Steady hands and a cool head; these are two requirements of a captain navigating a ship in turbulent waters. During the past month, you, Sir, have exhibited in both characteristics of a competent, experienced and knowledgeable captain. You have steered the ship of the Council over the past month wit…
Allow me to commend the presidency for the exemplary leadership that it has given to the Security Council during the course of this meeting and to welcome His Excellency the Foreign Minister personally to this meeting. Allow me to also welcome the Foreign Ministers of Angola and Spain, the Under Sec…
My delegation commends you, Mr. President, for convening this very important debate, which focuses on children as victims of non-State armed groups. We commend the Secretary-General also for his remarks and thank him for his unceasing efforts to ensure that children are given protection in situation…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain and Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for his briefing and for his astute leadership of the Committee.
Nigeria notes that no new incidents were reported to the Committee in the period co…
I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré for her briefing.
Nigeria commends the transitional Government in Haiti for the significant progress made in overcoming the political impasse that had affected its parliamentary responsibilities. The promulgation of the electoral l…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely debate. I also thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his very lucid
and comprehensive briefing and Ambassador Tanin for a very perceptive outlook on his country’s remarkable…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his leadership in consolidating the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations, which he has so well conceptualized in his state…
I to would like to thank Mr. Feltman, Mr. Šimonović and Mr. Ging for their briefings this morning.
Nigeria notes that the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is holding, although the situation remains tenuous and precarious. The Minsk agreements provide the basis for a long-term resolution of the crisis i…
Allow me first of all, Mr. President, to congratulate your delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We sincerely look forward to working with you constructively towards the attainment of the programme of work that was unanimously adopted today.
We also wish to t…
I wish to thank our briefers for their presentations and commend them for their effective leadership in the ongoing multidimensional effort to address the humanitarian situation in Syria.
According to the latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2015/124), various factors have exacerbated the hum…
I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, on his assumption of the position of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2015. We are inde…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for inviting me to participate in it. I also thank your delegation for the excellent concept note (S/2015/87, annex) provided to guide our discussion. Let me also commend the Secretary-General for his well-informed briefing.
As we…
Nigeria is pleased to see Guinea-Bissau on the path to recovery. Democracy, the rule of law and good governance are taking root in the country. The National Assembly has established a Peace and Stability Commission to promote national reconciliation. Security sector reform is on course and constitut…
Nigeria would like to thank the Russian delegation for the effort it has put into drafting resolution 2202 (2015), which the Council has just adopted. We were pleased to see it receive the support of all Council members. Nigeria believes it is important for the Council to send a timely and unequivoc…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing on the recent developments in Kosovo. I also acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, D…
First of all, let me thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2015/32, annex) that you, Sir, circulated. We have listened carefully to our briefers: Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, Ms. Helen Durham and Ms. Ilwad Elman. I thank them for sharing their insights on …
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for organizing this wrap- up session, which provides us with an opportunity to assess the work of the Council in the month of January.
The open debate on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security, held on 19 Janu…
I also thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing.
Since the Council’s meeting last week on the situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.7365), the conflict in the country has intensified, and civilians continue to suffer the consequences. The rocket attacks on Mariupol, which left 30 people dea…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing. Nigeria is deeply concerned that despite the various efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine, the situation on the ground has not changed. The fighting between Government forces and separatist rebels continues unabated and has indee…
The Nigerian delegation thanks Chile for having organized this important debate and for the concept note provided to guide our discussion (S/2015/6, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General; the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota; and Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowe…
