First, let me join the other speakers in congratulating Mr. Peter Thomson on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to assure him of our full support. We would also like to express our thanks to His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft for his most able st…
Kazakhstan commends the President of the General Assembly for having convened this formal meeting and resolutely joins the United Nations system, other Member States and numerous partners in their efforts to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse.
Despite the progress made, incidents of a…
I thank the Deputy Prime Minister and you, Sir, and commend the Malaysian presidency for focusing today’s debate on the global fight against the proliferation of all types of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), which are posing one of the greatest threats to international peace and security and huma…
Let me first of all commend Malaysia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. I would like to join in thanking Ambassador Ramlan Bin Ibrahim
for convening this timely and important open debate to address the grave violations against children in armed conflicts. I wo…
The delegation of Kazakhstan commends Japan for having convened this open debate to strengthen peacebuilding in Africa through the more effective implementation of resolutions 2282 (2016) and General Assembly resolution 70/262, and the lessons learned as delineated in the 2015 report of the Peacebui…
I thank the Japanese presidency for convening this open debate, which will help to strengthen the reform process so as to enable the Security Council to more effectively address the unprecedented contemporary threats and challenges that are making many additional demands on it.
As a member-elect, K…
We thank the Japanese presidency for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East.
Since this is the first statement of my delegation in the Security Council after being elected as a non-permanent member on the Council for 2017 and 2018, I would like to thank delegations for…
The delegation of Kazakhstan thanks the President for convening this meeting and the Permanent Representatives and delegations of Argentina and Iceland, our very able coordinators of the consultations on the review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We also thank the Secretary-…
I thank the French presidency for convening this open debate on the issue of the protection of civilians in peacekeeping operations. Today, armed conflicts are marked by systematic violence and mass atrocities against civilian populations. Therefore, the protection of civilian populations constitute…
The Republic of Kazakhstan commends the global efforts of the United Nations, and its flagship agency, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), to achieve the ambitious goal of implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1), and the 2016-2021 UNAIDS strate…
Kazakhstan commends the French presidency for convening this open debate and will resolutely join the United Nations system, other Member States and numerous partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in situations of conflict-related sexual violence. We thank the Secretary-General and the bri…
We commend the Egyptian presidency of the Council for initiating and convening today’s open debate. As a Member Observer of the African Union (AU), Kazakhstan is deeply committed to strengthening the African Peace and Security Architecture and welcomes cooperation between the United Nations and the …
I thank the Egyptian presidency for its vision in drawing attention to the need to counter the narrative and combat the ideologies that give rise to terrorism. Combating such deeply rooted belief systems and perceptions is a most difficult task, for they have taken a strong hold in many societies.
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I would like to convey our warmest appreciation for the untiring efforts of the Permanent Representative of Sweden as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2015 and wish the Permanent Representative of Kenya every success in his new role as current Chair of the Commission.
The Republic of Kazakh…
We commend the Chinese presidency, as well as to the Permanent Missions of Angola and Senegal, for initiating and convening this open debate, which focuses on piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea, within the overall subject of the consolidation of peace in West Africa. As a member-o…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, for convening today’s commemorative meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. I would also like to thank Ms. Sheila Walker, Executive Director of Afrodias…
We thank the presidency of Angola for focusing attention on the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict in Africa. My delegation would also like to support and commend the African Union’s laudable initiatives, including the initiative to silence all guns in Africa by 2020 and the …
As an observer member of the African Union, we commend the Angolan presidency for convening this open debate, which focuses on the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Great Lakes region. The visits to this region by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last month and by the Presidents of the Secu…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, for convening this commemorative meeting to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, as well as the fifteenth anniversary of the …
I thank today’s briefers and commend the presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening this open debate on the review of the peacebuilding architecture at a time when we are at a crossroads, confronted by protracted conflicts, violent extremism, cyberinsecurity and destabilized so…
