First of all, I would like to add my voice to the expressions of sympathy and condolences conveyed through the United States delegation to the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, which took so many innocent lives.
By voting in favour of today’s resolution 2292 (2016), Ukraine proceeded from th…
I know that it is late, but my statement will not take long. Today, the Russian delegation once again resorted to a flat lie, this time stating that the Council did not receive any request from Ukraine on the deployment of a peacekeeping operation.
Just for the record, Ukraine officially approached…
At the outset I wish to thank the French presidency of the Council for this timely initiative and the opportunity to have a fruitful discussion on such an important aspect of peacekeeping as the protection of civilians.
Ukraine, as an active troop-contributing country and a country where an armed c…
I would like to thank International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Bensouda for her useful briefing.
Ukraine remains deeply concerned about the increased violence and insecurity in Darfur, the growing number of internally displaced persons and
the restriction of humanitarian access to conflict ar…
It is my pleasure and honour to address this significant forum on behalf of the Government of Ukraine. I would like to put on record that my country, Ukraine, welcomes the adoption of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS (resolution 70/266, annex).
Ukraine is a high-impact and fast-track count…
I would like to warmly welcome Presidents Theodor Meron and Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. I thank them for their comprehensive briefings. Let me also express our support for their professional and dedicated service. I also wish to thank Ambassador Elbio Rosselli of Uruguay for his wor…
Ukraine aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development-GUAM and its member States, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova. I would also like to make several remarks in my natio…
I am very pleased to welcome to the Security Council Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) and to thank her for the briefing. Ukraine commends the significant contribution that the European Union makes in support of the mainten…
Ukraine appreciates the French initiative to hold, in advance of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on 19 June, an open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his information and for his i…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the entire Egyptian delegation for providing an environment conducive to effective and efficient work by the Council in the month of May. Your team’s highly professional efforts have been a hallmark of the Egyptian presidency and deserve high praise.
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I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting, and the
delegation of Spain for initiating it. We also thank all of today’s briefers for their very useful presentations.
Climate change in the Sahel, along with desertification and land degradation, is one of the contributi…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Bensouda, for her informative briefing.
Ukraine remains concerned about the continued violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights in Libya. We strongly condemn the indiscri…
As a sponsor of today’s resolution 2288 (2016), Ukraine took into account the fact that it is a logical and much-desired outcome of the dedicated efforts of the Security Council, the United Nations and the international community to restore peace and stability in Liberia. Less than a month ago, we t…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate to discuss the major issue of United Nations-African Union cooperation. We commend your delegation, Sir, for choosing to convene this meeting at this very opportune time on the heels of yesterday’s anniversary of the tenth joint meet…
It is my pleasure to welcome Special the Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, back to the Council. I thank him for his briefing.
I also thank First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for…
Ukraine co-sponsored resolution 70/264, on the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose establishment we consider to be one of the most important human rights achievements in the past century. The ICC is the inarguable cornerstone of the international justice system, with its provisions…
In its right to reply, the delegation of Ukraine would like to raise the following points. We are deeply disappointed that, instead of finally confessing to committing aggression against my country, the Russian delegation has resorted to repeating false insinuations that do not convince anybody. Wha…
At the outset, I would like to join others in expressing our sincere gratitude to the Egyptian delegation and to you personally, Mr. Minister, for convening this debate. Also please accept our condolences in connection with the bloody terrorist attack committed in Cairo on Sunday.
Our thanks also g…
It is our pleasure to welcome High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Security Council and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and report (S/2016/395, annex). As this is my first statement on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Ukraine assumed its non-permanent membership in…
Like others, I thank today’s briefers for providing extensive information on the activities of their respective Committee’s and beyond. We highly commend the dedicated efforts of the three Committee Chairs, as well as the work of the
expert groups aimed at ensuring the comprehensive implementation …
