I, too, would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her presentation of the seventeenth report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005). Since her last report, the situation in Darfur has developed in various ways. At the political level, progress should be …
I would like to thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his very comprehensive
briefing on the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/297) and the progress being made on efforts to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). I would also like to express our support for …
At the outset, allow me to align myself with the statement made yesterday by the representative of Côte d’Ivoire on behalf of the African Group (see A/67/PV.77).
The close correlation between human trafficking, transnational organized crime and the exploitation of children through the worst forms o…
I am especially pleased to be first on the list of speakers on the subject of today’s debate, and all the more so because I spent several years in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I saw the people of that country suffer. I saw them regain hope and confidence. And, immediately following the trauma of war and …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the President on his sisterly country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I also wish to thank him for choosing an important subject, namely, combating terrorism in Africa in the context of the maintenance of intern…
It gives me great pleasure to brief the Security Council today on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). The most recent briefing was held in November 2012 (see S/PV.6862).
The Committee continues to be guided in its work by the relevant Security …
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her comprehensive briefing on developments pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
More than two years ago, Libya emerged from dictatorship and despotism and entered an era of building democracy in a State built …
I join my colleagues before me in welcoming the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Leonid Kozhara, and congratulating him on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I thank him, furthermore, for the comprehensive briefing in wh…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. We would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh and former Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on the outstanding work that he did during his mandate. We would like also to congratula…
At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his comprehensive briefing on the recent developments in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Since the peace process was interrupted in 2010, the Palestinian cause has experienced an historic and decisive turning point, requiri…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for presiding over this meeting and for enabling us to discuss important aspects of the issue of preventing conflict twice in three days. These two debates (see S/PV.6946) are inextricably connected, given the fact that the problem of sexual violence is de…
Your personal presence, Madam President, at today’s debate on the prevention of conflicts in Africa shows the importance that your country, Rwanda, attaches to the security, stability and development of our continent. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation of To…
We congratulate all delegations and civil society on the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty. Morocco, as a supporter and participant in the preparation of the Treaty, regrets that resolution 67/234 B, just adopted, and the Arms Trade Treaty were not adopted unanimously.
We thank President Woolcott f…
I would like, first of all, to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Morocco welcomes the adoption of resolution 2098 (2013), with the hope that it can open up genuine prospects for the restoration of peace a…
I would first like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Kosovo, for his briefing on recent developments in Kosovo. I welcome the presence here and participation of the Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Ivica Dačić, and thank Mr. Hashim Thaçi.
Progress has been ma…
I, too, would like to thank Mr. Fisher, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/139). I express our support to him for the success of his task. I welcome the presence of Mr. Fernando Carrera Castro, Minister for Foreign Affai…
Allow me to begin by thanking the Russian presidency of the Security Council for having organized this debate. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for their detailed quarterly briefings. I also welcome Ambassador Tanin and …
Like other colleagues who have preceeded me, I would like to reiterate my congratulations to Ambassador Gary Francis Quinlan on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as well as to thank him sincerely for his first 90-day …
At the outset, I would like to welcome Baroness Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and to thank her for her briefing on the contribution of the European Union to the achievement of United Nations goals, in particular the prevention of conflict,…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Republic of Korea for organizing this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, presided over this morning by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan. I also welcome the participation of the Ministers from Azerbaijan…
