First of all, I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres; Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; Ms. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children; and Mr. Smaїl Chergui, Co…
Allow me, first of all, to thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings.
Uruguay reiterates its concern about the political, humanitarian and human ri…
We once again thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing. Above all, we thank him for his continued work, for which he can and will continue to count on the support of Uruguay, including when our term on the Security Council comes to an e…
I would like to thank the delegation of Italy for bringing this topic for consideration at this meeting, and I would like to thank you personally, Mr. President, for presiding over this meeting. We would also like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his presence and participation interna…
Uruguay voted in favour of draft resolution S/2017/970, introduced by Japan for the following reasons.
First, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) was established by resolution 2235 (2015). It is our Mechanism.
Secondly, if the…
Uruguay regrets that for the second time in less than a month, the Security Council has been unable to renew the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM). In my country’s view, the JIM has been an invaluable instrument for…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for joining us here in the Council today and for presiding over our work. We also wish to thank Mr. Mohamed Siala, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya; Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Supp…
I would first like to thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her presentation of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2017/907), and to take this opportunity to congratulate her on her successful work.
Uruguay emphasizes the report’s message tha…
Uruguay believes that the sanctions regime continues to play a vital role in the promotion of peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.
In Somalia, the regime is curbing the illicit arms flow and cutting the financing of Al-Shabaab. Uruguay has followed the situation in the Horn of Africa closely …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his briefing and his presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/911).
I also thank First Deputy Prime Minister and Mini…
We once again express our appreciation for the presence of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatouh Bensouda. We welcome the presentation of the fourteenth report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in Libya pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). Uruguay rei…
We would first like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing today and for his most recent report (see S/2017/922, annex) to the Council. We also thank the Italian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s debate.
We welcome the Co…
Uruguay has always expressed its desire for most of the meetings of the Council to be held in an open format, whenever possible. That is why we are especially grateful to the presidency for making today’s meeting public and open to the full membership. This is a topic of utmost importance for all of…
I, too, would like to thank the Italian presidency for convening today’s briefing. My thanks also go to our briefers, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation for the briefings by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga; the Special Representative of the African Union, Mr. Bedializoun Moussa Nébié; and the Head of International R…
First of all, I congratulate the delegation of France on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. I wish you, Sir, and your delegation every success during your term of office, during which you can count on the support of the delegation of Uruguay.
I thank Mr. Filip…
First of all, we would like to join other delegations in condemning the terrorist attack that took place in this city yesterday, as well as to express our condolences to the victims from the United States, Argentina and Belgium.
We wish to welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of…
I would like to thank France for having organized this open debate on an issue that is of particular importance and on which the international community must continue its work. I also thank you, Minister Le Drian, for presiding over our work. I would also like to express our appreciation for the par…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for your initiative and your presence here today to preside over our meeting.
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I would also like to thank Secretary-General Guterres; Mr. Abdoulaye Diop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali, in his capacity as Chair of the Group of …
Uruguay expresses its gratitude for the excellent report of the International Criminal Court (see A/72/349), as well as to its President, Ms. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, for the clarity with which she presented it (see A/72/PV.36). It is important to note that the Court received 4,725 applications…
