Today’s vote in favour of raising the flag of Palestine as a non-member observer State at the United Nations is a great achievement. However, it is more important that the international community redouble its efforts to end the occupation of Palestine and assist the Palestinian people in achieving t…
Allow me to begin, Mr. President, by commending the excellent work done by your delegation during your presidency of the Security Council for this month. Through you, I would like to extend our deepest appreciation for the job well done by Malaysia during its presidency of the Council for the previo…
As the subject of this meeting is the humanitarian situation and the consequences of the Syrian crisis, I would like to extend my condolences to the victims and to the bereaved families, in particular the victims of the capsized boat in the Mediterranean who were seeking a better life for their chil…
I would like to begin by thanking the Jordanian presidency for organizing this important meeting and circulating the concept paper on the role of youth in countering violent extremism and promoting peace (S/2015/231, annex). I would also like to commend His Royal Highness for presiding over this mee…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for coming to New York to preside over today’s meeting. I would also like to congratulate your Mission, Sir, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank you for all your suggestions on our work.
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At the outset, I wish to thank France, which has always worked to protect minorities. We extend our heartfelt thanks for the initiatives and ideas that have been proposed today. We warmly greet Patriarch Sako and our sister Mrs. Vian Dakhil, who is the model of the courageous activist Arab woman.
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Four years into the conflict in Syria, the international community remains unable
to stop the collapse into bloodshed and chaos of a country with one of the most ancient societies and rich civilizations on our planet. That tragic cycle of violence has left more than 200,000 people dead, many more w…
I wish to welcome Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela.
I would like to focus on the heinous terrorist attacks that took place in Paris last week. I wish to pay a triple tribute, a Lebanese, Arab and Muslim tribute, to that glorious city, which has proven the extent to which it deserv…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, exactly two years after the adoption of resolution 67/19 recognizing the State of Palestine, I would like to acknowledge the Swedish decision to recognize the State of Palestine and the recommendations of the Parliam…
I would like to thank Argentina for organizing this timely meeting, and the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing as well as his efforts to address the situation in the Middle East.
Three months ago, Israel launched its third major campaign of collective punishment against the 1,800,000 …
Allow me first to congratulate the President on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty- ninth session. I would also like to thank Mr. John Ashe for his work during his presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session. Our appreciation also goes to Secreta…
Just as Lebanon’s present situation cannot be separated from the history of Mesopotamia, our common future is equally connected to the present situation in Iraq. That is by no means an exaggeration. There is a little bit of Iraq in each and every one of us. We eat what we harvest today because human…
Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you and your team, for your leadership of the Security Council this month. I would also like to commend the members of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation for a job well done during their presidency last month. We would also like to thank the Secr…
At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Çevik, Permanent Representative of Turkey, and his team for their tireless efforts and constructive work in conducting the review process.
My delegation also associates itself with the statement delivered by the representat…
Allow me to start by congratulating you, Madam President, and your team on the excellent work done during your presidency of the Council this month. I should also like to commend the members of the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg for their professionalism in steering the work of the Council during t…
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for organizing today’s timely meeting and to express my delegation’s deep appreciation to Mr. Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing.
We meet today a few days after the adoption of a presidential statement, on 10 July in which all members aro…
Allow me first to commend Ms. Amos, Mr. Guterres and Mr. Šimonović for their relentless efforts to help alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people and to ensure respect for their basic rights. I would also like to thank them for their briefings, which only confirm how appalling the humanitarian si…
I should like at the outset, Mr. President, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council and on its work during the month of April. I am fully confident that, given the crisis and the suffering
that your country, Rwanda, has known during its contemporary history, you more…
The Group of Arab States has consistently supported international efforts to arrive at an arms trade treaty. On more than one occasion, the Group has voiced its support for reaching a globally balanced treaty to regulate the arms trade and to combat illicit trafficking, so as to reduce people’s suff…
I would like today to reiterate and affirm that Lebanon is a small country that has suffered a great deal. Its citizens continue to die and their property continues to be destroyed because of the illegitimate proliferation of arms. Therefore, based on the historical evidence of human suffering, Leba…
