We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Italy on behalf of the Uniting for Consensus group (see A/72/PV.41). I wish to make the following remarks in my national capacity.
We appreciate your engagement in the process, Mr. President, and warmly welcome Ambas…
I would like to thank the French presidency for organizing this open debate, and the Secretary-General and the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, for their briefings.
The situation of children continues to be adversely affected by prevailing security and hum…
As Chair of the MIKTA Group for 2017, Turkey has the honour to deliver the following statement on behalf of the MIKTA countries, namely, Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia.
At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to the French presidency of the Security …
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate. I congratulate the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa for organizing the 2017 Africa Week at the United Nations. I also thank the Secretary-General for his substantive reports (A/72/223 and A/72/269) on the progress achieved in the implementation of…
The Palestinian issue remains the core challenge for regional and global stability. An independent State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital is the only way for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace that can also ensure security for both sides.
At the same ti…
I have asked to take the floor in order to register my country’s position with regard to the fifth annual report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (A/72/261).
Certain contents of the report refer explicitly or implicitly to my country and Turkish nationals, including
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I would first like to thank the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary- General for organizing this timely meeting. We believe that our deliberations here today will further strengthen our collective efforts to eradicate this heinous crime. Human trafficking constitutes a clear violatio…
We too thank Special Representative Mr. Yamamoto for his briefing and His Excellency Mr. Salahuddin Rabbani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, for his statement.
We would also like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the situation in Afgha…
We thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate.
Turkey aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union. I now would like to add the following remarks in my national capacity.
Since the 2015 review processes on the United Nations peace operations…
We join others in thanking the President for convening this meeting and the Secretary- General for his report (А/71/858). We would like to express our full support to the Secretary-General’s commitment to adapting the United Nations system to the ever-evolving threat of terrorism. The establishment …
We thank China for organizing today’s meeting.
Africa plays an important role in maintaining peace and promoting development. However, serious challenges to lasting peace and security in the continent persist. Sustaining peace and security in Africa requires strong cooperation and coordination amon…
We thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Saikal, for his statement.
At the outset, let me reiterate our heartfelt condolences for those who lost their lives in the series of terrorist attacks that began on…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and Australia (MIKTA). MIKTA is a cross-regional partnership of five countries of diverse cultures and regions that share core values and similarities and are like-minded on many of the global c…
We thank Uruguay for organizing the first open debate on the protection of civilians and medical care in armed conflict since the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016), the first on this subject, nearly a year ago. We also thank the Secretary- General and the briefers for their insightful remarks.
Tur…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing. Let me also congratulate Ms. Pramila Patten on her appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, for his presentation.
While brutal oppression of people, sectarian and divisive policies, terrorism and humanitarian catastrophes sweep through the Middle East, the Israeli-Palestinian …
I thank the President of the General Assembly for having organized this joint debate. I also thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for the report (A/71/768) on the its tenth session, and the Secretary-General for his report (A/71/792) on the Peacebuilding Fund.
The adoption of the 2030 Ag…
It is a great pleasure for me to attend this timely meeting of the General Assembly. I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening it and the Chef de
Cabinet, the Assistant High Commissioner of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and t…
We thank the United Kingdom for organizing today’s debate and the Secretary-General and the distinguished briefers for their statements. We find this open debate timely and relevant, following the adoption of the first Security Council resolution on this topic (resolution 2331 (2016)), which Turkey …
We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive report (S/2016/189),
Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and Ambassador Saikal and Ms. Samar for their statements.
At the outset, I would like to express in the strongest possible terms our condemnation of the heinous attack that t…