We thank Mr. Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Lauber, in his capacity as Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their insightful briefings. We express our deep appreciation for the tireless work of the Special Envoy in leadi…
The delegation of Kazakhstan voted in favour of resolution 2401 (2018), on the cessation of hostilities in Syria. I express my gratitude to the co-penholders — Sweden and Kuwait — for their determined efforts to find common ground among the Security Council members. I also thank the members of the C…
We thank the delegation of the Russian Federation for initiating this open briefing on the very critical humanitarian issue in Syria, and thank Mark Lowcock for his update.
Like others, we express our serious concern about the continued severity of the devastating humanitarian situation in Syria, i…
At the outset, allow me to start by thanking the delegation of Kuwait for convening today’s timely briefing.
Today’s theme has been fundamental to the United Nations since its establishment. The purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations remain relevant even in the contemporary hi…
Our delegation appreciates the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas in the Chamber and His Excellency’s statement to the members of the Security Council. We also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks, and Special Coordinator Mladenov for the latest update.
As a member State of the Organization…
We highly appreciate the comprehensive update by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš. Kazakhstan values highly the efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq aimed at promoting political dialogue and reconciliation. We also appreciate the efforts of the entire Un…
We commend Special Representative of the Secretary-General Modibo Touré and Ambassador Mauro Vieira for their comprehensive briefings on the situation in Guinea-Bissau, and extend our full support for their commitment to facilitating a political solution to the crisis.
Kazakhstan is deeply concerne…
On behalf of the delegation of Kazakhstan, I wish to express our deep sympathies and condolences to the delegation of the Russian Federation as well as the families of the victims of the plane crash near Moscow on Sunday, 11 February, which resulted in the loss of lives of all 65 passengers and six …
We thank the Kuwaiti presidency of the Council for organizing today’s meeting. I would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. Gustavo Mesa-Cuadra Velásquez, Permanent Representative of Peru and Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), for his briefing on implementing resolution 2341 (2017)…
We thank the Kuwaiti presidency for holding this most timely meeting. We express our gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov for his informative briefing.
Despite the military pressure and the successful anti-terrorist operations of the international coalition
against the Islamic St…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tanin for his update on recent developments. I also thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. Vlora Çitaku for their briefings.
An issue of great concern for all of us is the re…
Kazakhstan commends the Kuwaiti presidency for convening this very timely and critical open debate, and looks forward to greater awareness and actions with regard to its results. We personally thank Ambassador Mansour Alotaibi, in his capacity as Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation …
Since this is the first public meeting of the Security Council for the month of February, I would like to congratulate the delegation of Kuwait on the commencement of its presidency and wish it great success in implementing its ambitious programme of work. I am grateful to High Representative Nakami…
We very much regret that North Korea continues to tirelessly develop its nuclear programme, which is in grave violation of numerous Security Council resolutions. Proceeding from its principled position on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, Kazakhstan has supported the new resolution 2397 (20…
We thank Special Representative Yamamoto and Under-Secretary- General Fedotov for their informative briefings. We highly appreciate the commitment and steadfastness of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in working in such a c…
Kazakhstan welcomes the adoption of the resolution 2396 (2017), which supplements resolution 2178 (2014), on complex measures to combat foreign terrorist fighters. We thank the United States for its initiative to consolidate the efforts of Member States with a view to preventing and suppressing the …
I would like to thank the Japanese presidency and the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, for today’s important briefing.
Over the past 60 years, United Nations peacekeeping operations have served as one of the most effective instruments in ensuring and mainta…
I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to brief the Council on the work of the Committee pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) pertaining to Afghanistan and the Taliban. I am also thankful to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanist…
I thank the Japanese presidency for this very timely and critical debate, which will help to bring about greater awareness and therefore more coordinated and effective action by the Security Council, the United Nations system and the international community.
Since this is the last debate presided o…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman, Chargé d’affaires Adamson and Ambassador Cardi — the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) — for their valuable briefings. My delegation would like to take this opportunity to commend the dedicated and practical wo…
