I thank President Lykketoft for organizing this timely debate. Sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers has become an issue of grave concern as this unwholesome conduct damages the integrity of the United Nations peacekeeping efforts. We commend the untiring efforts of the Secretary-General to …
I thank the Malaysian delegation for convening this important debate. I commend the Secretary-General for his remarks made earlier this morning. I also would like to thank the briefers for their incisive briefings and for sharing their thoughts with us.
Nigeria aligns itself with the statement made…
The Nigerian delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and for the concept note (S/2016/503, annex) provided to guide our discussion. We also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. …
It is my honour to present this statement on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I wish to express Nigeria’s gratitude for the holding of this high-level meeting of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, which has led to the adoption of the 2016 Political Declaration on ending the HIV
epidemic by…
I thank the delegation of France for having convened this open debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2016/496, annex) provided to guide our discussion. I commend the Secretary-General for his remarks earlier this morning. The Secretary- General’s latest report (S/2016/361) presents an operati…
On behalf of my delegation, I wish to thank the delegation of Egypt for having organized this open debate. We also wish to thank the briefers for their perspectives on the subject under discussion.
Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the maintenance …
On behalf of the Nigerian delegation, I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important joint debate on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/70/714) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/70/715). I would also like to than…
I thank the delegations of China, Angola and Senegal for organizing this debate on the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for his briefing.
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is having grave consequences for the economies of the countries …
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Sir, for organizing this open debate on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. We also thank the briefers, Ambassador Kamau, Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Rosenthal, for sharing their perspectives on this important topic.
Nigeria welcomes …
Nigeria thanks the delegation of Venezuela for organizing this debate and for the concept note (S/2016/103, annex) provided to guide our deliberations. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The purposes and principles of the United Nations are the foundations upon which the Organiza…
My delegation thanks the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his lucid briefing and for his leadership in the search for peace in the Middle East.
Nigeria is concerned about the upsurge in violence in the occupied Palestinian territory. That …
Nigeria congratulates you, Sir, on the commencement of your country’s two-year term on the Security Council and on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We also congratulate Egypt,
Japan, Senegal and Ukraine on their membership of the Security Council. My delegation also thanks you, Mr.…
Nigeria welcomes the signing on 17 December of the Libyan Political Agreement of Skhirat, Morocco, which signals the acceptance by Libyan leaders of a political solution to the conflict in their country. Now, the people of Libya have chosen the path of truth — the path to lasting peace — as almost…
Let me begin by thanking the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi, for his briefing and by commending him greatly for his effective leadership.
The adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), almost 11 years ago, signalled the Security Cou…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. We are also grateful to thebriefers — Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, whom I welcome back to the Council, and Ms. Kyung-wha Kang. We wish to thank them…
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Madam President, for organizing this important debate. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his update on the situation in Afghanistan. We acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representative of Afg…
We would like to thank the delegation of the United States for convening this meeting on a subject of vital importance to international peace and security. We also want to acknowledge the presence of participating Foreign Ministers and to welcome them to the Security Council. We listened attentively…
I want to thank the delegation of the United States for convening this seminal meeting to address a very critical dimension of terrorism. Being the first Security Council meeting held at the level of Finance Ministers, it underscores the readiness of the Council to adopt a holistic approach to exami…
My first words must be to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity for stocktaking and to brief the Council as Chair of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolution 2048 (2012), concerning Guinea-Bissau, and resolution 1518 (2003), concerning Iraq.
The Committee establis…
We want to thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to convene
this seminal briefing and for the concept note that you provided to guide our deliberations. We want to thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson for setting the tone for our debate this afternoon. Our appreciation also g…
