As the current Chair of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, I have the honour to address the General Assembly on behalf of the 120 States Members of the United Nations that comprise this mechanism for consultation and joint political action.
I begin by extending a warm welcome and revolutionary …
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate on women and peace and security. We commend the briefings by the Secretary-General and by the Executive Director ofUN-Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, whom we commend on her excellent work leading that body, as well …
At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the Russian delegation in its capacity as President of the Security Council for convening this very important debate so that we can address the very critical situation of the Palestinian people and the Middle East. We would also like to expres…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for the timely convening of this debate on the situation in the Republic of Haiti. We commend the Secretary- General’s report (S/2016/753), which was introduced by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabil…
We agree with the representative of Uruguay on the issue of making the discussions in the Security Council more transparent to the broader membership, and that is why we have asked for the floor today.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is grateful for the briefing of Mr. Maman Sambo Sidikou, Spe…
Unfortunately, today the Security Council has effectively shown its inability to achieve consensus on how to manage and resolve the horrible tragedy faced by the people of Syria since the beginning of the war. The fundamental reason for the lack of unity is based on the fact that certain permanent m…
With the firm commitment to fully respecting international humanitarian law, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns indiscriminate attacks against the civilian population and humanitarian personnel carried out by any party. It also condemns air strikes carried out against hospitals and health…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela abstained in the voting on resolution 2312 (2016), which extends for an additional year the mandate of resolution 2240 (2015), on the illicit smuggling of migrants and human trafficking in the Mediterranean Sea. We did so because we believe that the reasons that …
We thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon; Mr. Peter Maurer, President
of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Ms. Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, for their valuable briefings. We would like to echo the urgent call to those participating in conflicts that…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has always maintained that the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria must be based on respect for the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of the country, bearing in mind the legitimate Government as a key…
On behalf of Mr. Nicolás Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, I would like to congratulate the President on his election to lead the work of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. We would like to express our firm resolve to contribute to the success of his l…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2310 (2016), pertaining to the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), because we believe it to be a positive initiative for making progress towards the priority objecti…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is grateful to you, Sir, for convening this informative meeting to address an issue of particular importance to the international community and our country. We also appreciate the briefing of Mr. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Org…
Today, as we celebrate the International Day of Peace, is the ideal moment to examine the situation in a sisterly country that is part of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, that is, the Syrian Arab Republic.
This year, 3 September, which was just a few days ago, marked exactly a year since the …
We thank the New Zealand presidency for the convening of today’s meeting today, and we thank
Foreign Minister Murray McCully for presiding over it. New Zealand’s effective leadership of the Security Council and its willingness to address the initiatives and proposals made in this organ are recogniz…
We would like to begin our intervention by thanking the presidency of New Zealand for convening this debate, and Minister McCully for presiding over it. We also thank the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his briefing. We welcome him an…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, aware of the importance of considering a topic of such critical importance to the current global and humanitarian agenda as the tragedy of the refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean basin, asserts that it deserves a comprehensive treatment encompassing all g…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela co-sponsored and voted in favor of resolution 2307 (2016), on the establishment and operation of the United Nations political mission in the Republic of Colombia, which complements resolution 2261 (2016). We did so out of our conviction that the former constitute…
We would like to
briefly add our voice to the discussion. In the interests of saving time, we will not repeat the explanations just made by our colleagues from Syria and Iran, but while we are aware that the issue of refugees is a global problem, we do not support including the topic on the agenda …
We take this
opportunity to express our unconditional solidarity with the people of our brother country Fiji, confronted by the natural disaster that recently impacted its shores. We trust that they will emerge stronger from their unfortunate circumstances.
Our delegation wishes to refer to resolu…
