I welcome the holding of this meeting as an opportunity to take stock of the activities of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture over the previous year through the consideration of the annual report (A/73/724) of the Peacebuilding Commission. It is also an opportunity to look ahead to the cu…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I also thank you for having organized a meeting on this important topic. The presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs is a powerful testamen…
Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and on your initiative to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would
also like to extend our thanks to Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretar…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on the important issue of the elimination of sexual violence in times of conflict. I would also like to thank the briefers in this debate for the important information they have given us.
Today’s de…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. The presence among us this morning of the Federal Minister of Defence of Germany is clear testimony to the importance that your country attaches t…
At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your
country’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March and on the convening of this very important debate on preventing and combating the financing of terrorism.
I would also like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov…
At the outset, allow me to warmly congratulate the sisterly Republic of Equatorial Guinea on its outstanding presidency of the Security Council during this month of February and for its extremely positive contributions to the work of the Council. That you are presiding over this meeting, Mr. Ministe…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate addressing an extremely important and timely issue that is having a severe impact on the future of many countries. As the Secretary- General has emphasized,
“Climate change is the defining issue of our time … W…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and on your initiative to organize this debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also take this opportunity to congratulate the new m…
For clarification, Morocco had originally nominated two judges and, as the Acting President kindly stated, it has withdrawn the candidature of Mr. Mohammed Benhammou. I wish to confirm that Morocco wishes to maintain the candidature of Mr. Mustapha El Baaj and withdraw the candidature of Mr. Mohamme…
The adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 20 years ago was an important moment in the history of the United Nations toolkit the promotion and protect…
At the outset, the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to align itself fully with the statements delivered or to be delivered in explanation of vote on behalf of the Group of African States by the representatives of Namibia, before the vote, and of Comoros, after the vote. We would like to add some remarks in…
My delegation is pleased to be participating in the debate on a culture of peace, a universal value that my country is fully committed to. We note with satisfaction the annual report of the Secretary-General (A/73/391) on the issue, and we thank the various facilitators for the draft resolutions on …
At the outset, allow me to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, on the accession of your brotherly and friendly country to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We thank you for convening and choosing the topic of this debate, which is presided over by Mr. Amon-Tano, t…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and its Chair, Mr. Cheikh Niang, for the Committee’s valuable and tireless efforts to support justice for the Palestinian people and oversee its various programmes designed to enabl…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate China on organizing this open debate, which is of particular interest to my delegation, and to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the leading role that China is playing in peacekeeping. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statemen…
I would first like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, on her reappointment as co-Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, as well as the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, Mr. Christian Braun, on his appoi…
My delegation would like to congratulate Ambassadors Sima Sami Bahous, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly. We would like t…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of November, and to thank you for organizing this very important debate. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the subject.
In a gl…
In my capacity as Chair of the Group of African States for the month of October, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group on agenda item 43, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against …
