I thank the French presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s open debate. I would also like to thank the briefers for their remarks and to acknowledge the contributions by the Executive Director of UN-Women and other representatives.
As we mark the seventeenth anniversary of the ado…
My delegation would like to thank the President for organizing today’s meeting and notes with appreciation the Secretary- General’s report (A/71/858).
We welcome the creation of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism with a view to strengthening the capability of the United Nations system a…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this joint debate on the very important topic of peacebuilding and sustaining peace, as well as on the reports of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/71/768) and the Peacebuilding Fund (A/71/792).
I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the peacebuilding fun…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Sweden on its assumption
of the presidency of the Security Council, as well as to join other speakers in commending the Foreign Minister of Sweden and her delegation for convening today’s timely debate. We acknowledge with appreciation the remarks of the…
Let me join the other speakers in commending the President for convening this timely and important debate.
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement made by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. I wish to make this statement in my national capacity…
Let me take this opportunity to join other speakers in commending the Malaysian presidency for convening this timely open debate on the challenges we face in addressing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials. We express our appreciation to Mr.…
My delegation would like to extend warm congratulations to Malaysia’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of August and to commend the President for convening this most important debate on children in armed conflict. We attach particular significance to the fact that Malaysia is the cur…
My delegation welcomes the statement issued by the Secretary-General, as well as the statement delivered by the President of the General Assembly (see A/70/PV.109) during this debate on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review, which underlined the urgent need to send a strong and…
First and foremost, the delegation of Sri Lanka would like to express its sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, for chairing this high- level meeting on an issue that matters to all humanity. We would also like to express our gratitude to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s plenary meeting.
We welcome the adoption of resolution 70/262, on the General Assembly’s 2015 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. The resolution and the identical Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) are the…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also join other speakers in commending the President for having convened today’s timely and important debate.
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement made by the r…
At the outset, I extend my deep appreciation to the President for convening this important high-level meeting.
Exactly 12 years ago, in Geneva, the world resolved to commit itself to building a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society, and thereby ushered in an era of …
I join other speakers in commending His Excellency Mr. Murray McCully, Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, for convening this important debate. I also wish to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing to the Council this morning.
W…
I join other speakers in commending you, Mr. President, for having convened this important debate. The Sri Lankan delegation associates itself with the statement made by Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. My delegation wishes to express our appreciation for the dedicated service of Mr. Robe…
Sri Lanka wishes to congratulate you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on children and armed conflict, with particular emphasis on children who are victims of non-State armed groups.
As a country that has experienced the agony of children being forcibly recruited by non-State acto…
I join other speakers in commending you, Sir, for convening this important open debate.
Sri Lanka associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
I congratulate the new members of the Security Council on th…
Sri Lanka wishes to make the following statement following the voting on resolution 69/188, entitled “Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”.
Sri Lanka voted against this resolution. Our vote does not in any way demonstrate disregard for the promotion or protection …
Sri Lanka is pleased to support the two draft resolutions before the Assembly: on the International Day of Yoga (A/69/L.17) and on global health and foreign policy (A/69/L.35).
We will continue to work with the United Nations in providing assistance to deal with the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. W…
We thank the presidency of Australia for organizing this important open debate and for circulating a useful concept note (S/2014/787).
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The 9/11 terror attack focused the in…
I thank the President of the Human Rights Council for presenting its report (A/69/53). Sri Lanka recognizes the important contribution that the Council can make to protecting and promoting human rights around the world.
In 2006 the United Nations human rights protection system underwent major insti…
