We thank the Permanent Representative of Spain for the briefing on his work as the Security Council facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), as well as the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, who spoke about the Working Group on transfers. We also listened closely to M…
The situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to remain very complex, spawning ever new tragedies. The incidents on the West Bank of the Jordan River and ceasefire violations around Gaza are a clear confirmation of that.
We consider very important the publication on 1 July of the Midd…
The Russian Federation believes that the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, adopted 10 years ago, is an important and unique contribution to strengthening cooperation in the area of international counter-terrorism efforts. The international community has clearly proved today its abili…
The Russian delegation voted in favour of resolution 2295 (2016), given the importance of maintaining unanimous Security Council support for the peace process in Mali and the actions of peacekeepers in the country. In so doing, we have taken into account the aspirations of the Government of Mali, wh…
Bearing in mind the important stabilizing role of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the Russian delegation voted in favour of resolution 2296 (2016), extending the mandate of the hybrid mission. As a result of intensive consultations, members of the Council manage…
First of all, we would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and for his courageous work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We listened closely to th…
The Russian Federation did not prevent the adoption of resolution 2292 (2016). When we began working on the draft, we had the impression that this initiative was supposed to bring order to the illicit trafficking in weapons in Libya. That is why our delegation joined the discussions, intent on creat…
We are happy to welcome you, Mr. Minister, presiding as the President of the Security Council. We would like to thank the Secretary-General and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross for their briefings. The statement of the President of the Central African Republic is particu…
In recent weeks, we have repeatedly voiced at the Security Council and at the General Assembly our assessment of the activities of International Criminal Court (ICC). They largely have to do with the Darfur investigation.
We have taken note of the twenty-third report of the Prosecutor of the Intern…
My delegation would like to register our position with respect to the Political Declaration (resolution 70/266, annex) we have adopted today. There is no doubt of the need to step up our efforts to combat and further prevent the spread of HIV. However, it is our view that the main responsibility for…
I welcome all to this high-level meeting on one of the most acute problems of global health care, namely, HIV/AIDS. Included among the key elements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1) is the target to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by
the year 2030. The Russian Federation co…
We have studied the report of the President Carmel Agius of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (S/2016/454, annex), and the report of President Theodor Meron of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with regard to the state of affairs of the bo…
First of all, I should like to underscore the importance of the full implementation of resolution 2253 (2015) in order to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Qaida and associated groups such as Jabhat Al-Nusra.
Strategic reports of the Secretary-General to implement this reso…
Our delegation is convinced that the initiative being considered today is counterproductive and politically motivated and that it will not facilitate solving the problems that are addressed in it. Its main goal is not to improve the situation of those who have been forcibly displaced. The experience…
We wish at the outset to welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Federica Mogherini. In the statement she made during the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations, she underscored that no one alone …
Today’s meeting provides a good opportunity for us to discuss the state of efforts to combat sexual violence in armed conflict on the basis of the most recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/361) on thetopic. An important role in that undertaking is played by the Special Representative of th…
Russia supported the adoption of resolution 2290 (2016). In voting for it, we based our decision on the significant progress recently achieved towards the settlement of the conflict in South Sudan, including the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity. We also take into accoun…
We would first like to express our sincere gratitude to you personally, Mr. President, and to your team, for the capable leadership and full programme of work you brought to the Security Council this month.
A considerable amount of time has been allotted in May to African issues and to discussing w…
Russia pays particular attention to the developing situation in the Sahel and has consistently favoured active coordination between the United Nations and the African Union and subregional organizations to normalize it.
We wish to recall that the phenomena of terrorism and violent extremism in the …
The situation in Libya remains extremely unstable, despite all the efforts to reunify the country. The Government of National Accord is still only preparing to become a full-fledged executive body as it awaits the approval of the legimate Parliament, as provided for in the Skhirat Agreement. The ter…
