First of all, I would like to extend our sincere congratulations
to you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session, and to offer you our full support during our work in the coming year.
My delegation takes this opportunity to thank the S…
His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Morocco, asked me to convey to the Assembly his greetings. He also asked me to deliver the following statement, prepared for the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly:
“It gives me great pleasure to take part in the sixty-ninth session…
The phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters is not new. Regions such as Afghanistan and North Africa have been witness to it. It has recently taken a new dimension, particularly in the context of the Syrian and Iraqi crises.
This phenomenon, which began as a local, contained threat, has today beco…
Мy delegation would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this urgent debate of the Security Council on the issue of Ebola.
Today, more than ever before, West Africa is facing an exceptionally critical and dangerous situation, in particular in the countries most affected by Ebola: Liber…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate, which bears witness to your country’s commitment to and ongoing focus on this topic.
I wish to thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui for her briefing, dedication and passion in carrying out her mandate, as well as Mr. Hervé Ladsou…
Allow me to begin my remarks by thanking you, Sir, for organizing this debate on conflict prevention at a moment when the world is being convulsed by a number of conflicts and by the expansion of extremism, terrorism and fanaticism, with their toll of innocent victims and criminal atrocities.
I wou…
At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: The United Nations and regional partnership and its evolution”. This a subject dear to our two countries and to the entire African continent. I take this opportunit…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on his visit to the Middle East, as well as for his efforts towards a ceasefire in Gaza. We wish him all the best.
The Security Council is meeting today at a time when the Middle East has witnessed grave developments and setback…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the President for presiding over our work during the fourth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy to combat the scourge of terrorism. I would also like to thank His Excellency Ambassador Halit Çevik, Permanent Representative of Turkey,…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your initiative in convening this debate under the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: new trends”. It confirms Russia’s role as a great country that is faithful and committed to peace and international security. I also thank th…
Under agenda item 126, entitled “Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union”, I should like to introduce draft resolution A/68/L.44. The General Assembly has adopted a resolution under the same name biennially, most recently as resolution 66/261, w…
My delegation would like to commend the initiative of the Republic of Korea in organizing this high- level commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004). That adoption reflected the common will to step up the fight against the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank Mr. Robert Serry, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest developments in the Middle East, particularly with regard to the question of Palestine.
The Se…
First I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on behalf of the Moroccan delegation for convening this debate on sexual violence in conflict, which is important for the international community. This is the first time I am speaking here in my capacity as the new Permanent Representative of the Kingdom…
Madam President, my delegation is pleased to take part in this debate under your presidency, which confirms your commitment and ongoing efforts on this issue. I congratulate you for the adoption this morning of
resolution 2143 (2014). I also would like to thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Mr. Anthony Lake…
My delegation welcomes the holding, under your presidency, Madam President, of this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and the adoption of a new presidential statement (S/PRST/2014/3) to reinforce the legal arsenal resulting from the Council’s work in this field. The Security Co…
My delegation is pleased to participate in this debate on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue for peace, a goal to which Morocco accords particular importance and that constitutes a main vector of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Morocco.
I would like to take this opportu…
I would like to begin by congratulating the French presidency on having scheduled today’s debate on drug trafficking in the Sahel and West Africa, an issue that intersects with several crises besetting the region.
We welcome the sustained attention that the Security Council has given to the problem…
I would like to begin by expressing our condolences to the United States delegation following the tragic helicopter accident. I would also like to extend my condolences to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš for having presented the report of the Secretary-Gene…
I would like to start by conveying my gratitude to Ambassador Gary Francis Quinlan for his exhaustive periodic report on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). Today’s briefing is the last we will attend as a member of the Council. I would therefore like to take th…
