Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to you, Sir, and the presidency of the United Kingdom for having convened this important debate today. We especially welcome the presence of Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds. We are also grateful for the briefings by Special Representative Martin K…
I would like to thank Mr. John Ging for his briefing today.
The Republic of Korea remains deeply concerned about the continuing escalation of tensions in eastern Ukraine. Despite the ongoing diplomatic efforts of the international community, the situation on the ground shows no sign of abating. The…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, and your fantastic Rwandan team on a successful presidency for the month of July. You have led the Council with great stewardship and diplomatic skills in dealing with an unusual number of difficult issues. We also welcome your initiative in conducting this wrap-up…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s debate and to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing. We also thank the briefers for their presentations, which added the regional perspective to today’s discussion.
When the peace and security of a country is disrupted, it aff…
The Republic of Korea thanks and supports the Secretary-General in his efforts to mediate the ongoing confrontation. We appreciate his video-linked briefing today, taking the time from his hectic trip crisscrossing the Middle East region. We also welcome the participation of the Foreign Minister of …
The Republic of Korea welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2166 (2014), on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 in eastern Ukraine. On behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Korea, I once again extend my most heartfelt condolences to all the affected countries a…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s meeting to urgently discuss the volatile situation in the Middle East. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his presentation.
The Republic of Korea is deeply concerned as the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip plunges dangerously int…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing on the tragic incident in Ukraine.
The Republic of Korea expresses its utmost shock and outrage at the downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in eastern Ukraine yesterday. We deplore the loss of nearly 300 innocent civ…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized today’s meeting on the
important subject of post-conflict peacebuilding. I would also like to express my appreciation to Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak and Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota for their contributions and leadership.
The first annual session of…
The Republic of Korea welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2165 (2014). We greatly appreciate the hard work of the authors of resolution 2165 (2014) — Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg — during the past several weeks. The resolution that we have adopted today is crafted in an operationally …
I am pleased to be a part of this significant High-level Meeting to discuss the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Previous high- level meetings of the General Assembly and subsequent international cooperation on NCDs have created a paradigm shift, emphasizing the importance…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative Ján Kubiš and Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his remarks.
Having held its run-off presidential elections, Afghanistan is at a…
I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his briefing on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We greatly appreciate his able leadership and the robust activities of the Panel of Experts, including the submission of this year’s final repo…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretaries-General Zerihoun and Šimonović for their briefings.
The Republic of Korea appreciates the dedicated work of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine and its informative and comprehensive report.
The recent report of the United Nation…
I congratulate Ms. Hiroute Sellassie on her appointment as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel. I also thank her for her briefings on the progress in the implementation of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel.
The Sahel region, which stretches across an extensive tr…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing on the recent developments in the Darfur situation.
Darfur was the first case the Security Council referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). As such, the situation has given us an opportunity to r…
I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this important set of meetings to assess the progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy since its third review, in 2012.
I would also like to commend Amba…
The Republic of Korea sincerely appreciates the initiative of the Russian presidency to organize today’s open debate on new trends in peacekeeping operations. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his participation and insightful briefing.
Peacekeeping operations remain an essential too…
I would like to thank the Russian presidency for holding this important meeting. I would like to also thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International
Residual Mechanis…
Since poverty is multidimensional, progress towards its eradication is linked to other focus areas. These include economic growth, education, health, gender equality and governance. Among them, employment, today’s theme, has long been recognized as a key enabler in the fight against poverty. As more…
