We meet today to commemorate the life of Nelson Mandela and to reflect on the struggles of this great leader, out of our appreciation for the sacrifices he made in order to uphold humankind’s shared principles and values of freedom, dignity, equality and justice. Whenever we reflect on Nelson Mandel…
The scourge of terrorism continues to pose a real threat to international peace and security. Deadly daily plots and attacks remind us how important it is to remain united, coherent and committed to building resilient societies and enhancing international cooperation. Our experience shows us that no…
First of all, on behalf of the Group of Arab States, I thank you, Sir, for convening this important meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The Group of Arab States would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this high- level meeting on building and sustaining peace. Today’s challenging international conflicts, as well as the growing number of conflicts within and between States, call on us to draw lessons from our experiences, take s…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Peruvian presidency for convening this important open debate on youth, peace and security. In a world where both conflict and young populations are growing, it is easy to fall into the negative narrative relating young people to the problem, perceiving them as eit…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea for its commendable and successful efforts aimed at facilitating draft resolution A/72/L.5, entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”. Tunisia welcomes…
At the outset, I would like to thank the French presidency for having convened this meeting in order to take stock of the achievements made and prospects for the holistic and full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The
resolution is indubitably a cornerstone in many regards, by acknowledging…
I congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session, and wish him every success in his tasks.
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his efforts to advance the lofty United Nations principles by promoting the pivotal role of …
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important meeting, which enables us not only to assess the progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, but also to comment on actions being carried out and, especially, to ass…
I would like, first of all, to congratulate the Uruguayan presidency of the Security Council on having taken the initiative to organize this open debate on an issue that, regrettably, has become recurrent and topical, namely, sexual violence in conflict as a tactic of war and terrorism.
I would als…
I would first like to thank the President for convening today’s debate on agenda item 14, on implementing the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his report, entitled “Promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and …
At the outset, on behalf of both myself and my colleague, Ambassador Ion Jinga. Permanent Representative
of Romania, I thank the President for the trust that he has placed in us by designating us as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. We are aware that the re…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your wise presidency of the Council for this month, and thanking you for convening this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
I would like to align my delegation with the statements made on behalf the Organiz…
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s sincere condolences to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bangladesh, Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan following the terrorist attacks in their countries. I would also like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this debate on the fifth review of the United Nations Global…
I am pleased to attend the 2016 high-level meeting on ending AIDS, the first being held after 2015 and the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (resolution 70/1).
I would like to take this opportunity to express, on behalf of Tunisia, our gratitude for the…
I should like at the outset to thank the Egyptian presidency for organizing this important and timely debate at a moment when the world is witnessing the unprecedented growth of terrorism. We welcome presidential statement S/PRST/2016/6 and its acknowledgement of the need for the international commu…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your initiative to convene today’s important and thought-provoking open debate on respect for the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. I thank you for putting this issue before the Council, which has been greatly debated an…
Tunisia is proud to attend this high-level meeting 10 years after the high-level World Summit on the Information Society held in Tunis, two years after the Geneva summit. At those summits, we reached a consensus to achieve development goals enabled by information and communications technologies (ICT…
At the outset, I wish to thank the President for the invitation to participate in the debate on agenda item 16, “Culture of peace”. We wish to pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his efforts in the preparation of his second report on the promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and in…
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly, for convening this plenary meeting on global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum-seekers.
Tunisia values the …
