It is my pleasure to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad Bande on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session.
Mr. Muhammad Bande brings many important and admirable qualifications to the job. From his years as Permanent Representative of Nigeria, he knows the Unit…
I thank the Government of Indonesia for convening this open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, a cornerstone of international humanitarian law. And it is with enormous pleasure that I see with us Peter Mauer…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this important debate on peacekeeping training and capacity-building. It reflects your country’s strong engagement in peacekeeping, here in New York as well as in the field.
I salute the more than 3,000 uniformed personnel from Indonesia who currently ser…
I thank Germany and His Excellency the Foreign Minister, Mr. Heiko Maas, for hosting this important debate. I welcome Nobel Peace Prize laureates Ms. Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege and thank them for their extraordinary work. Their advocacy highlights two vital elements of our response to the cri…
I welcome this debate on women in peacekeeping as we strive for progress on a key element in the maintenance of international peace and security.
With the launch of the system-wide strategy on gender parity, in 2017, the United Nations embarked upon an ambitious and essential system-wide effort to …
A century ago, as the rubble from the First World War still smouldered, global leaders came together at Versailles and affirmed a principle that echoes to this day. Indeed, in the first words of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization (ILO), it is written that “Universal and lastin…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council. I welcome His Excellency Prime Minister Maïga.
We have all been shocked by the recent surge in violence in central Mali, particularly the killing last weekend of at least 160 civilians in the village of
Ogossagou in Mopti provi…
Slavery and the transatlantic slave trade were among history’s most appalling manifestations of human brutality. On this International Day of Remembrance we pay homage to the millions of African men, women and children who were denied their humanity and forced to endure abominable cruelty across cen…
I am pleased to join those gathered in this Hall to observe the International Day
for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This is an occasion for all of us to renew our promise to end racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, including social and ethnic discrimination…
I would like to thank the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for having organized this high-level debate on the activities of mercenaries as a source of insecurity and destabilization in Africa and in particular, pursuant to the concept note before us (S/2019/97, annex), in Central Africa. I welcome th…
Seventy years ago, after the Holocaust and the horror of the Second World War, our visionary forebears drafted 30 articles that lay out what they described as the “foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world”. The adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights marked the first time …
Today we commemorate the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted by consensus 20 years ago. As Wangari Maathai, the late Kenyan environmental c…
As we celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is important to recognize the human rights defenders working to uphold the Declaration and make human rights a reality for all. Today, we recognize the outstanding contributions of three individuals and one o…
Following the debate yesterday (see S/PV.8413), I again thank the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for having proposed this open debate on the role of States, regional arrangements and the United Nations in the prevention of conflicts.
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Our world is faced with complex threats that are…
I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency President Alassane Ouattara and at the same time thank Côte d’Ivoire for using its presidency of the Security Council to propose today’s theme, which emphasizes the links between sustainable economic development, peace and security.
The experience of Côte d…
I thank the Chinese presidency for convening this open debate on strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa, and for China’s contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa and around the world. Some 2,500 uniformed Chinese personnel, including well-trained and equipped indivi…
Peacekeeping is a remarkable exercise in global solidarity. United Nations peacekeepers are ready to pay the ultimate price for peace, and we are all in their debt. Last week, eight of our peacekeepers — all from the African countries Malawi and Tanzania — were killed in the line of duty. Most were …
I thank China for using its presidency of the Security Council to highlight the importance of strengthening multilateralism and the role of the United Nations.
Today’s discussion takes place just days before the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War. That conflict was a coloss…
I thank the presidency of Bolivia for give me the opportunity to address the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda through the political and economic empowerment of women. I congratulate the Council on its efforts this past year to increase the number of speakers from civil socie…
I thank the Bolivian presidency for convening this debate.
The exploitation of natural resources, or competition over them, can and does lead to violent conflict. Preventing, managing and resolving such conflicts is one of the major and growing challenges of our time. United Nations studies show th…
