I thank you very much, Mr. President, and in honour of your presidency this month, I will try to say this in your language. Obrigado, senhor Presidente. I thank you for the opportunity to speak at this debate on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which aligns itself with the statement just ma…
I align myself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union earlier today.
I will read out a shortened version of my statement in view of time constraints. The full version will be made available on my Twitter account.
Let me also thank the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venez…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to thank the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for convening today’s debate and for providing the Member States with the opportunity to re-emphasize the importance of the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. I would also like to thank the Se…
At the outset, let me say that the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
The Netherlands supports the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and welcomes the Assembly’s adoption this …
The Kingdom of the Netherlands currently holds the Presidency of the European Union. Today, I will make a number of comments in my national capacity. A statement on behalf of the European Union (EU) will be delivered later.
I am extremely worried about the different crises in the Middle East. It so…
I would like to thank the delegation of Uruguay for organizing this open debate on the important topic of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Eliasson; the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), M…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his detailed and thorough report (S/2015/942) and Special Representative Haysom for his briefing and for all the hard work carried out by Unite…
On behalf of the Dutch Government, I congratulate the President on the draft outcome document (A/70/L.33) after a 10-year process.
For the Dutch Government, the agenda of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a very important one — foremost because there is still great inequality be…
With regard to the reports introduced by the Rapporteur of the First Committee, Ms. Tasha Young of Belize, on behalf of the Committee’s Chair and Bureau, I can only commend her efforts. I would like to stress that she has our full confidence and we greatly appreciate her work. We have been very fort…
I thank the President for organizing this annual debate.
I align myself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
We also thank Ambassador Saikal of Afghanistan for his statement, and the German delegation for its efforts that resulted in a consensus draft resolution (A/70/L.2…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
The migration crisis presents one of the biggest challenges of our time. We cannot stand idle and watch the loss of so many lives in the Mediterranean and the hardship fa…
I would like to start by thanking you, Madam President, and the United Kingdom for convening today’s important debate. The horrors of the recent terrorist attacks on innocent people in various parts of the world remind us that a threat to one is a threat to all. We have a shared responsibility to bu…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Let me first express appreciation to Spain for organizing this important open debate.
As the United Nations marks its seventieth anniversary, we are faced with a conflict-ridden world, numbers of displaced…
I would first like to congratulate the Security Council on its adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), 15 years ago, and of resolution 2242 (2015), of which we are proud to be a sponsor, today. I would like to thank Prime Minister Rajoy Brey and the Spanish presidency of the Council for this chance to r…
The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer for the European Union and its member States earlier today.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is grateful for the Secetary-General’s initiative last year calling for a review of the way the United Nations does business when it …
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union.
Terrorism and violent extremism are timely issues for the Security Council, so I thank you, Mr. President, for this possibility to debate today. I will address three issues: terr…
One of the previous Secretary-Generals once said, “Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road”. These wise words by Dag Hammarskjöld have never been more fitting than they are today.
Fifteen years ago,…
In view of time constraints, I will read out a shortened version of my statement. The full version will be available on Twitter.
I align myself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
First of all, I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General H…
The General Assembly has decided today to change the protocol to include henceforth the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations. The Kingdom of the Netherlands chose to abstain in the voting on resolution 69/320 for procedural reasons. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is not convince…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in my capacity as Prime Minister of Aruba. We welcome the initiative of New Zealand to hold this meeting of the Security Council to address the peace and security challenges that small island developing States (SIDS)
are facing.…
