We abstained in the voting on resolution 72/191, entitled “Situation of human rights in Syria”, for the same reasons we gave during the seventy-first session. Moreover, it is our view that the reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the resolution is a step backwards, and we therefore…
I apologize for taking the floor for the third or fourth time this morning. I would like to emphasize that our delegation did its best to agree on language that would accommodate all interests, although such language would not be optimal for us. We did our best, approached the sponsors to that end, …
Going back to the recent history of this draft resolution, we have been through negotiations with sponsors and interested States regarding the inclusion of language that would be acceptable to all of us or at least that could be generally accepted. We failed, however. The repeated proposals we made …
That is correct. According to the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, it is amendment by deletion and therefore a vote on the deletion of this particular paragraph.
As in the case of other paragraphs mentioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), my delegation has serious reservations about the inclusion of any reference to the jurisdiction of the ICC and about using draft resolution XIX to include language calling for, propagating or exerting unacceptable …
We do not want to go through the same process that we went through in the Third Committee, where, during the informal consultations, we proposed language that could accommodate all positions. Failing that, we revert to the position of voting separately on the draft paragraphs that I mentioned, namel…
First of all, I would like to once again reiterate our full support and commitment to fighting torture. However, as in the Third Committee, the inclusion of language in the seventh preambular paragraph and in operative paragraph 4 of draft resolution II now forces us to request a recorded vote on th…
We would like to congratulate Japan on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We also commend Italy on presiding over the Council last month.
I would like to comment on a point raised by a number of representatives with regard to the collection of weapons. As the S…
At the outset, we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the peoples and Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania, following the deaths of peacekeepers from those and other sisterly countries.
We would like to welcome and commend those involved in the humanitarian…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegation of Italy for convening this important open debate and for its efforts resulting in our adoption of resolution 2388 (2017) this morning. In that regard, I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, as well as Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of …
I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France, for his able leadership of the Council’s work last month.
I further thank the Security Council for the spirit …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for the report submitted on his behalf to the Council (S/2017/907). I would also like to thank the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations for his report. I further thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operation…
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to the French presidency for convening today’s important open debate. We thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Virginia Gamba, his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, and Mr. Mubin Shaikh for their briefings.
We condemn all inciden…
We would like to make this statement in exercise of our right of reply to the statement of the representative of Estonia, which was audacious enough to mention the Sudan and His Excellency President Al-Bashir. It is rather shocking to consider that the representative of Estonia works in diplomacy, a…
My delegation reaffirms its commitment to fighting impunity and to the administration of justice through national judicial bodies that are capable and competent and in a position to uphold their national jurisdictions and administer justice at the national level. That is the responsibility of nation…
With regard to the matter under discussion, I would like to state that combating impunity is inarguably a noble objective as we strive to attain justice. We support this intention and are working to achieve it within the framework of the United Nations. Achieving justice is the primary responsibilit…
My country’s delegation aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Algeria on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of African States, respectively. We thank the International Court of Justice for the report on its judicial activ…
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council this month and I wish you every success. Moreover, I would like to pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia, for his wise stewardship of the Council’s proceedin…
It is my pleasure at the outset to stress that we align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of African States.
It is also my pleasure to address the Assembly during Africa Week, which supports an integrated, prosperous, people-centred and peaceful…
On behalf of my country, I would like to warmly thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important meeting, and to reaffirm that we are ready to cooperate with him with regard to our commitments based on the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons,…
