Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2304 (2016), aware of the grave humanitarian, human rights and security situation resulting from the profound political crisis in South Sudan, for which the country’s main political and military leaders are responsible. Violations of human rights in South Sudan …
I should like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you a very productive month. I also thank you for having convened this very important open debate to mark the 20-year anniversary of the Graça Machel report (see A/51/306). I sh…
Uruguay participated actively in the drafting of resolution 2303 (2015) and commends the dedication and patient work of the penholder in the drafting of the text, which we have just adopted. In drafting the text, we were fundamentally motivated by the urgent need to address the grave humanitarian si…
My delegation should like once again to call the Security Council’s attention to the procedures and time frames in which draft resolutions are circulated to the Council for its consideration. Resolution 2302 (2016), of which my delegation voted in favour, was circulated by the penholder for the firs…
I wish to thank the delegation of Japan for having convened this open debate and also for the concept note (S/2016/586, annex). I wish also to thank the Secretary-General, Ambassador Amina Mohamed and Ambassador Smail Chergui for their respective statements today.
Uruguay deems it important to main…
At the outset, I wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for convening this meeting on an issue of great importance, namely, the situation in the Lake Chad Basin. I also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for their detailed an…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for his briefing.
At our most recent open debate (see S/PV.7740), my delegation spoke about working methods. We said that it was positive if Security Council members were to begin to express themselves in this open forum, rather than doing so only in …
I would like to begin by saying that I think Mr. Van Bohemen has just stated the points that we wanted to make much more eloquently than I can, and I fully support his statement. However, in order to enjoy my 15 minutes of fame, I shall deliver my statement anyway.
My delegation associates itself f…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman,
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs; Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi, in his capacity as facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015); and Mr. João Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to …
On behalf of my delegation, allow me, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the precedency of the Security Council for the month of July and to thank France for having guided our work during the month of June. We also thank you for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Mi…
Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2295 (2016) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), convinced of the importance of ensuring the continuity of the crucial work the peacekeeping operation is doing on Mali. It is clear that w…
At the outset, let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for the work he has carried out during the nearly five years of his mandate with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), as well as the commitment with which he has carried out…
While significant progress has been made in recent years to reduce the scourge of HIV/AIDS, many challenges still lie ahead. Indeed, the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a threat to millions of people worldwide, which is why we attach great importance to the holding of this high-level meeting to advance th…
I should like at the outset to thank the French presidency for having organized this very timely debate, and I hope that this meeting will provide elements that will make it possible to renew the commitment to the protection of civilians in armed conflict and strengthen the instruments available to …
I thank you, Sir, for convening and including this meeting in the June programme of work. I especially welcome the presence of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, and the introduction of her detailed twenty-third report on the activities of her Office with respect…
I wish to express appreciation for the comprehensive briefings on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals delivered by President Carmel Agius, President President Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. I also …
Uruguay firmly promotes, protects and defends human rights and international humanitarian law at the national and international levels. The defence of international law and the principles of peaceful coexistence and territorial integrity have been priorities of our foreign policy. In that regard, we…
I wish to begin by congratulating the French presidency for having organized this briefing, and in particular I would like to thank Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy, for her valuable statement to the Council.
Uruguay attaches…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Council and to offer you the full cooperation of the delegation of Uruguay in your work.
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I also thank the delegation of Egypt once again, led by Ambassador Amr Aboulatta and his team, for t…
At the outset, permit me, Sir, to congratulate you on having convened this wrap-up session in line with the note by the President of the Security Council (S/2010/507) and for having distributed a concept note with proposals addressed to the members of the Security Council to guide their statements. …
