Growing up in Europe as a child of the Cold War, the Iron Curtain was a fact of life, and I still vividly remember when the first breaches began to appear in the mid-1980s. The credit for that shift, which made a profound impression, is largely due to Mikhail Gorbachev, who passed away a few weeks a…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union. We welcome today’s
important debate on the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made earlier on behalf of the European Union, and I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity.
We meet at a time when, as the Secretary-General said, “the United Nations and the international system are being tested”. The …
I am well aware of the fact that I am the first to speak after the break, which reminds me of a time when I was still a handball player. The coach would always bring on the best players after the break, so I am honoured to be here addressing the Assembly this afternoon.
The Kingdom of the Netherlan…
I have the honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr. Tom De Bruijn.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex 15 and A/76/569).
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement to be made by the European Union, and I would like to start by thanking President Hofmański for his presentation and for the hard work that he and the staff of the Court have done under difficult circumstances during this reporting peri…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate with the President of the Human Rights Council.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of 37 countries, namely, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, German…
Let me first thank Her Excellency Ms. Joan Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, for her presentation of the report of the International Court of Justice (A/76/4) and the outstanding work of the Court as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The Kingdom of the Neth…
This spring, after a year in the grip of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we looked forward to the summer. We were full of hope and anticipation. Despite our concern for our loved ones and our economies, there was a light at the end of the tunnel thanks to the scientific community, which…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for reconvening this joint debate on the annual reports of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/75/747) and on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) (A/75/735).
Let me start by thanking all the members of the PBC for their hard work over the past year, which pr…
The Netherlands aligns itself with the statement just made by the observer of the European Union (EU) on behalf of its member States, and we would like to add some remarks in our national capacity.
As the observer of the EU stated, we have consistently been engaging in this process in a constructiv…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer, and would like to add the following remarks in its national capacity. I will focus on three issues — the importance of draft resolution A/75/L.82…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I have the solemn honour to say a few words in remembrance of those who lost their lives or livelihoods and those whose lives were permanently scarred by the most severe nuclear accident in history.
On Saturday, 26 April 1986, a safety te…
My delegation warmly welcomes today’s debate on the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM). I thank the …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States. On Wednesday, 17 March, we received with sadness the news of the passing of President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli of the United Republic of Tanzania. On behalf of the Group of Western European and…
On behalf of its nearly 50 sponsors, I have the honour to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.56, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons”. At the outset, as the main sponsor submitting this draft resolution, the Kingdom of the Neth…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting. The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union, and I would like to add some remarks in my national capacity.
I thank the Ukrainian delegation for putting the …
We align ourselves with the statement delivered earlier by the observer of the European Union (EU).
Another shock — that is how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is seen in the humanitarian community, as an additional dimension of humanitarian vulnerability, an add-on to the challenges we…
I would like to start by expressing the gratitude of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the President of the International Court of Justice for his presentation of the report of the Court (A/75/4).
The Netherlands is grateful to be hosting the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and would…
