I, too, thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing. Through him, I would like to pay tribute to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for the crucial role that it has played in support of the electoral process in recent months. …
I join those who have preceded me in thanking Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his briefing and his efforts as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I also would like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1929 (…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms. Sandra Honoré, for his briefing and for her exemplary work in the service of all Haitians.
Luxembourg aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer…
I would like to thank you warmly, Madam, for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict during your presidency of the Council.
I have to say that it is very difficult to speak after Sandra Uwiringiyimana’s speech, a speech not only about atrocities but also about the hope that is po…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia and …
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this monthly wrap- up meeting in a public format, thus enhancing the transparency of the Council’s work. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, and your team for your dynamic and effective presidency of the Security Council during the month of August, whi…
I too would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing.
We are very concerned by the serious deterioration in the situation in the areas controlled by the separatists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions resulting from increased fighting in those regiоns. We are also very …
I thank the Secretary-General for his presentation. Allow me also to take this opportunity to warmly thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, for what is doubtless her last appearance before the Security Council.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made later …
At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for having organized this briefing on the protection of humanitarian workers in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the speakers for their briefings. The situation they describe should command our attention.
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I too would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for his very thorough briefing on the human- rights situation in Ukraine.
Luxembourg shares the deep concern of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about the collapse of the rule of law and the worsening violence in t…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this debate during its presidency of the Security Council, and you, Mr. Simmonds, for your presence here today. My thanks also go to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Martin Kobler,…
I would also like to thank the Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for his briefing.
Luxembourg shares OCHA’s concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the increase in violence in…
I would like at the start of my statement to thank you, Mr. President, for having scheduled a wrap-up session
on our work this month. As you know, Sir, my delegation strongly supports such an exercise. It gives us a welcome opportunity not only to review our work during the past month but also to l…
I thank Rwanda for organizing this important public debate under its presidency. This initiative clearly illustrates its commitment as a major troop contributor to United Nations and African Union missions, as well as its commitment to increased cooperation between the United Nations and regional or…
I thank the Secretary-General for his live presentation from the Middle East, as well as the representative of the non-member Observer State of Palestine and the Deputy Representative of Israel for their statements. Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the statement that will be made shortly by the r…
Luxembourg welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2166 (2014). We commend Australia, and more specifically my colleague Julie Bishop, for having taken the initiative to prepare this important decision of the Council.
Luxembourg voted in favour of the resolution and co-sponsored it for three …
I too thank Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing.
Recent developments in Israel and Gaza have elicited a terrible sense of déjà vu, mixed with a profound feeling of powerlessness. The déjà vu is that of reprisals following reprisals; ever growing numbers …
I also thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, for his briefing.
At the start of my remarks, I wish to express, on behalf of the Government and the people of Luxembourg, my most sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the 298 people aboard the Mala…
I thank Rwanda for organizing, under its presidency, this informative meeting on the activities of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I commend the Permanent Representative of Croatia, Ambassador Drobnjak, and his predecessor, Ambassador Vilovic, for their commitment at the helm of the Commission i…
The unanimous adoption of resolution 2165 (2014) by the Security Council today is a glimmer of hope in the distressing picture of the conflict ravaging Syria.
The conflict has created unimaginable suffering. A year ago we mourned the deaths of 100,000 people; that number has probably doubled since …
