I am honoured to take the floor to speak on the last day of Venezuela’s presidency of the Council.
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I would first like to welcome the Foreign Minister of Germany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to the Security Council. I thank him for his comprehensive briefing on the priorities of…
It is zero hours Damascus time, 27 February. By adopting unanimously the new resolution 2268 (2016), we have endorsed in full the cessation of hostilities in Syria announced on 22 February by the United States and the Russian Federation. I welcome efforts by Secretary Kerry and Minister Lavrov, co-C…
At the outset, I would like to thank and congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for its efforts in the presidency this month. I would also like to thank you, Sir, for your comprehensive report on the activities of the Security Council during the month of February.
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I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Kenya and Sweden — current and former Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) — as well as Ambassador Rosenthal, for sharing their insightful views with us.
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It is a great pleasur…
As this is the first meeting on the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, my delegation would like to start by congratulating you, Sir, on your work as Chair of that Committee. Let me also commend the work carried out by the Somalia and Eritrea …
Pursuant to sub-paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2140 (2014), I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to that resolution. My text will be circulated to the members.
This is my first briefing to the Council in my capacity as Chair of the Co…
I would like to welcome you to the United Nations, Madam President, and to congratulate you on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela’s presidency of the Council for the month of February.
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I would like to begin by recalling the debate we had in the Council exactly a year ago on a …
Let me first express my gratitude to the Permanent Representative of Sweden and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Chile for their insightful briefings and very good ideas.
The topic chosen by you, Mr. President, is very timely. The international community now faces serious threats posed by the…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on a successful presidency of the Security Council. It is my honour to be the first speaker to share observations about this month as a newly elected member. Japan welcomes today’s formal wrap-up session. We also welcome your initiative, Sir, to hol…
We warmly welcome you, Sir, to the Security Council. We are very pleased to be serving on the Council alongside Uruguay.
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In order to save time, I will state my salient points and distribute my full text to the Council. Let me start by looking at the overall situation in the Midd…
Mr. President, I am grateful to you for having convened this important meeting. We also highly value the leadership of the United Kingdom, which prepared resolution 2261 (2016) in a very effective manner. I welcome the Foreign Minister of Colombia, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, and I congratulate he…
At the outset, I wish to welcome His Excellency Mr. José Luis Cancela, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay.
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My gratitude also goes to the Deputy Secretary- General, the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the representative of OXFAM…
As this is my first opportunity to address the Security Council in an open meeting, I would like to underscore that Japan is prepared to work with you, Mr. President, and all the members of the Council to achieve international peace and security. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your a…
I would like to explain Japan’s vote on the draft decision concerning the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament. Japan will vote in favour of the draft decision as amended. However, we feel it is regrettable that its programme budget implications have been generated b…
Three years ago in Tokyo, we all agreed to achieve Afghanistan’s self-reliance. In the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework, the principle of mutual accountability between Afghanistan and the international community was agreed. While Japan appreciates the progress made in various areas of priority,…
Ten years ago, we set a common goal of an information society for everyone, and since then we have worked together towards that common goal. As a result, we recognize that the common vision of a people-centred, inclusive and development- oriented information society is being significantly achieved. …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude to you, Madam President, for convening this meeting.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1) was adopted in September, as we all know, and the Sustainable Development Goals have been defined. Sustainable development is recogn…
I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation for your leadership, Madam, in convening the meeting on this year’s Human Rights Day. I also thank the Security
Council for its decision to take up the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the second time. The decisio…
At the outset, I would like to commend Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their tireless efforts in emergency humanitarian situations. Their activities are all the more important as we face new and difficult challenges in the human…
Let me join other representatives in thanking all Member States, the coordinators of the draft resolutions (A/70/L.19 and A/70/L.22) and the Secretariat for their hard work.
The sea is the very foundation, the international commons, of the entire international community, and promoting the rule of l…
