We thank Special Representative Ghassan Salamé for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Libya. At the outset, our delegation would like to commend him and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for their work and successful mediation efforts to facilitate a ceasefire agreement and bri…
I thank High Representative Valentin Inzko for his comprehensive update on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina based on his recent report (S/2018/974, annex). We are also pleased to see in the Chamber the delegations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union, Serbia, Croatia and neighbouring…
We commend the Chinese presidency for convening this important briefing. We also thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev, the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti and the United Nations Organization Stabilization M…
My delegation thanks the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her informative briefing and the professional work of her able team.
Despite the willingness of and some actions between the key parties aimed at eliminating all remaining ambiguities, we are still not ab…
As this is the first open meeting of the Security Council under your leadership, Sir, I wholeheartedly wish the Chinese presidency every success in its endeavours this month, as it holds this important international position, and assure you of our full support.
We would like to thank the Prosecutor…
We would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, and thank him for briefing us on the work and achievements of the Council in 2018 (see A/73/PV.31). We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate Ms. Bachelet on her appointment as the next…
I want to express my appreciation to Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their important updates.
Kazakhstan takes a balanced approach to resol…
At the outset, I would like to say that we, as a country with a strong stance on achieving a world free of terrorism and on promoting dialogue among civilizations and religions, are deeply shocked by the tragic shooting in a sacred place of worship, the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, and on t…
We thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing on the results of his visit to Damascus. We appreciate his visit and thank him for all his efforts to achieve peace in Syria. We highly value his engagement in intensive further consultations in the period ahead so as to ascertain the possibilities …
I commend the Bolivian presidency for having convened this debate on sustaining peace through women’s political and economic empowerment. I express warm appreciation to the Secretary-General, António Guterres, for his astute recommendations, as well as to Under- Secretary-General Mlambo-Ngcuka and U…
The situation in Myanmar and that of the Rohingya refugees remain among the most critical problems of concern for the international community. The world is today witnessing one of the most serious catastrophes and violations in the humanitarian space, with the displacement of more than
700,000 Rohi…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Onanga-Anyanga; the Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic, Mr. Moussa Nébié; the Managing Director for Africa of the European External Action Service, Mr. Vervaeke…
We join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock for his comprehensive update on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, and we convey our readiness to extend our full support to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the country. We also express our deep appreciat…
We join others in expressing our deep appreciation to Joint Special Representative for Darfur Mamabolo for his comprehensive briefing on the quarterly report of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) (S/2018/912).
Like previous speakers, we are encouraged by the contin…
We join others in expressing our appreciation to Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing. We also welcome the presence of Ambassador Konfourou of Mali in the Council today. As an observer member of the African Union, we commend and associate ourselves with the statement made …
We thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his detailed and objective update on the situation in the Middle East. Let me focus on some developments in the Middle East that have caused the
overall turmoil, not only in the region but also beyond, with heightened…
We thank Special Envoy de Mistura for his comprehensive and very informative briefing today. My country acknowledges and greatly values his unfailing commitment to seeking a peaceful solution and progress for Syria.
Kazakhstan therefore welcomes the memorandum signed on 17 September in Sochi by the…
We thank the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council and Secretary-
General Guterres as briefer for drawing our attention to how natural resources have led to intense conflicts, political unrest and even the overthrow of Governments and to the urgent need to take action to maintain not only reg…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for their insightful briefings. We also welcome the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Chamber.
At …
At the outset, I join my colleagues in welcoming His Excellency Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, to the Security Council. My delegation also thanks Special Representative Jean Arnault for his informative and much needed briefing.
Kazakhstan welcomes the unanimou…
