Regarding resolution 69/109, on sustainable fisheries, which was adopted under agenda item 74 (b), I would like to state that Turkey is fully committed to the conservation, management and sustainable use of marine living resources and attaches great importance to regional cooperation to that end. In…
Turkey is pleased to co-sponsor the draft resolution before us today (A/69/L.20), and we look forward to its adoption by consensus.
Afghanistan is going through a crucial phase in terms of its political, security and economic transformation. The gains in the country in the past 13 years, including …
I wish to thank the Australian presidency for organizing today’s debate.
Turkey is convinced that effective international cooperation, with the United Nations playing a central role, is key to addressing the threat posed by terrorism. In that regard, the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Str…
Turkey is committed to the ultimate goal of the total elimination of all weapons of mass destruction. It fulfils its commitments under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction as the sole international legally …
With regard to the baseless allegations just made by the representative of one delegation, I would like to stress that they will be duly responded to by their counterpart, the Turkish Cypriots, whose voice unfortunately cannot be heard in the Hall.
I would like to thank Executive Director Mlambo-Ngucka, Assistant Secretary- General Mulet and Special Rapporteur Beyani for their insightful briefings. I also thank Ms. Suaad Allami from the Sadr City Women’s Centre and Legal Clinic for her remarks.
As the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325 …
Current developments in the Middle East affect Turkey in many ways. The situation in Palestine remains a source of concern to us, for humanitarian and political reasons. The immediate needs of Palestine in general and Gaza in particular constitute a priority for the international community. With tha…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation for the scheduling of this important meeting and I would especially like to thank
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his invaluable reports.
As we are at the crossroads of defining the post- 2015 development agenda, it is important to have a c…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to the United States and to you personally, Secretary Kerry, for organizing this important meeting on Iraq. I hope that our meeting today will add value to our previous discussions in Newport, Jeddah and Paris.
Obviously, Iraq is facing the most severe cr…
I would like to thank the United States presidency for holding today’s meeting. We also welcome the adoption of resolution 2177 (2014), which Turkey is pleased to have co-sponsored.
The Ebola outbreak has become an international emergency with wider implications for the economic, social and politic…
Madam President, I thank you for organizing this meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing and Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
With the crucial phase Afghanistan has reached in terms of the political, security and economic transformation it is undergoing,…
We feel obligated to take the floor once more as we are astonished by the baseless allegations, made by the Syrian regime’s representative, of organ trafficking related to Turkey. The organs that he mentioned sadly belong to the Syrian children indiscriminately killed by the regime. The operations h…
I would like to thank the United States presidency for organizing this important debate, as well as the briefers for their insightful comments and remarks.
The developments in the legal and normative framework on children and armed conflict; the strong attention devoted to the issue in the Security…
At the outset, allow me to express our appreciation to the United Kingdom
presidency for scheduling this important debate. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their insightful briefings.
Today’s debate is not only is timel…
I have the honour to present draft resolution A/68/L.55, entitled “Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution”, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Mediation. The Group of Friends of Mediation was established in 2010. It is co-chai…
The conditions in which peacekeepers operate today have changed dramatically. Unfortunately, the number of conflicts is on the rise and they are increasingly of an intra-State nature. Asymmetric threats are emerging more frequently. Furthermore, United Nations peacekeeping has become a multidimensio…
I shall deliver an abridged version of my statement. The full text is being circulated in the Chamber.
In recent weeks, we have been witnessing with the greatest concern the deep human and humanitarian suffering caused by Israel’s operation in the Gaza Strip. Since 8 July, more than 600 Palestinian…
I would like to thank Special Representative Kubiš and Executive Director Fedotov
for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Tanin for his remarks.
Afghanistan today stands at a crucial crossroads, with key political, security and economic transformation processes under way. Turkey believes that…
As the Assembly knows, on 14 January I was appointed by the President of the General Assembly to serve as facilitator for the consultations with Member States on the outcome of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review. On 10 June, I presented the draft resolution to the President …
May I first express our thanks to the President for convening this fourth biennial review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy to review the progress made and update our response to the evolving challenges. I would also like to extend our appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-m…
