I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman, Mr. Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union, and Ambassador Cardi of Italy, in his capacity as Facilitator for the implementation of Security Council resolution 2231
(2015), for providing factual and substantial reports on the status o…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Bolivian presidency for holding today’s open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). I also thank you, Sir, for the statement delivered in your capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutio…
I would like to start by expressing my delegation’s condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, and our condolences to the relatives of the victims and to the Government of Afghanistan. We hope that those responsible will be brought to justice.
I, too, join others in expressing our…
Let me thank all the briefers for their valuable insights.
Year after year, members of the Security Council attest to the grim reality of a seemingly perpetual deadlock in the Middle East peace process. The composition of the Council changes, but the messages and signals heard around the table rema…
First of all, I would like to join others in expressing our deepest condolences to our Chinese colleagues and friends on the tragedy that took place in the kindergarten. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected.
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. I …
I will be very brief. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. It is appalling that the Russian Federation, which supplies separatists in the Donbas with all kinds of ordnance, ammunition and mines, has the nerve to lecture about mine awareness and demining.
I would like to express my appreciation to the Bolivian delegation and to you personally, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting and raising such an important topic in the Security Council. I also thank Mr. Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their informative briefings.
Ongoing conflicts and militar…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-Genera Jeffrey Feltman for briefing us on the findings of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/467) on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). We are pleased that the Secretary-General has resumed the practice of providing a comprehensive review of th…
We are grateful to the Prosector for her detailed briefing on the situation in Darfur. This is the third report our delegation has heard since we joined the Council in 2016, and we find it alarming that so little progress has been made in the ensuing period and actually since the Security Council re…
We too would like thank today’s briefers for their extremely important contribution to this meeting and to assure them of Ukraine’s full support. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
We woul…
To echo others, I would like to begin on a sad note by extending my sincere condolences to our colleagues from Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, whose countries have once again been the targets of cowardly and senseless terrorist attacks.
At the outset, let me thank the Bolivian presidency for co…
I too want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Aïchatou Mindaoudou for her comprehensive briefing. Since this is the last briefing on the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) in this Chamber, I would like to take this opportunity to convey our sincere appreciation t…
Ukraine voted in favour of resolution 2356 (2017), which designates additional North Korean individuals and entities for inclusion into the relevant control lists, in response to the recent provocative ballistic-missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We welcome the efforts of…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development — GUAM and its member States: Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova and my own country, Ukraine.
Millions of people in the GUAM countries have been affected by armed conflicts, disrupting their li…
We too are grateful to Mr. O’Brien for his sobering and chilling account of the humanitarian situation in Syria. This month, unfortunately, seems to be no different from previous ones, since the humanitarian track continues to be dominated by devastating negative trends, as we just heard. While ther…
We thank the delegation of Uruguay for its initiative in drawing our attention to one of the most important topics in the area of protection of civilians in armed conflicts, namely, the protection of civilians and medical care in armed conflict.
I thank the Secretary-General for his informative bri…
I join other colleagues in thanking Special Representative David Shearer for his insightful briefing.
I want to highlight three points: the security situation, the political process and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
First, Ukraine strongly condemns the violence in South Sudan…
It is common knowledge that today the world situation warrants a greater engagement on the part of the United Nations in the area of peace and security. Sustainable de-escalation and progress in achieving peaceful settlements and peacebuilding are not possible, in most cases, without a robust intern…
I would like to express our condolences to the Government and people of Iraq with regard to the recent heinous terrorist attacks in Baghdad and the southern province of Basra.
We also wish to thank Special Representative Mr. Jan Kubiš for his update.
I want to commend the Iraqi security forces and…
We are grateful to Special Envoy De Mistura for his continued efforts and commitment to the political resolution of the Syrian conflict.
We regret the fact that the latest round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva did not bring much progress. A breakthrough did not happen because the main ingredient fo…
