At the outset, my delegation would like to welcome and acknowledge your presence, Sir, in presiding over today’s meeting, as well as the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya, Mr. Mohamed Siala. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Mr. Ghassan …
I would like to thank Mr. Zahir Tanin for his update on recent developments. We also thank First Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić, and Ms. Çitaku for their informative briefings.
We fully support the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administrat…
Achieving sustainable global peace is impossible without peace and security in Africa and the Horn of Africa in particular. Even though we see success in the building of political institutions by the Federal Government of Somalia, terrorist organizations continue to perpetrate their destructive acti…
We would like to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her comprehensive briefing. We have taken note of the fourteenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, which provides an update on activities regarding the situation in Libya and which is not very encouraging, unfortunately. Acco…
My delegation welcomes the Council’s renewal of the mandate of the European Union-led peacekeeping force (EUFOR)
Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina for another year, and would also like to thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his update.
While the transition process is still ongoing, some pr…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu and the Head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), Mr. Mulet, for their comprehensive briefings.
The issue of the use of chemical weapons in Syria remains one of the most pressing issues…
We thank the Italian presidency for convening this important briefing and commend its effective stewardship in preparing resolution 2382 (2017), which we adopted today. We also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Police Commissioners for their valuable input. In regard to the topic of toda…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Parfait Onanga- Anyanga for his insightful briefing, and we thank African Union Special Representative Bédializoun Moussa Nébié for joining us today. We would also like to warmly welcome the Head of International Relations of Sant’Egidio, Mr. …
I thank the Italian presidency for highlighting the plight of refugees and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi for his comprehensive briefing.
In the aftermath of the Second World War, most countries agreed to protect refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Ref…
I thank the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France for highlighting the urgent need to prevent the recruitment and use of children by non-State actors. We are very grateful to Secretary-General Guterres and Special Representative Gamba for their insightful briefings. We commend the UNICEF…
We thank Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, for this opportunity to discuss the ways in
which the international community can support the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). We thank Secretary-General António Guterres; Mr. Moussa Faki …
I thank the French presidency for putting the spotlight on the women and peace and security agenda, and the Secretary- General for his astute recommendations. We would like to express our warm appreciation to Executive Director Mlambo-Ngcuka and her team for their leadership and groundbreaking work …
Kazakhstan takes a firm and consistent position on the issue before us. We have always opposed the use of any type of weapons of mass destruction in any circumstances by anyone. My country and my people are very engaged in and have always supported the fight against such atrocities.
We fully endors…
We thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his comprehensive update.
Kazakhstan’s position on the Middle East peace process remains clear and unchanged. We support negotiations aimed at a two-State solution and urge for their resumption, as soon as possible …
I would like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her comprehensive briefing. As the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) approaches its end, we salute her invaluable role in bringing stability to Haiti and acknowledg…
We thank Secretary- General Guterres for his very insightful briefing on the stark and painful reality of the suffering caused by the risk of famine in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and north-eastern Nigeria. In line with the presidential statement on famine adopted in early August (S/PRST/2017/14), w…
I would like to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing this timely and important debate on strategic force generation for United Nations peacekeeping operations. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, and Ambassadors Momen and Blanchard, of Bangladesh…
At the outset, we express our deepest condolences to the United States for the loss of innocent lives in the massacre that took place last weekend, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.
We thank Secretary-General Guterres for his comprehensive report on the work of the Organization (A/72/1), w…
Kazakhstan welcomes the official adoption of the political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (resolution 72/1).
We associate ourselves with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Egypt on behalf of
the Grou…
I join previous speakers in thanking Secretary-General Guterres for his comprehensive briefing on the dire situation of the Rohingya people who have been forced to flee Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring countries.
Kazakhstan is deeply concerned about the mass exodus from Myanmar, with almost…
