The Ukrainian delegation decided to co-sponsor resolution 2307 (2016), adopted today, for the following reasons.
Ukraine welcomes the Final Agreement for the Termination of Conflict and the Construction of a Stable and Lasting Peace reached between the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas…
I would like to support the proposal of the representative of Turkey to keep this item on the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session.
I would like to underscore the special importance of the topic of resolution 70/304 for my country and to thank the representatives of Finland and Turkey for the efforts to facilitate its adoption.
As a country that continues to suffer from Russian aggression, we clearly understand the importance
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Please accept our sincere congratulations, Sir, on having successfully steered the Security Council’s work during the month of August. We also would like to commend the highly professional work of the entire Malaysian delegation, which allowed the Council to conduct its daily business in an effectiv…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and again assure him of our full support. I also thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku for their statements.
My delegation has taken note of…
I also apologize for taking the floor again. I will be very brief. Out of respect for the presidency, colleagues around the table and the broader United Nations membership, I will confine myself just to a few brief points.
First, we do not intend to engage in a debate at this table about obvious fa…
Ukraine wishes to express its gratitude to the Malaysian presidency for organizing today’s useful debate. We also wish to thank today’s briefers for their valuable insights.
While fully aligning myself with the statement to be delivered later today by the Chargé d’affaires of the Delegation of the …
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for his customary detailed and moving account of the situation in Syria. I assure him that Ukraine fully supports his urgent call for 48-hour humanitarian pauses in that country.
Before going directly to the subject, I would like c…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2304 (2016), as we believe that the Security Council can no longer watch idly the accelerating collapse of the security and political situation in South Sudan. The enhancement of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the dep…
Ukraine appreciates the Malaysian initiative to hold this open debate on children and armed conflict. It is timely and symbolic, considering that this year we are marking the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the Japanese delegation for the effective presidency this month and welcoming the adoption of resolution 2303 (2016), which is an important prevention resolution. We would like to express our gratitude to the French delegation for its hard work …
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important meeting. We consider today’s deliberations and presidential statement S/PRST/2016/12 to be an important step towards the practical implementation of resolution 2282 (2016), on post-conflict peacebuildin…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Under- Secretary-General O’Brien for their comprehensive briefings, as well as the United Kingdom delegation for requesting this meeting.
The humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin continues to destabilize the entire West Africa regio…
To say the least, the humanitarian situation in Syria remains of grave concern to us. The regime and its allies continue to pursue their own military objectives with complete and cynical disregard for the still-existing cessation of hostilities and their obligations under the May statement of the In…
At the outset, I would like to commend Japan’s consistent and fruitful efforts during its previous and current memberships of the Security Council to streamline the work of the Council.
In recent years, we have seen some positive trends within the Council in the area of its working methods. First, …
I thank the Secretary- General and the Permanent Representative of Spain, Ambassador Oyarzun Marchesi, acting in his capacity
as facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), for providing comprehensive and substantial reports, which contribute to raising general awareness on the Jo…
Today’s meeting provides an excellent opportunity for the United Nations membership to pronounce itself on the recently released Quartet report. While Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union, let me provide my delegation’s views on the report and on other …
I have the honour of briefing the Security Council today in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic. In my statement, I intend to reflect on my role as Chair, which I have played since January 2016, and in so doing …
At the outset, I would like to convey our deepest condolences to the Government of Turkey and to the families of the victims of the terrible terrorist attack in Istanbul.
The fifth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is an important step forward in highlighting the emerge…
I would like to join other delegations in expressing our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his briefing and dedicated service as Head of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We wish him every success in his future assig…
