I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Lithuania. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Poland align themselves with this statement.
With the global number of refugees and displaced pe…
Let me start by thanking our German colleagues for their excellent work, as usual, on the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/71/L.13), which my delegation is happy to co-sponsor.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union, and in my…
I wish to thank the Senegalese delegation for organizing this highly pertinent open debate. As others have said, United Nations peacekeepers today operate in a much more challenging environment than at any time in peacekeeping history and increasingly in areas where there is no peace to keep. The la…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. Allow me to make the following additional points.
First, women’s networks play an important early warning and preventive role. These include women’s situation rooms in Africa, which the African Union (AU) has…
Mr. President, let me thank you, first of all, for convening this meeting. I have the honour to speak on behalf of Estonia, Latvia and my own country, Lithuania. Our delegations associate themselves with the statement just made on behalf of the European Union (EU).
We are deeply concerned that desp…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having organizing this important debate. Lithuania aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union.
Today’s debate is a reminder once again that an ample knowledge base exists on what is needed to improve the protection of civilian populations b…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Lithuania. Poland and Bulgaria associate themselves with this statement.
Today the world faces the worst levels of displacement since the end of the Secon…
I thank the French presidency for convening this open debate. I also thank the briefers for their critical contributions and testimonies.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Primitive yet effective, the use of rape as a tool of war is raging in…
My delegation welcomes the initiative, Madam President, to hold this open briefing on Yemen. I thank all of the briefers for their valuable contributions, which once again remind us of the deep and abysmal crisis that Yemen is in. To expect a military solution or a surrender of the other side is to …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to present the outgoing Chairs’ views on the work done in steering the Council’s subsidiary bodies. I have had the privilege to set up and preside over two sanctions committees: the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013…
I have the honour to brief the members of the Security Council in my capacity as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), concerning the Central African Republic. In my statement, I intend to highlight the main findings of the final report of the Pa…
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel for her briefing and for her dedicated work on the ground.
As the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/866) indicates, the Sahel region continues to face grave security, development and socioeconomic challenges. Close coordi…
We welcome the prompt and unanimous adoption of this resolution. “We
shall not live in fear” was the proud and heart-rending response of Parisians in the midst of tragedy last week. And indeed, we cannot and we must not give in to fear, but act with the full force of conviction against the evil tha…
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Mr. Skoog, and Ms. Bouchamaoui, for their insightful remarks. We welcome this timely debate organized by the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom. My delegation aligns itself wi…
Our hearts go out to those who are mourning their loved ones after the latest terrorist attacks.
I thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for convening this Security Council briefing. I also thank the briefers for their statements — reports of unvarnished quality on the harrowing consequences …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Ladsous, as well as Commissioner Champion, Commissioner Hinds and Deputy Commissioner Bent for their briefings.
We welcome your decision, Mr. President, to focus this briefing on the protection of civilians. About 13,000 United Nations police work in da…
I join others in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Security Council, and thank him for his briefing. I would also reassure him of our full support.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union (EU).
Our meeting takes place at an …
I thank the presidency of the United Kingdom for organizing this briefing on Somalia, which reminds us that this country definitely merits the Council’s focused attention. I thank all the briefers for their valuable inputs. Allow me to express special thanks to Special Representative of the Secretar…
Pursuant to paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2140 (2014), I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee since my last briefing on 11 December 2014 (see S/PV.7336). This is my third report to the Council.
The adoption of resolution 2204 (2015), on the 24 February 201…
This debate is taking place at a time when any spark of unilateral action or any new incident can lead to an explosion of violence, shutting off the little that remains of the window of opportunity to reach a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Today, we are witnessing what actions — such as illega…
