The international community has borne witness to 12 years of atrocities in Syria. as violence and violations of the fundamental norms of international law have persisted with relative impunity. Just recently, the Investigation and Identification Team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemic…
The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, is often called the world’s court. In its important role, it is able to give advisory opinions when requested by the main organs of the United Nations authorized to do so, including the General Assembly. That pro…
I thank you, Mr. President, for bringing this important topic to our attention through an official meeting of the Security Council for the first time. It is long overdue for the Council to take on a human security perspective that encompasses all possible threats to international peace and security.…
I join others in thanking the two new co-Chairs of the intergovernmental
process for taking on such a demanding task and pledging our full support to them in their work.
Council enlargement may not be imminent, but perhaps we will be able to benefit from the changed dynamic in which it will be doi…
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting a comprehensive and informative account of the Council’s work. The Council is the United Nations central human rights body, and as such it plays a crucial role in ensuring that States respect their obligations under international huma…
We thank President Hofmański (see A/77/PV.22) for presenting the annual report (see A/77/305) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Assembly. Having discussed the work of the International Court of Justice in the context of International Law Week, today’s debate gives us the opportunity f…
First, let me join others in expressing our condolences for the loss of Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade. Judge Cançado Trindade was a very well-respected international lawyer and a passionate scholar who dedicated his life to the cause of international law. We pay tribute to his service to th…
We gather this year at a time of enormous challenges. Geopolitical conflicts, mass displacement, food insecurity and the effects of the pandemic continue to make people suffer around the globe and pose massive threats to human security. We need more ambition and effective action to fight climate cha…
I thank the President for providing this opportunity to discuss the situation created by the use of the veto by the Russian Federation in the Security Council on 8 July (see S/PV.9087). Security Council draft resolution S/2022/538, submitted by Ireland and Norway, would have extended the mandate for…
The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/493) underlines the unconscionable suffering of children in armed conflict, which has sadly increased over the past year. We wish to highlight in particular the significant rise in sexual violence perpetrated against boys and girls, as also document…
The past year has seen the Security Council return from many of its coronavirus disease-affected working methods, while searching for ways to bridge the increasing divisions among its members on key files. While we continue to be concerned about the Council’s overall effectiveness, working methods c…
Liechtenstein welcomes this opportunity to further the operationalization of the responsibility to protect (R2P) and aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Costa Rica on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect.
R2P continues to evolve both politi…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on an agenda
that is particularly dear to us and that has had immense impact on the ground since its inception more than two decades ago. In many parts of the world, women have been key agents of political change and contributed to sustainab…
We wish to join others in extending our congratulations to the five
newly elected members of the Security Council. We very much look forward to working with them over the next two years.
We welcome the submission of the annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly (A/76/2). We app…
The fight against HIV/AIDS showcases the impact the international community can have if we all join forces. We are encouraged by the shared commitment to the 95-95-95 testing, treatment and viral suppression targets, as well as the most recent data in the report of the Secretary- General (A/76/783) …
Liechtenstein deplores the casting of a veto in the Security Council by two permanent members, China and the Russian Federation, on draft resolution S/2022/431, on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, considered by the Council on 26 May (see S/PV.9048). It was the first draft resolution of the…
The reason the Security Council is discussing ways to strengthen its work on accountability is obvious. There is a strong link between sustainable peace and justice that we have agreed on various occasions, including when we adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is ample evidenc…
I have the honour to introduce, on behalf of its co-sponsors, draft resolution A/76/L.52, entitled “Standing mandate for a General Assembly debate when a veto is cast in the Security Council”. I am happy to inform the Assembly that the initiative is currently supported by 76 co-sponsors from all reg…
The Syrian war began 11 years ago — 11 years of conflict in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, millions have fled their homes and many have gone missing. That is a tragic state of affairs, which, in large part, has to do with impunity. When impunity reigns, conflicts descend int…
Our Organization needs a Secretary-General who speaks up in defence of the Charter of the United Nations whenever it is needed. We are grateful to Secretary-General Guterres for doing that with regard to the situation in Ukraine in recent days and for his presence here with us again today.
The pres…
