I will be very brief. I do not want to take up the valuable time of the Council on these baseless accusations. But I would make three points.
First, with regard to the Al-Nusra Front and Daesh, those two organizations have been on Turkey’s terrorism list since 2013. The track record of Turkey on fi…
I would like to extend our appreciation for your invitation, Madam, to take part in today’s meeting. We also thank Emergency Relief Coordinator Ms. Valerie Amos, High Commissioner António Guterres, and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Ertharin Cousin, as w…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for organizing this important debate.
Youth are a key asset and the hope for peaceful and prosperous societies. Yet today an unprecedented number of young people travel to Syria and Iraq to fight as foreign terrorist fighters alongside terrorist gr…
At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to the Jordanian presidency for organizing this important meeting.
The Middle East is experiencing a process of drastic change. The consequences, which range from terrorism to devastation and displacement, are affecting the entire region and …
I thank the Presiden, for organizing this meeting under the Jordanian presidency. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zainab Bangura and Ms. Hamsatu Allamin of Nigeria for their briefings.
We commend the attention devoted by the Council to the issue of sexual …
For centuries, the Middle East has been the cradle of peaceful coexistence for different communities. People of the Middle East lived side by side, considering their differences to be a richness. Today we are witnessing a dramatically different atmosphere, and we all need to try to understand the ro…
Today’s debate is timely, as the severe effects of conflicts on children continue to constitute a significant challenge. The attention devoted to the issue by the Security Council, exemplified by the adoption of important resolutions and the increased momentum achieved by the tireless efforts of the…
At the outset, I should like to express our appreciation to the French presidency for having convened this meeting. I should like also to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2015/151); his Special Representative, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing; and Ambassador Zahir Tan…
At the outset, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kang and High Commissioner Guterres for their briefings. Turkey appreciates the tireless work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to alleviate t…
I have to speak in response to one delegation’s statement.
We do not deny the suffering that occurred during the First World War over a wide geographic area beyond the Caucasus and in the whole of Europe, including the Balkans. The message of 24 April 2014 on the events of 1915 voiced by President …
Let me begin by thanking the Chinese presidency for organizing this debate.
The globe is experiencing challenging times. The number and intensity of violent conflicts are on the rise. Xenophobia, discrimination, attacks against migrants and intolerance threaten the very nature of peaceful coexisten…
Turkey welcomes and supports the Secretary-General’s proposal to extend the term of office of Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, until 31 December 2015. Since the number of people who have been displaced by force has now exceeded the numbers of those displaced
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Women and girls are among those most affected by the growing number and intensity of conflicts around the world. They continue to be specifically targeted conflicts, often subjected to such sexual violence and various forms of political, economic and social discrimination. It is women who are most a…
Today, while the number and intensity of violent conflicts and asymmetrical threats around the globe is on the rise, budgetary and administrative constraints, coupled with increased divisions within the Council and the United Nations, impede the effectiveness of our response capabilities. Civilians …
At the outset, let me congratulate the newly elected members of the Security Council and wish them every success.
Developments in the Middle East remain a high priority on the global agenda and continue to affect Turkey in many ways. The Palestinian question still lies at the heart of the challenge…
Turkey has always been ready for cooperative and mutually beneficial relations between landlocked and transit countries in order to create an effective framework for overcoming the specific challenges of landlocked developing countries.
At the outset, we wish to thank the Chadian presidency for organizing today’s timely open debate.
Turkey has long emphasized the link between terrorism and such transnational organized crime as drug trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Today, terrorist organizatio…
At the outset, allow me to thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive briefing. While voicing, once again, our appreciation for the tireless efforts and dedication of his predecessor, Mr. Ján Kubiš, I would like to wish Mr. Haysom a successful t…
Before starting, I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to brotherly Pakistan, which lost over 140 people in a heinous terrorist attack today in Peshawar. We reiterate our strong solidarity with the people of Pakistan. Turkey has declared tomorrow a day of national mourning. We strongly co…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his reports on the progress of the humanitarian activities of the United Nations system (A/69/96 and A/69/303). We also would like to commend outgoing Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos for her efforts to ensure effective coordination …
