Today I am honoured to bring the General Assembly warm greetings from His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, and the Government and the people of Liberia.
Every time we commemorate another milestone of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it presents a un…
Permit me to take this opportunity to reiterate our congratulations to you, Sir, on your election as President of the General Assembly. We would like to commend you for the able manner in which you continue to steer the affairs of the Assembly and further reassure you of our delegation’s commitment …
We thank the Security Council, under the presidency of Poland, for having organized this open debate on children and armed conflict. We express our thanks to UNICEF and to the other briefers for their inspiring reports earlier today.
We take note of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2019/509) and i…
Today we have gathered in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). We commemorate the day with a sober reflection on the adoption of the landmark Programme of Action in September 1994. Also this year, the United Nations Populati…
I want to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening the eighty-sixth plenary meeting of the Assembly on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the 2016 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, as it creates a platform for Member States, including Liberia, t…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this annual debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (А/73/724) at its twelfth session and on the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (А/73/829). We commend the Secretary-General for his in…
My delegation brings warm greetings from His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, and congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the Security Council presidency for the month of April. We commend the Security Council for its adoption earlier today of resolution…
At the outset, I convey the heartfelt greetings of His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, the Government and the people of Liberia on this historic occasion commemorating the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
This milestone presents yet …
I thank the Security Council for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, with a keen focus on the sustenance of peace through women’s political and economic empowerment. We consider this to be a matter of great importance. Accordingly, I am greatly honoured to deliver a statement…
My delegation thanks you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict; welcomes the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/465) and thanks the other speakers and contributors for their valuable insights.
We have joined other members in support of strengthening th…
We thank the Secretary- General for his report (A/72/740). Liberia would also like to express its appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its leadership of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2017. We also recognize the excellent leadership of Romania as the current Chair. I would like to make the fol…
Since I have the special privilege of being the last speaker today, I would like, if I may, to thank everyone here for their patience and time throughout what has been a truly long day. My delegation would also like to thank the Polish presidency for convening today’s open debate on the protection o…
For Liberia, the issues of sustaining peace and preventing conflict present more than an opportunity to debate. They allow us to summarize the present-day challenges with which our post-conflict nation is faced. For us, this is not a subject in abstraction; it is our reality. We therefore join other…
We have certainly heard great remarks today, including the briefing from the Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Mr. Alexander Zouev.
May I join others and register our regrets for the sudden death of the Permanent Representative of Côte D’Ivoire. This has certain…
I am honoured to address this meeting of the Security Council on behalf of the Government and the people of Liberia, and thank the Secretary-General for his thirty-third progress report (S/2017/510) on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). I also thank Special Representative of the Secretar…
Let me, at the outset, thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this debate and for the international attention it affords to ongoing efforts to resolve the current roadblock to the search for sustainable peace in Guinea-Bissau. On behalf of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS…
When last we were honoured with the opportunity to intervene in the Council (see S/PV.7824), we put before those present the concerns of our Government and people. Today we will not bore the members of the Council with a repetition of those concerns. What we want to do today is to thank everyone — t…
I thank the Security Council for this opportunity to participate in the briefing.
Essentially, the defining question of the current engagement of the Council is how and, importantly, when can a transition from full peacekeeping operations occur so that Liberia’s progress and the success achieved at…
On behalf of my grateful President and my nation, permit me to thank the Security Council for its support for Liberia’s ongoing transformation. The assistance in the maintenance of peace and security provided by the Council through the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has been pivotal to Li…
Allow me to commend the global commitment to ending one of the most devastating modern-day challenges, the AIDS epidemic, as demonstrated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1). That commitment underscores the need for a strengthened international framework for coordinating…
