I would like to begin by congratulating the delegation of France on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. I also congratulate the delegation of Ethiopia for its leadership last month. Likewise, we welcome the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head o…
At the outset, we wish to express our country’s support for the statement made by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of Friends United against Human Trafficking (see A/72/ PV.24).
Trafficking in persons is a despicable crime that infringes upon human dignity and constitutes a seriou…
We address the General Assembly at its seventy-second session in the name of the constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, and thus in the name of a sovereign, peace-loving people that believes in respect among nations and compliance with the purest and …
Before explaining our vote, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you formally on your election to lead the Assembly for this session. I know that we already congratulated you earlier, but I would like to reiterate it here in plenary. You can count on our full support.
The Bolivarian Republic…
We would like to reiterate our support for the statement by the representative of Syria. Our country is opposed to seeing the topic of the responsibility to protect included on the Assembly’s agenda at its seventy-second session, and we will provide our reasons for that decision in our explanation o…
It is an honour for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take the floor on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at this open debate on a matter to which we attach great importance, taking into account the fact that 88 per cent of peacekeeping personnel deployed in the field come from non-alig…
It is an honour for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take the floor on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM) in this open debate where we are commemorating the first anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 2286 (2016) on the protection of the wounded and sic…
At the outset, we would like to welcome Mr. José Luis Cancela, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. We are delighted to have you, Sir, presiding over today’s important debate. We therefore thank Uruguay, a sister country, for convening today’s debate, and congratulate the entire delegation,…
It is an honour for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take the floor on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at this quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, a topic to which the 120 member States that comprise our Movement attach parti…
At the outset, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela wishes to express its heartfelt condolences to the delegations of Egypt and Somalia and to their Governments and peoples on the appalling terrorist attacks committed in their countries. We strongly condemn these criminal acts and reiterate our abso…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is aware of the importance of addressing a topic of such relevance to humanitarian agenda — the tragic plight of refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean basin.
In 2016, more than 5,000 people either died or went missing during perilous sea crossings, and, in …
At the outset, we wish to offer our best wishes to the United Kingdom delegation for successfully guiding the work of the Security
Council this month. We also thank Ukraine for the skill with which it led the work of the Council in February. We also extend our gratitude to the Secretary-General for…
With the permission of the Security Council, I would like to begin my statement by echoing the many heartfelt condolences expressed today over the passing of our friend, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. His sudden departure is an irreparable loss not only for his family, to whom we extend our sympathy and…
In order to ensure the smooth running of this meeting, I will now read a summarized version of the statement that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has the honour to address to the Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The complete text of the statement will be published on the page of t…
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for having convened this extremely important open debate in the light of recent events and the persistent situation in the Middle East. We also express our gratitude to the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nicko…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is grateful to the Swedish presidency for organizing this constructive debate and the conclusions it has brought about for the strengthening of international peace and security. Nonetheless, our delegation regrets the fact that we have to take the floor once agai…
At the outset, on behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, we congratulate your country, Sir, on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, as well as the new non-permanent members of the Council. Likewise, we appreciate the convening of this very important open debate and the …
We are greatly encouraged by the Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2336 (2016), submitted by the Russian Federation and Turkey in support of the urgent call by the Syrian people and the international community for a cessation of hostilities on the ground and a speedy start to negotiat…
My delegation would like to speak in explanation of vote on resolution 71/257, on oceans and the law of the sea, just adopted by the Assembly.
We would like to take this opportunity to warmly thank the facilitator of the negotiation process on the resolution, Mr. Thembile Joyini of South Africa, as…
After considering the draft resolution (S/2016/1085), our delegation decided to abstain, without prejudice to the fact that we believe that the current situation in South Sudan requires urgent, decisive, coordinated and consensual action on the part of the Security Council in order to tackle the sit…
