I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s important debate on the the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. At the outset, I would like to express our profound gratitude and appreciation to the United Arab Emirates for its able conduct of the affairs of the Kimberley Process during its tenure as Chai…
Let me at the very outset thank and congratulate the Russian delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. My delegation also thanks you the Russian presidency for convening the Security Council open debate on implementing the common agenda in relat…
We wish at the outset to congratulate Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of August. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and his report (S/2016/360), as well as the representative of UNICEF and the Special Representative of the Secr…
We wish France all the best during its presidency of the Council for this month. We also pay tribute to the Secretary-General for his briefing, and commend him for continuing to show commitment to the cause of civilians especially in conflict situations. We also welcome the other insightful briefing…
Botswana congratulates your country Sir — Venezuela — on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We assure you of our support as you discharge your mandate.
We commend the Security Council for continuing to engage us in debates like this one, as they prov…
I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this annual briefing and for giving my delegation the opportunity to contribute to the debate on it. At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s appreciation and gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Angola for its expert leadership a…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for allowing us to share experiences, lessons and ideas on this very important subject.
At the outset, let me commend the Governments of Gabon and the Federal Republic of Germany for their leadership and contribution to bringing to the attention of the …
We congratulate Lithuania on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We wish you every success in carrying out your mandate, Madam.
We would like to commend the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the President of the Côte d’Ivoire ch…
I congratulate China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. I also wish you a happy new year, Sir.
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Zimbabwe on behalf of the Southern Africa Development Community.
We thank you, Sir, for having convene…
Let me express my delegation’s profound gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this crucial debate. We appreciate this opportunity to continue to engage the Security Council on matters of international peace and security. Our appreciation also goes to the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affa…
I would like to thank the President for convening this annual briefing and allowing my delegation to contribute to the topic under discussion. We welcome the report (A/69/622, annex) of the 2014 Chair of the Kimberley Process, and wish to express our satisfaction with the excellent manner in which C…
I thank you, Mr. President, for allowing us to take part in this discussion. We would like to congratulate the United States on taking the lead in drawing the world’s attention to this epidemic. We also applaud the Secretary-General for his commitment to fighting the epidemic. In that vein, we are p…
Let me congulate Lithuania on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and for organizing this debate. We appreciate the briefings by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Re…
Let me, at the outset, thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this very important debate. I also wish to thank the Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations, Ambassador Tanin, for continuing to consult us and engage with as we search for a solution to this long- pending question…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. We welcome this opportunity to continue to engage the Council on matters of international peace and security.
Our appreciation also goes to the Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Feltman, for…
We join other delegations in congratulating your country, Mr. President, on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month, and we extend our gratitude to you, Sir, for convening this important debate. Today’s deliberations
reaffirms the great importance that we, individually and co…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June, as well as for convening this thematic debate. We also thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Ms. Zainab Bangura, and the other speakers for their briefings th…
Allow me to join everyone here in congratulating you and your country, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. In the same vein, I would like to extend our gratitude for all the information that we have received during the open thematic deb…
