I align myself with the statement to be made later by the observer of the European Union.
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his detailed and thorough report (S/2017/783). Let me also thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his dedicated work and Foreign Minister Rabbani, via Amb…
Every era and every decade has its problems, great and small. The problems we face now seem overwhelming. These days many people worry about the future, which is understandable. The past few years have been marked by terrorist attacks all over the world.
In countries like Myanmar, Syria, the Centra…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over the great debate we
are having today. A visitor from outside looking down and listening to us in the past hour would assume that we had already approved the recommendation to have a debate here in the General Assembly on the issue of responsibility to …
As this is the first time I am speaking during your able presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you, as the representative of Ghana just did, on your election, and to assure you of my delegation’s full support to you in your work in the coming year.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands strongly su…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this timely and important debate. In honour of Egypt’s presidency of the Security Council, let me try to say this in Arabic:
(spoke in Arabic)
I thank you very much, Mr. President.
(spoke in English)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to speak at today’s debate on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union and joins others in thanking the Secretary-General for his detailed and thorough r…
I thank Uruguay for convening this debate on the protection of civilians and health care in armed conflict. We welcome the discussion on this issue, which requires our urgent attention at the highest level.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of…
I wish to thank you, Mr. Minister, for being here at this late hour. It is great to see you back in New York, and we commend and admire the work of Uruguay on the Council, which is a great inspiration to future elected members. We warmly thank you for all the work that your team here is doing.
We t…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands welcomes this joint debate, as well as the report (A/71/768) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its tenth session and the report (A/71/792) of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the Euro…
At the outset, let me, like other speakers, thank the British presidency for this debate on an important and complex topic.
In view the importance that Aruba, one of the four countries in our kingdom, attaches to the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery, let me acknowledge the presenc…
I thank you for this opportunity to speak in this debate on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mr. President.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union,
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed a…
In honour of your presidency, Sir, let me try to say this in Ukrainian: “I thank you very much, Mr. President”. I also thank you for being here at this late hour in our proceedings.
I should like to begin by offering our deepest condolences on the sad demise of Ambassador Churkin yesterday and thro…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s important open debate on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.
The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union. We also support the statement made by His Excellency …
First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Madam President, and Sweden on its membership in the Security Council and for immediately taking the initiative to hold this important debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. I also congratulate the other newly elected members of the Council: B…
I have the honour to introduce, under agenda item 72, draft resolution A/71/L.49, entitled “Report of the International Criminal Court”. In addition to the 66 countries listed in the document, another 12 countries have indicated their wish to be included as sponsors of the draft resolution. That bri…
I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/71/L.46, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations
and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”. The Netherlands, which is host country to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), is introducing the dr…
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I would like to thank the Security Council for the opportunity to speak in today’s debate. I would like to begin by offering my deepest condolences to our Russian colleague on the occasion of the killing of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey. He has our dee…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. I will read out a shortened version of my statement, in view of time constraints. My full statement will be available via PaperSmart and on Twitter.
Let me begin by paying tribute to the ener…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for your vision
in including this item on the agenda of the Security Council. My country supports you whole-heartedly in this matter, particularly given the close bilateral cooperation between Senegal and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the area of water and wa…
I thank the Senegalese presidency for organizing today’s important debate.
(spoke in English)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and its member States. In addition, we fully support the statement delivered earlier by the representat…
