabic.
I do not think this subject should have been debated, but unfortunately there are many places in the world where innocent children have become victims of war and terrorism. It is possible that some of the Missions that have attacked Israel …
The girls and boys of today represent the hope for a better tomorrow. When a child is a victim of war, his world, his family and his community lose their most precious possession: their hope for a brighter future. The loss of any child is an incomparable tragedy. The deliberate infliction of harm on…
Israel welcomes the steps that the Government of Georgia has taken to implement the strategy on internally displaced persons outlined in the report of the Secretary-General (A/69/909). The strategy has brought about a marked improvement in the humanitarian situation of internally displaced persons i…
Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, for Lithuania’s able stewardship of the Security Council this month and for holding this very important debate, as more than half a million people die every year as a result of the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons.
Last year, Israel …
Before I begin, I want to thank Ambassador Dapkiunas and the Government of Belarus for the special tree-planting ceremony that took place earlier.
Seventy-five years ago, at the dawn of the Second World War, Europe was locked in the grip of tyranny. Hitler’s Reich had already conquered huge swaths …
I would like to take this opportunity to respond to comments made by certain delegations during the course of today’s meeting. First of all, it comes as quite a surprise that the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), with members such as Zimbabwe, Cuba, Indonesia and Malaysia, has the audacity to hypocritical…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also want to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs of Jordan for being here today to preside over this special meeting.
Earlier this month, Jews throughout the world celebrated Passover, which commemorates th…
I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2015/203) and Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Bangura for her briefing.
Sexual violence in conflict has become a weapon of choice because it is cheap, silent and effective. Instead of bullets or bombs, the perpetrators emp…
Next week, Jewish people around the world will celebrate Passover, which commemorates the exodus story. In recent years, another exodus story has unfolded, but this one is driven by a plague of persecution aimed at the Christians, Kurds, Yazidis, Baha’is and, of course, the Jews.
For more than 2,50…
I feel compelled to briefly rebut the accusations against Israel that have been made in the course of today’s discussions.
It was surprising to hear the Palestinian representative talk about Gaza without once mentioning Hamas. The facts could not be clearer. Hamas has fired tens of thousands of roc…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Allow me to take this
opportunity to thank today’s speakers for sharing their expertise and insights.
Around the world today, children are exploited in conflict, targeted with violence and used as instruments of war. The crimes are horrendous…
Seventy years ago, the roar of the guns fell quiet over Europe, and the Second World War came to a close. Today, as we mourn the human tragedy of that war, we must also recognize those who made victory possible and ensured that freedom triumphed over tyranny. We owe our freedom to the courage and sa…
Allow me to quote Ecclesiastes 3:7: “There is a time for everything; a time to be silent and a time to speak”. When we gather to discuss the values of the Charter of the United Nations, there is no doubt that for some of the countries whose representatives we have just heard take the floor, it is ti…
Seventy years ago, representatives of 50 nations met in San Francisco to draw up the Charter of the newly formed United Nations. President Truman addressed the conference, saying,
“With this Charter the world can begin to look forward to the time when all worthy human beings may be permitted to liv…
I want to thank you, Sir, for hosting this important meeting and today’s speakers for their briefings to the Security Council and, more importantly, for the work they do to protect civilians.
One of the founding fathers of this institution, President Franklin Roosevelt, envisioned a world committed…
It was a great honour to have President Bachelet here earlier today. Allow me to thank and congratulate Chile on bringing this important subject to the attention of the Council.
It is fitting that a debate on inclusive development falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. King was a champion of huma…
I would like to reply to the statement made just now by the representative of Saudi Arabia. If we are talking about the situation in the Middle East, we cannot ignore the Saudi Wahabi radicalism that is at the heart of Middle East terrorism. Saudi Arabia supports, finances and supplies arms to terro…
