I would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom and the Egyptian presidency for initiating and convening this very timely open briefing. My special gratitude goes to the briefers for their detailed overview of the current situation in Aleppo, in particular, and in Syria, in general.
Ukra…
I would like to congratulate Egypt on its assumption of the presidency for the month of May.
It was our honour to co-sponsor resolution 2286 (2016), which was just adopted. We are grateful to the delegations of Egypt, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and Uruguay for their timely initiative, as well as for…
Ukraine voted today in favour of resolution 2285 (2016), given its conviction that the Council has to ensure that the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) continues to conduct its operations, which are vital for peace, stability and security in Western Sahara. The re…
I promise, Mr. President, that this will be my last statement. The Russian representative was recalling yet another detail of our long and bloody conflict. The so-called agreements of 21 February — which he just cited — were made possible with help of the four parties. But the representative of th…
I will be brief. I will not add to the attempts to impose more truths, half- truths and lies that members of the Council have been subjected to for quite a long time. If we are going into such details, I would like to bring to the Council’s attention, including that of the Russian representative, t…
I sincerely thank all members of the Security Council for giving me a chance to speak today. It has been a very important discussion for Ukraine, and I think that all of us agree, at least, that the Minsk agreements are the only way forward, in their entirety and complexity, starting from the ceasef…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for responding to our request to convene today’s meeting. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your successful presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank for your constructive and effective work. My only regret is that this meeting …
I would like to warmly thank everyone in attendance at this solemn occasion. At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, and the delegation of Belarus for such an emotional introduction to our debate.
The catastrophic nuclear accident that we recall today oc…
Ukraine welcomes the fact that the Security Council is considering piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea after some time, and we hope that today’s meeting will provide additional impetus to the effective eradication of that problem. The insight provided by the Assistant Secretary-Gen…
I would first of all like to warmly welcome the president of Somalia his Excellency Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. We also extend our appreciation to both briefers.
My delegation commends the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the United Nations Support Office for the Afr…
I wish to thank the Chinese presidency for convening this open debate. We fully agree with the importance of a regular review of the situation in the Middle East by the Security Council.
I also would like to express our solidarity with Ecuador and Japan, which suffered major earthquakes over the pa…
I want to thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate to discuss one of the most pressing issues on the Security Council’s agenda.
Ukraine condemns the phenomenon of terrorism unreservedly in all its forms and manifestations. We support the central role of the United Nations and the Security Cou…
Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security
Council for the month of April, as well as to express our appreciation for Angola’s presidency during the month of March.
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 2279 (2016). We consider today’s decision t…
Ukraine appreciates Angola’s initiative to hold this open debate. At the outset, I would like to state that Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union on this subject.
I would like to thank all the briefers, whose presence today proves the importance of…
It is a great pleasure to see you, Mr. Minister, presiding over our meeting.
At the outset, I should like to state that Ukraine also aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
The security situation in the Great Lakes region remains a topical issue on the Sec…
I would like to thank the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing.
Before I turn to the points my delegation would like to make, I note that Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observ…
We would like to express our gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his extensive briefing and for his team’s efforts in Afghanistan. We welcome the unanimous adoption of the resolution 2274 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Nations Assis…
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of resolution 2272 (2016), which we consider
to be a milestone document. We commend the United States delegation for its leadership in that regard.
During yesterday’s debate (see S/PV.7642), the lack of sufficient progress in the fight against sexual exploitation and …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We also appreciate the leadership of the United States in that regard. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his strong and unambiguous stance on the issue discussed today.
Ukraine is convinced of the enormous importance of addr…
Let me begin by warmly congratulating you, Mr. President, on Angola’s assumption of the presidency for this month and also by expressing our deep appreciation to Ambassador Ramírez Carreño for his leadership during the month of February.
At the outset, I would like to commend the efforts of both th…
