Senegal welcomes the adoption of resolution 2368 (2017), which we had the honour of co-sponsoring. I would therefore like to thank and congratulate the delegation of the United States of America on its leadership in the consultations and the other members of the Council for their contributions, whic…
First of all, I would like to congratulate you personally, Mr. President, as well as the Chinese Government, on your accession of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also welcome the organization of this debate, which your country, the People’s Republic of China, has deci…
The Senegalese delegation would like at the outset to thank the Chinese presidency for having convened this important debate on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). My thanks go also to Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head o…
At the outset, I extend the condolences of Senegal to the Government and the people of Egypt following the violent terrorist attack targeting Egyptian soldiers on 7 July, killing 23.
We also welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia.
I further wish to thank the …
At the outset, I wish to thank the delegations of the United States and Japan for having called for the holding of this meeting. I thank you, Mr. President, for having agreed to convene meeting so quickly, and Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jenča for his clear and factual briefing…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2365 (2017), as it believes in the importance of mine action in maintaining international peace and security. I thank the delegation of Bolivia for bringing this important topic to the attention of the Security Council and for demonstrating openness during…
First of all, I would like to thank the Bolivian presidency for taking the initiative to convene this meeting on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). My thanks also go to Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Mr. João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of…
Senegal welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2364 (2017), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2018. My country also welcomes the adoption by the Government of Mali of a comprehensive plan to re-est…
Allow me, first of all, to thank the Bolivian presidency for taking the initiative to organize this debate on the important issue of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. I would also like to thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu and Mr. Joseph Ballard for their particularly informative presenta…
The Senegalese delegation congratulates you, Mr. President, on organizing today’s meeting on the situation in Liberia, a fraternal and friendly country for Senegal, with which we share membership in all international organizations, and above all, our subregional organization, the Economic Community …
I would also like to thank Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Mr. Mahmoud Saikal, for their import…
Like others, Mr. President, the Senegalese delegation would like to thank you for organizing today’s monthly briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, and in particular for producing the concept note that has helped us to focus our discussion this morning. I w…
Against the backdrop of the proliferation of asymmetric conflicts, Senegal commends the Bolivian presidency for holding a briefing on a topic that is so important to international peace and security — demining.
I would like to thank our briefers today, Mr. Alexander Zuev, Assistant Secretary-Genera…
At the outset, allow me to commend the Bolivian presidency for organizing this important meeting. I should also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing of the fifth report of the Secretary-General on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (S/2017/467).
It a…
The delegation of Senegal is grateful to the Bolivian presidency for organizing this important meeting and thanks Ms. Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing on her report on the current state of the investigations and proceedings of her Office with regard to the D…
The Senegalese delegation is grateful to the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council for having a organized this briefing on the International Criminal Tribunals and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I would like to thank in particular Judge Carmel Agius, President The…
I should like at the outset, Sir, to say what an honour and a pleasure it is for the Senegalese delegation to see you personally presiding over this meeting of the Security Council, which you decided to devote to the important issue of transboundary waters and preventive diplomacy. That decision has…
The Senegalese delegation voted in favour of resolution 2356 (2017), which strengthens the sanctions regime on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in accordance with my country’s commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons, but also to express Senegal’s position in favour of a denuclearized…
I align myself with the words of the President in condemning the terrorist attacks in Kabul. In so doing, I wish to reiterate the condolences of Senegal to the families of the victims and to the people and the Government of Afghanistan.
The Senegalese delegation would like to congratulate Bolivia o…
My delegation thanks Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien, for introducing the thirty-ninth report of the Secretary-General on the humanitarian situation in Syria (S/2017/445) and for his enlightening briefing. Through him, Senegal ag…
