The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would like to retain item 130 in the draft agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session in connection with the huge movements of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean basin and encourage all members to support retaining this item.
I congratulate Malaysia on its accession to
the Council presidency and wish it every success in its endeavours. We also thank the Malaysian presidency for inviting us to participate in this debate and welcome Malaysia’ leadership role in the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
I also tha…
I wish to tell the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic that the reality in Syria speaks for itself. The whole world is witnessing what is happening in that country. The representative of Syria said that certain countries finance terrorism, but that remark is just a way for the Syrian Governme…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The terrorist attacks that took place at the Istanbul airport this week remind us of how terrorism and violent extremism t is conducive to terrorism continues to undermine our shared objecti…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report on the fast track to ending the AIDS epidemic (A/70/811).
Five years have passed since the General Assembly adopted t…
I have the honour to make the following statement on behalf of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
I would first like to thank the co-facilitators, the Permanent Representatives of Zambia and Switzerland, for their tireless efforts to facilitate the consultations, which resulted in…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate Egypt on
assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We are proud to see Egypt presiding over the Security Council. We are confident, Sir, that your expertise and wisdom will have a major effect on ensuring the success of the Council’s work. I also…
First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over the Security Council for this month. I am sure that your able leadership and experience will produce positive results. Allow me to express our appreciation for the convening of this high-level open debate. I would also like to thank…
In Saudi Arabia’s capacity as the coordinator on counter-terrorism within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and on behalf of the countries of the OIC, I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s debate, which affords an opportunity to the member and observer States of the United Nat…
First of all, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate your country on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and wish it every success. I also thank you, Sir, for having convened today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East. I thank the Minister for Fo…
The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would like to begin by expressing its thanks for the efforts of the friendly delegations of the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Latvia in facilitating the intergovernmental preparations for the review process of the implementation of the outcome…
It is my pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level meeting on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the World Summit for So…
At the outset, I thank the President for convening this important debate on the “Global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum-seekers”, an issue that stands at the forefront of the humanitarian and security concerns of th…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your wise leadership of the work of the Security Council this month, and I wish you every success. I also wish to thank you for convening this meeting on the working methods of the Council. We agree with the concept note (S/2015/793) that you hav…
Seventy years have passed since the United Nations was founded, and we are gathered here today to recall together the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. My country was among the founding signatory Members in 1945.
We all realize that the United Nations came into the world…
I thank Russia at the outset for having convened this important meeting on the maintenance of international peace and security, the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa and countering the terrorist threat in the region.
At a time when peace is being challenged and terrorists …
We meet today after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1). That post- 2015 development agenda is based on our experience in realizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and on a positive coalition among Governments, international organizations and special…
The representative of Israel has chosen to give us a most melodramatic finale in which he opened fire on just about everybody. It is ironic that the representative of Israel can stand here and give all of us a lecture on the protection of civilians in time of war. Israel has written the book on kill…
I would like to begin by congratulating New Zealand on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. We wish you, Madam President, and your delegation, every success in your efforts. We also thank the New Zealand presidency for convening this quarterly open debate on the sit…
