I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for the very kind words addressed to my delegation and by wishing you all the very best during the month of May. I would like to thank Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their extensive briefings today. Lithuania al…
On behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, allow me to give a brief overview of developments in the work of the Committee and its Executive Directorate, as requested in paragraph 26 of resolution 2178 (2014).
The Committee, with the support of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directora…
I would like to thank the Jordanian presidency for convening this briefing on the situation in Syria and its neighbourhood. I also thank the briefers for their passionate contributions.
In 2014, the number of people forcibly displaced reached the highest total recorded since the Second World War, a…
We thank the delegation of Jordan for organizing this timely debate and the briefers for their presentations.
Radicalization and violent extremism pose an increasingly pressing threat to international peace and security. Today, foreign terrorist fighters have come from some 100 States, as recruitme…
The political and security situation in the Middle East has rarely been more dramatic. The worst possible humanitarian crisis is unfolding there, and the most brutal and savage abuses of human rights are being committed as conflicts flare and radical extremists seek to strengthen their foothold in t…
Ms. Bangura’s task is indeed a tough one, but her leadership provides a lifeline for many affected by monstrous crimes such as these. Our appreciation also goes to Ms. Hamsatu Allamin for her contribution to today’s debate.
Brutal and barbaric sexual violence as a weapon of war is scarily cheap and…
Lithuania voted in favour of resolution 2216 (2015), which was just adopted and sends a strong and much-needed signal from the international community that all parties in Yemen should quickly come back to the negotiating table, relaunch the transition process as per the Gulf Cooperation Council init…
We would like to personally express our delegation’s gratitude to you, Mr. President, and your team for your presidency of the Council this month.
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There has hardly been a day under the French presidency without a public meeting of the Council, and barely a day has passed without…
My delegation would like to thank the French presidency for having convened this important meeting. Without a doubt, the force of humanity lies in its diversity. But entire communities, which have existed in the Middle East for thousands of years, are at risk of disappearing owing to fanatic and rad…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for holding this debate. I also wish to extend my appreciation to the briefers today for their stark presentations. Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union later today.
More than a year ago, 59 students were shot and…
I wish to thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi for his first report to the Council in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We are confident that the Committee will benefit from his able guidance during this decisive stage of its work.
Lithuania c…
We express our gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, and her team as well as to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for its work, which has made an extraordinary contribution to peace and stability in Haiti. The important progre…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
As of …
I cordially welcome the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Federica Mogherini, to the Council, and thank her and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for their briefings.
In a world that is getting flatter, cooperation between the United Nations and regional …
I thank you, Sir, for having convened today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the three briefers for their valuable and sobering contributions. It is hard to disagree with the statements made by Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović that the window of opportun…
I would like to thank Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres for their comprehensive briefings.
We are facing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, one that is having a grave impact on internati…
I wish to welcome Minister Dačić to the Security Council in his capacity as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office, as well as to thank him for his briefing.
Forty years ago, the Helsinki Final Act spelled out fundamental principles governing relations…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and to wish you, Mr. President, and all of us a Happy New Year of the Golden Sheep.
On 24 October 1945, the United Nations came into existence in response to the unspeakable horrors of the Second World War, which left the indelible scar o…
We have a tiny army and very small reserves of weapons. It is not exactly right to suggest that Lithuania is providing armaments to Ukraine. We have provided medical assistance; we have taken wounded Ukrainian soldiers into Lithuanian hospitals. That is true. However, it has nothing to do with all o…
There is a pattern in this repeated taking of the floor, and usually there is one delegation that ends by taking the floor three or four times. We rarely do that, but this time I have a couple of comments. First, it is not easy for any country, be it Ukraine or any other country, to work on a consti…
