The fifty-second session of the Commission on Population and Development adopted a political declaration that reaffirms its support for the full implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), adopted in 1994, 25 years ago, in Cairo. Th…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Denmark on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect (see A/73/PV.93). We support the French-Mexican initiative on the use of the veto and have signed on to t…
It is my pleasure to speak today on behalf of the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform for this seventy-third session. I would be remiss if I did not begin by thanking you, Madam President, for the trust and confidence that you placed in Ambassador Nusseibeh and…
Luxembourg thanks you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the important topic of the protection of civilians, which reflects Indonesia’s commitment in that regard. My delegation fully associates itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union and by the repr…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General and this morning’s briefers for contributing to today’s open debate with their testimonies and call for action. Our thanks also go to you, Sir, and to Germany for convening this debate under your country’s presidency of the Security Council.
Luxembo…
I thank the Secretary-General and the briefers, who have enriched this debate. Our thanks also go to Bolivia for organizing this debate under its presidency of the Security Council.
The upcoming twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) offers an opportunity to highlight and assess the progre…
Yesterday, our Secretary-General provided his view of the international situation and the challenges that we all face (see A/73/PV.6). His view was a mixed one, to say the least. We are experiencing a decline in multilateralism on all fronts and a challenge to the basis of the international system b…
In a sad coincidence, I address the General Assembly today to pay homage to two former Presidents of the General Assembly.
It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the passing of Mr. Dante Maria Caputo, former President of the General Assembly. He will be remembered for his outstanding d…
Allow me also to congratulate Sweden on organizing this open debate under the presidency of its Prime Minister, Mr. Stefan Löfven.
Resolution 2427 (2018), which the Security Council adopted today, is an important contribution to strengthening the children and armed conflict agenda, which, as the Co…
My delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered
by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of Qatar on behalf of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect (see A/72/PV.99).
We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the operationalization of the res…
Allow me to thank the Peruvian presidency of the Security Council for organizing today’s important debate, as well as all the speakers who have contributed to it.
My country fully aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union, but I would like to add a few comments fro…
According to the 2015 statistics of the World Health Organization, 3,400 people will not make it home tonight. Why? Simply because they had the bad luck to be killed in a car crash. That is 3,400 human souls who will not come home to say good night to their kids, wives, husbands, parents or friends.…
Allow me to thank the French presidency for organizing today’s important debate, as well as all the participants for their contributions, in particular Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict.
Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the state…
I would first like to commend you, Mr. President, for convening today’s
meeting. The fight against human trafficking must be fought on a global scale if we want it to be efficient. But all of us, every Member State of the international community, have to take on our share in that endeavour.
Human …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Minister Miroslav Lajčák, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. You are a long-standing friend, and I know that you will be able to successfully carry out the task entrusted to you.
My thoughts today ar…
Luxembourg would like to congratulate the Secretary- General on his first report on the response to HIV/ AIDS (A/71/864). The report highlights the progress made and the obstacles still to be overcome.
I fully agree with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. However, I would lik…
I thank the United Kingdom presidency for taking the initiative to hold this open debate, which accords the fight against human trafficking the importance it deserves. This morning’s briefings rightly underlined the need to redouble efforts to combat this scourge, which affects millions of people.
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I thank the presidency of Spain for having taken the initiative of organizing this important open debate. I welcome the adoption of resolution 2331 (2016), which was the culmination of broad consultations outstandingly led by the Spanish delegation. The resolution ensures that this meeting will not …
May I first of all congratulate Mr. Thompson on his assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- first session. I wish also to take this opportunity to thank his predecessor, whose outstanding work enabled us to modernize and render more transparent an entire series of proces…
Let me thank you, Madame, for convening today’s important debate, and all those who have spoken.
Luxembourg fully associates itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union, and that of Canada on behalf of the Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict.
Twenty years ago, …
