I would like at the outset to congratulate Ms. Michelle Bachelet on her appointment as High Commissioner for Human Rights, wishing her every success. We also pay tribute to her predecessor, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, for his work to promote human rights during his mandate.
Given the egregious vi…
Kuwait voted in favour of resolution 2440 (2018), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2019. We had hoped for the mandate to be
extended for a full year, in line with the recommendation of the Secretary-General.
We stress…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, as well as Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their useful briefings on the situation in eastern Ukraine.
At th…
Before I begin, I wish to express our condolences to the families of the victims of the plane crash in Indonesia, which claimed the lives of 189 civilians.
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At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his valuable briefing, which confirms the continuing dire humanit…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his important briefing. The State of Kuwait expresses its appreciation and gratitude for all his efforts over the past four years in carrying out his difficult task. We are certain that he will make further efforts until his last day in…
First of all, I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. I would like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this open debate and discussing this important topic. I a…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the Chairperson of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, for attending this meeting and for his comprehensive briefing. The efforts of the fact-finding mission are indeed appreciated.…
Allow me first to thank Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, for his valuable briefing to the Council. I should also like to thank Mr. Moussa Nébié, Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic; M…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs. Mr. Mark Lowcock, for his briefing to the Council on the latest developments pertaining to the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
I will focus in my statement on two issues: developments in the humanitarian situat…
At the outset, I would like to express my condolences to our brothers in the Republic of the Sudan following the death of former President Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar Al-Dahab. May God rest his soul in peace.
I would also like to thank the Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mr. Mamabolo, …
I would first like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his useful briefing on recent developments in Mali, particularly in the wake of the presidential elections held in July.
Since Ambassador Issa Konfourou, Permanent Representative of Mali, …
At the outset, my delegation has the pleasure of congratulating Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés on presiding over the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. We
look forward to the positive work that will be done during this session.
I would like to commend the report of the Secretary-Ge…
We would first like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing on the most recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, which remind us of the gravity of the situation there. We commend his endeavours and reiterate o…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding this meeting. We also thank Mr. Staffan de
Mistura for his detailed and comprehensive briefing, and we renew our appreciation and support for all the efforts that he is making to activate and advance a political settlement, esp…
At the outset, I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his participation and valuable briefing. We very much hope that today’s discussion will raise our awareness of the link between natural resources and conflict. The concept…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and the Special Envoy of the Secreta…
At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Carlos Trujillo García, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, who is present with us today for the first time. I also want to thank Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verificat…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council and wish your country’s delegation all the best. I also thank the delegation of the United States for its presidency of the Council last month. I want as well to thank our colleagues the Chairs…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his briefing to the Security Council on the latest developments concerning the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
I will focus on two points in my statement: first, the developments of the humanitarian si…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his valuable and comprehensive briefing today, and for reminding the Security Council and the international community of the dangerous situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. We underline once again the State of Kuwait’s full support for his…
