I thank the President for convening this meeting.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group. I would like to make the following additional remarks in my national capacity.
Security Council reform is both ne…
Every three months we meet here to debate the agenda item “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. If these meetings are really meant to be helpful, we must start by finding a more appropriate and more frank name for the agenda item. I suggest that the name be “The sit…
Over the past two weeks, developments in the north-east of Syria have been the subject of lengthy discussions. Various views have been expressed, which is fine. We are all entitled to hold our own views. But we are not entitled to our own facts. I therefore view today’s meeting as a platform for me …
I would like to begin by congratulating Russia upon the successful completion of its presidency. I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s Council briefing, with our participation.
Another word of appreciation goes to Ambassador Geir Pedersen, the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria. A…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto, Under-Secretary-General Fedotov and the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, Ambassador Djani, for their briefings, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Raz, for her statement. I also thank the Secretary-Gener…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this timely debate on a theme that is of paramount importance to the maintenance of international peace and security.
For centuries, the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa lived together in peace and harmony, regardless of their race, religion, …
I wish to start by thanking your country’s presidency, Madam, for organizing this very important open debate and the valuable and, in the case of Ms. Kamara, touching contributions by the briefers.
I will go straight to our point. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/509) paints a grim pictu…
There was a moment in history when we were hopeful for peace in Israel and Palestine. That is hardly the case anymore, frankly, and the hopes for a lasting solution are dim. But this gloomy picture could have been avoided; it was not inevitable.
Today, despite continuous international calls, the ex…
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) has made a major contribution to improvements in reproductive health, women’s empowerment and human development by placing human rights at the heart of development and bringing attention to the issue of ageing.
Turkey has placed ICPD…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations for convening this open debate. We would also like to thank the briefers for their valuable remarks.
Turkey aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, and …
At a time when atrocities committed in various corners of the world persist in causing unprecedented human suffering, it is essential for the international community to continue to address the issue of preventing the occurrence of such crimes. In this respect, we welcome the inclusion of agenda item…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and Ms. Samar for their briefings, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Raz, for her statement. We also thank the Secretary-General for his enlightening report (S/2019/493).
The increasing engagement of the int…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely meeting. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings depicting the grave situation in Idlib.
Unfortunately, ceasefire violations are still on the rise. The con…
I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency and thank you for organizing today’s open debate. We appreciate the important role that Kuwait has been playing with regard to the issue of the working methods of the Council, particularly by steering the related Informal Working Group on Doc…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, I would like to express our sincere congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Tijjani Muhammad Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. As the current Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the …
I would like to thank the Indonesian presidency for organizing this timely debate. We also thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their insightful statements.
Armed conflicts take a massive toll on people’s lives. Trapped in wars, millions of civilians are forced to flee. They are torture…
I am taking the floor to explain my delegation’s vote on resolution 73/295. Turkey is an ardent supporter of the rules-based international system. We are also strongly and fully committed to the process of decolonization and the role of the United Nations in that area. However, it is also vital to c…
I would like to thank Under-Secretaries-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Mark Lowcock for their briefings on the situation in Idlib. We express our appreciation and gratitude to all humanitarian workers for their tireless efforts. Those unsung heroes provide lifeline services to millions of Syrians in n…
We have come here on numerous occasions and stated that the Palestinians have the right to live like the rest of us. They have the right to be free and secure, and they have the right to enjoy what is their own. Yet nothing has changed. A systematic effort is being made to undermine the inalienable …
The multilateral system is experiencing perhaps the gravest crisis it has seen since its emergence after the Second World War. For some, a rules-based system based on multilateralism is no longer the best guarantor of international security and prosperity. Consensus-building and compromise are viewe…
