Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for convening today’s important meeting. Kenya joins the international community in commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, whose theme this year is “Remember Slavery: The Powe…
I would like to sincerely commend you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I also want to thank all the briefers today for their insightful remarks on silencing the guns in Africa. My delegation welcomes resolution 2457 (2019), adopted this morning, as a useful road map to be implem…
I wish to congratulate the Dominican Republic on joining the Security Council, as well as on its ascension to the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I also wish to congratulate the other four newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council — Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, …
We are indeed honoured to participate in this important discussion, which
highlights the role of Member States, regional arrangements and the United Nations as important stakeholders that need to collaborate in the prevention and resolution of conflicts within their respective levels of responsibil…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. My delegation also welcomes the informative briefings by the Secretary- General and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security.
Kenya recognizes the vital role played by peacekeeping as a critical tool available to the Sec…
I thank the President for convening this important meeting, which we believe is crucial not only to the advancement of multilateralism but also for its relevance to the very core of the future of the United Nations, including its aims and purposes.
At the outset, Kenya aligns itself with the statem…
Let me begin by commending you, Madam President, for the able manner in which you have been conducting the work of the General Assembly since your election. My delegation also acknowledges with appreciation the great work carried out during the seventy-second session by the co-Chairs from Croatia an…
I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the People’s Republic of China on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. May I also take this opportunity to thank you, Sir, for providing us with a detailed concept paper (S/2018/982, annex) to guide this d…
Kenya would like to align itself with the statements made by the representatives of Egypt, Venezuela and Morocco on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Group of African States, respectively.
Kenya believes that unilateral sanctions and blockades are in…
At the outset, my delegation welcomes the briefings by the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres; Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Women Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; and the representative of civil society.
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the repres…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The African Group would like to express its appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting and for your support to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and to nuclear disarmament in general…
I hope that I will be able to make my remarks within four minutes.
I take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for providing a detailed concept note (S/2018/586, annex) to guide us. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing a…
I have the honour, on behalf of the Group of African States, to pay tribute to His Excellency Mr. Dante Caputo of Argentina, President of the General Assembly at its forty-third session, who passed away on 20 June. The late Mr. Caputo, who was a champion of democracy and human rights, respected dial…
I congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the Month of July and commend the initiative to hold this open debate on children and armed conflict. This forum provides all Member States with the opportunity to deliberate on the challenges facing children affected by…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. It should have been made by my brother the Permanent Representative of Mauritius as Chair of the Group for this month, but he is otherwise engaged and has requested that I deliver the statement on his behalf.
I th…
It is a great pleasure to be here today. I would like to commend the Republic of Korea for steering a very successful eleventh session of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and presenting a detailed report on the Commission’s achievements during the session (A/72/721). I would also like to take this…
Allow me once again to commend Poland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May and on convening this important meeting of equal magnitude to the meeting convened last week on the rule of law (see S/PV.8262). I also wish to express my delegation’s sincere gratitude to S…
I would like to commend the Polish presidency for the manner in which it has steered the work of the Council for the month of May. We welcome the convening of this meeting, which focuses on an important subject that has not been given the centrality it deserves, and we are grateful for the concept n…
On behalf of the people and the Government of Kenya, I would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to all the delegations that joined the consensus in support of our proposed amendments. As has been stated, this is the way that the business of the United Nations should be co…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting to consider draft resolution A/72/L.51, entitled “Towards a Global Pact for the Environment”. I have taken the floor on behalf of the delegation of Kenya and the Kenyan Government to propose amendments to paragraph 5, as contained in d…
