Let me begin by thanking Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing and for introducing the seventh report to the Security Council.
Lithuania welcomes the efforts undertaken by the Government of Libya in establishing the rule of law and bolstering an effect…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Abou Moussa for his briefing on the latest activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and on the implementation of the regional strategy on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). I want to express m…
I thank you, Mr. Yun Byung-se, for organizing this open debate on a topic that is of particular importance to my delegation. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his statement.
Let me start by welcoming the adoption by the Council of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/7, whic…
Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing. I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, and the Special Envoy for the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, for their extensive briefings.
Only last month we commemorated the twentieth anniv…
Let me start by congratulating the Korean delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I wish you every success during your tenure, Madam. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation and gratitude to the outgoing presidency of Nigeria for…
Let me thank the Nigerian presidency for convening this open meeting, which does not cease to surprise us, judging by some of the statements we have heard. I might refer to some of the comments by our colleague from the Russian Federation. I would also like to thank Under Secretary- General Jeffrey …
I wish to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, for his briefing.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
Let me start with the Middle East peace process. The last time we spoke, my delegation, like all t…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegation of Nigeria for organizing today’s open debate and for preparing its comprehensive concept note (S/2014/238, annex). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing earlier today.
My delegation welcomes the adoption later today of th…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the Nigerian presidency for convening an open debate on conflict-related sexual violence, an issue that plagues and exacerbates many contemporary conflicts.
We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2014/181) and recommendations, i…
Madam President, I would like to thank you first of all for organizing today’s briefing on the prevention of and fight against genocide. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Ambassador Colin Keating for their insightful statements.
As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the genoc…
I wish to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing this public briefing. I would also like to convey my appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović for his briefing.
The report presented on 15 April by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
Lithuania is deeply concerned about the sharp deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine.
External forces and local provocateurs conti…
First, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Council for His Excellency Mr. Samura Kamara, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone. I thank the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, f…
I would like to thank Special Representative Sandra Honoré for her briefing and for her efforts. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2014/162). We reaffirm our continuing support for the Mission.
Lithuania associates itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the Europ…
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his quarterly briefing and to commend the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) and its Panel of Experts for their important and dedicated work.
Lithuania remains concerned about the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and its failure t…
I would like to thank all speakers for their interventions. Sustaining and consolidating peace is a central objective of the United Nations peace and security architecture. It is our collective responsibility to consolidate the gains that we have achieved and to prevent post-conflict countries from …
I, too, would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their briefings and our colleague from Ukraine for his statement.
Last Sunday, a hastily crafted illegal referendum took place in Ukraine’s Crimea — a referendum held in a region cut off from…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and Ambassador Tanin for his remarks.
Like others before me, I would like to extend my delegation’s condolences over the tragic loss of lives of United Nations family…
My delegation is profoundly troubled by Russia’s veto of the draft resolution (S/2014/189) on the illegality of the referendum in Crimea, and we are worried about its consequences for the future of peace and security in the region and internationally.
On 31 May 1997 in a ceremony at the monument of…
As Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs Feltman noted in his statement, this is the sixth time since 1 March that we have met to address the crisis caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine. In the meantime, the Heads of State of the European Union have condemned the unprovoked violatio…
