We thank the presidency of China for convening this important debate. My appreciation goes to Mr. António Guterres, the Secretary-General, for his leadership and commitment to peace and security in Africa, as well as his insightful remarks. I am also grateful to Mr. Smaïl Chergui, the African Union …
Let me to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important plenary meeting in observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests. I would also like to thank the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Mr. …
I thank the delegation of Sweden for organizing today’s open debate. Our special appreciation goes to the briefer for sharing his insightful perspectives on this very important subject.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligne…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this very important open debate. The protection of children is indeed a moral imperative and a legal obligation of all States. We thank all briefers for their insightful statements, which have broadened our understanding of the achievements and the
challenges we cont…
I thank the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their important statements (see A/72/PV.99), and Australia and Ghana for seeing to it that the responsibility to protect is taking its rightful place on the agenda today. I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his re…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting to discuss the important report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its eleventh session (A/72/721), as well as the commendable report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF…
I thank the presidency of Poland for organizing this important debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Our appreciation also goes to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Yves Daccord, for sharing t…
I thank the delegation of Peru for organizing today’s open debate. Our special appreciation goes to the briefers for sharing their insightful perspectives on this very important subject.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement …
Let me at the outset thank the President of the General Assembly for having convened this high-level meeting. We also thank the Secretary-General for his remarks.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Venezuela on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries…
I thank the delegation of Peru for organizing today’s open debate.
Our appreciation also goes to Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for her remarks and far- reaching recommendations. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and other briefers…
I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening the 82nd plenary meeting to consider the draft resolution on improving global road safety (A/72/L.48).
Nigeria welcomes the imminent adoption of the draft resolution by consensus, and we acknowledge the commitment of and the leadin…
Allow me at the outset, on behalf of the Governments of Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria, to thank the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this important briefing. It is illustrative of the positive disposition of the Netherlands, and indeed that of the Security Council,…
My delegation welcomes this commemorative meeting on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, given the importance of the subject in facilitating peaceful coexistence and harmony among nations.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement made by the represent…
My delegation wishes to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, Kazakhstan, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January and commend you, sir, for convening today’s open debate, which affords us an opportunity to weigh in on recent developments in …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East, particularly the question of Palestine. This meeting provides an opportunity for reflection on developments in the region as a whole.
Nigeria is gravely concerned about the situatio…
The Nigerian delegation would like to you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate and for the concept note provided to guide our discussion (S/2017/972, annex). We also thank the Secretary-General, the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, the Executive Director of the United Na…
At the outset, let me thank the President and the Secretariat for convening today’s plenary meeting on agenda item 122, which again provides us with an opportunity to share perspectives on the question of equitable representation and an increase in the membership of the Security Council and other ma…
At the outset, I thank the delegation of France for convening this debate on a subject of great importance within the context of the well-being of children. I also thank the Secretary- General and other distinguished briefers for sharing their insights. We acknowledge the efforts of the Special Repr…
My delegation is grateful to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the report (see A/72/349) introduced for consideration today. We applaud the Court for its ability to cope with the heavy workload during the reporting period.
The ICC was created based on the notion that impun…
I thank the delegation of France for organizing today’s open debate on women and peace and security. I would also like to commend Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, for her briefing. Nigeria welcomes the presence at today’s debate of Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,…
