As we do every month, we once again thank the
Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his very complete and detailed briefing. Above all, we thank him for his work and that of his team, which indicates a seriousness and a commitment to the task entrusted to…
We have requested the floor before the vote in order to make two comments — one procedural and one substantive.
With regard to the procedural issue, the draft resolution was shared officially on Saturday. Yesterday, the President was asked to put it in blue and to schedule the vote for today, with…
At the outset, I would like to thank Minister Kono for presiding over our work today and Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We share the concern of the Security Council’s Japanese presidency and believe this debate is very timely. It is particularly important at a time when the situation o…
First, I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Francois Louncény Fall, for his briefing on the activities of the Office and his assessment of key trends in the areas of the p…
I thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing. I must confess that I do
not know if I should thank him for his report, because it was brutal. He exposed a landscape of cruelty and violence and sometimes ignorance is bliss when faced with a reality like the o…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her thorough presentation of the twenty-sixth report on the activities of her Office with regard to the situation in Darfur. We believe that this type of transparent and frank report provides added valu…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, and the United Nations High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, for their briefings today.
For Uruguay, there is a clear, intimate link between t…
As on previous occasions, Uruguay voted in favour of the holding of this meeting. Uruguay does not recognize limitations when it comes to dealing with the issue of human rights, either for reasons of the forum where it is discussed or of deference to domestic jurisdiction. Full and unconditional res…
I will address the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2048 (2012) concerning Guinea-Bissau and Chair of the Informal Working Group on International Tribunals. I will share some exclusively personal opinions with members regarding my responsib…
I thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his very accurate briefing.
The political, historical and religious relevance of Jerusalem for Israel and Palestine, as well as Christian, Jewish and Muslim believers all over the world, is the reason that…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy …
First and foremost, on behalf of my delegation and on my own behalf, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and your delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December, which is our last month as a non-permanent member of the Council. I would …
Allow me to begin by thanking all the briefers who spoke this morning. I would like to pay particular tribute to Ms. Audrey Azoulay, who has been appointed the new Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
According to the agenda, this will be the las…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltenman, for his briefing and the delegations of the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea for having convened this open meeting.
Once again, we find ourselves here in the face of the threat from North Korea, which pe…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his very complete briefing.
As we do every month, let me acknowledge the constant work, sacrifice and courage of the staff of the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and of its partner agencies in Syria and bordering countries…
At the outset, I wish to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for their respective briefings.
Last Sunday marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the release of Casablanca, a classic of the silver scre…
At the outset, I express my appreciation for the briefing delivered by Ms. Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, which has provided us with a comprehensive overview of the latest events in South Sudan.
I reiterate once again Uruguay’s profound concern about the cris…
We are grateful for the briefings presented in their respective capacities by Ms. Coninsx, Mr. Voronkov and Ambassador Umarov.
The evolution of the terrorist phenomenon— and especially the growing role of foreign terrorist fighters — causes us deep concern. In recent times, indiscriminate terrorist…
As we did with the delegation of France in October, we commend you, Mr. President, on your decision to hold this meeting as an open briefing. We encourage other Council members and the new members that will join the Security Council next year to continue with this practice.
As we do every month, we…
I would once again like to thank Mr. Kubiš, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive and informative briefing and for the ongoing work that he and his team have been doing in an environment as complex as Iraq. I would also like to pay special tribute to Major Anna P…
