At the outset, I should like to congratulate the President on his election,
which testifies to the strong commitment of Africa to the United Nations and to multilateralism. I also wish to express my appreciation for the dedication to the Assembly of his predecessor Ambassador John Ashe. I reiterate…
I wish to thank the United States delegation for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance.
I thank today’s briefers for their presentations. I would particularly like to take this opportunity to thank the Special Representative …
I would like to thank Nigeria for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, with a particular focus on sexual violence in conflict, an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance. I also wish to warmly congratulate Ms. Zainab Bengura, Special Representative of the Secretary-G…
I would like to thank the President for convening this meeting on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/68/729) and the Secretary-General’s report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/68/722). Portugal considers this debate to be particularly pertinent in the context of the upcoming comprehen…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on children and armed conflict, which is an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance.
Let me start by thanking today’s briefers for their presentations. I take this opportunity to thank the Special Representative of…
I would like to commend the President for convening today’s meeting and launching the intergovernmental process on an important subject at an early stage of this session. I would also like to welcome the reappointment of Ambassador Zahir Tanin as Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations.
The que…
Let me first thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Azerbaijan for its initiative in organizing today’s important open debate on the Council’s working methods.
Improving working methods is a continuing task. Indeed, there is always room to improve the transparency of the Council’s work and…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, an issue to which Portugal attaches great importance. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General; the Under- Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Phumzile …
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative Zainab Bangura for their remarks. I commend all Council members for the adoption by consensus of resolution 2106 (2013) today, which Portugal has co-sponsor…
Portugal welcomes this opportunity, three years after the adoption of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, to appraise the progress achieved in its implementation. The Global Plan of Action remains, in
our view, an effective tool for Member States and the inter…
I congratulate you, Sir, and your country on your presidency of the Security Council this month.
I thank the Chairs of the Security Council’s subsidiary committees on counter-terrorism for their comprehensive briefings. I am also pleased to address a
special word to Mike Smith, Executive Director …
I would like to thank your delegation, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, for their remarks.
Let me start by commending Ms. Bangura for her excellent work in recent months and fo…
Portugal views this debate as a timely opportunity to assess where we are, to look at the challenges the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) faces and to identify concrete ways to enhance the Commission’s impact in the field. This is particularly pertinent in the context of the upcoming comprehensive fiv…
Let me start by thanking the Moroccan presidency for taking the initiative to promote this discussion on peacebuilding, the importance of which is well reflected in the list of speakers that we have before us. I also thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his insightful presentation and for his rep…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative Ján Kubiš for his briefing and for his excellent work and able leadership, and also to welcome Ambassador Tanin to the Council and thank him for his important contribution. Both statements offer a clear and comprehensive picture of
the Afghan…
I would like to thank you very much, Sir, and the delegation of Morocco for organizing this timely and necessary debate. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abou Moussa for his very comprehensive briefing.
As was reaffirmed during the briefing of the Special R…
At the outset, I wish to welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, to the Council today and thank her for her report on the situation in Darfur, pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). The cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes taken up by t…
At the outset, let me thank Ambassador Néstor Osorio for his briefing and to commend him and his team for two years of intensive work leading the sanctions Committee on Iran. Under his able leadership, the Committee managed to advance the implementation of resolution 1929 (2010) and contributed to t…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this timely debate. I also wish to thank Under- Secretaries- General Hervé Ladsous and Ameerah Haq for their comprehensive statements.
Allow me also to congratulate you and your country, Sir, on your very efficient stewardship of the Council during this month. Morocc…
I thank the Kingdom of Morocco for taking the initiative to organize this important debate at a time when the Sahel is facing such formidable challenges, and I thank Minister El Othmani for presiding over it. I also thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Romano Prodi, Mr. António Guterres and the Minister…
