At the outset, the Republic of Korea welcomes the adoption of resolutions 70/262 and 2282 (2016) on the United Nations peacebuilding architecture by the General Assembly and the Security Council, respectively. My delegation commends the co-facilitators, the Ambassadors of Angola and Australia, for t…
I would like to congratulate you and the Angolan delegation, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Council this month, and to thank you for organizing today’s very timely and relevant open debate.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region are now at a critical juncture as t…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month. The Republic of Korea welcomes and supports the unanimous adoption of resolution 2270 (2016) today. We thank the United States for having taken the initiative on this resolution and…
The Republic of Korea appreciates the initiative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to convene today’s open debate on “Post-conflict peacebuilding: review of the peacebuilding architecture”. This debate is particularly timely as it takes place at a time when both the Security Council and the Ge…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for his initiative in convening today’s important and timely meeting.
The Republic of Korea welcomes and supports resolution 70/254, which the General Assembly adopted on Friday. That timely resolution will help us carry forward the positive, stron…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the delegation of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on assuming the presidency this month, and to thank you for organizing today’s open debate. Let me also thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his compelling remarks delivered this morning.
Twenty-fi…
I thank you, Madam, for convening this year’s first quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East.
The situation in the Middle East has tremendous impact beyond the region. Millions of refugees from Syria, Yemen and Iraq are moving towards Europe and other areas. Violent extremism is ex…
I would first like to congratulate you, Sir, and the delegation of Uruguay for assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month, which is the first month of your term in the Council. Let me also thank you for convening today’s timely debate on the protection of civilians.
As we enter the …
I would like to first express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the President and the two co-facilitators, the Ambassadors of Latvia and the United Arab Emirates, for their efforts and stewardship in steering the review of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Informati…
The Republic of Korea would like to take this opportunity to reiterate its continued support for the United Nations system and all humanitarian organizations in their tireless efforts to save lives and reduce human suffering.
This year we witnessed deteriorating humanitarian crises all over the wor…
I would first like to express appreciation to the presidency of the United States for convening today’s meeting and to the Member States of the Council for inviting the Republic of Korea to participate. I would also like to thank Mr. Feltman and Mr. Al Hussein for their briefings.
Last year, the co…
I wish first to thank you, Sir, for hosting this timely meeting, following the high-level meeting in September, to address the unprecedented refugee crisis that is unfolding today. I should also like to extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks in …
We thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this timely open debate on the theme of security, development and the root causes of conflict. Indeed, the search for the root causes of conflict seems extremely relevant today, in the aftermath of the 13 November terrorist attack in Paris.…
Let me begin by thanking the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Yukiya Amano, for introducing the Agency’s
annual report for 2014 (see A/70/219). We welcome the report’s thematic overview of the IAEA’s activities and underline the importance that the Republic of …
At the outset, we would like to extend our warm congratulations to President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, together with the two Vice-Presidents, on their elections to the presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We also welcome the seven judges newly elected during the reporting period…
My delegation would like to welcome the appointment of Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, as the new Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations. We have every confidence in her ability to facilitate that difficult process with the high degree of fairness and transparen…
My delegation thanks the President of the General Assembly for convening this timely debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing this morning (see A/70/PV.29), as well as for his report (A/70/357), which has set out an agenda for the future
of United Nations peace ope…
I would like to thank the Russian presidency for convening this timely and important debate.
The recent developments in the Middle East and North Africa region are worrisome, even terrifying. Violent extremism spreads, feeding on long-standing frustration and grievances. More often than not, repeat…
I would first like to welcome today’s adoption of resolution 69/315, concerning the historic 2030 agenda for sustainable development. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the co-facilitators for their tireless efforts during the intergovernmental negotiation process, and the Secretary…
I would like to begin by congratulating the delegation of New Zealand on its successful presidency of the Security Council. As Member States prepare to adopt an ambitious new set of sustainable development goals, it is high time that the Council consider the peace and security challenges faced by th…
