I would like to start by thanking Mr. Farid Zarif, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing. I would also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Tomislav Nikolić, President of Serbia, and Her Excellency Ms. Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo, for their statements.
Let me fi…
I thank you, Mr. Yun Byung-se, for organizing this open debate on a topic that is of particular importance to my delegation. I would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his statement.
Let me start by welcoming the adoption by the Council of presidential statement S/PRST/2014/7, whic…
Let me thank the Nigerian presidency for convening this open meeting, which does not cease to surprise us, judging by some of the statements we have heard. I might refer to some of the comments by our colleague from the Russian Federation. I would also like to thank Under Secretary- General Jeffrey …
I would like to begin by thanking the delegation of Nigeria for organizing today’s open debate and for preparing its comprehensive concept note (S/2014/238, annex). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing earlier today.
My delegation welcomes the adoption later today of th…
I wish to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing this public briefing. I would also like to convey my appreciation to Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović for his briefing.
The report presented on 15 April by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing.
Lithuania is deeply concerned about the sharp deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine.
External forces and local provocateurs conti…
First, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Council for His Excellency Mr. Samura Kamara, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone. I thank the Executive Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, f…
I, too, would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson and Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for their briefings and our colleague from Ukraine for his statement.
Last Sunday, a hastily crafted illegal referendum took place in Ukraine’s Crimea — a referendum held in a region cut off from…
My delegation is profoundly troubled by Russia’s veto of the draft resolution (S/2014/189) on the illegality of the referendum in Crimea, and we are worried about its consequences for the future of peace and security in the region and internationally.
On 31 May 1997 in a ceremony at the monument of…
As Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs Feltman noted in his statement, this is the sixth time since 1 March that we have met to address the crisis caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine. In the meantime, the Heads of State of the European Union have condemned the unprovoked violatio…
Lithuania strongly condemns the clear violation by the Russian Federation
of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The military actions we are witnessing on Crimean soil defy the fundamental principles of international law, the Helsinki Final Act, the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, th…
I would like to thank you, Foreign Minister Judeh, for convening this meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his update on the situation in Middle East.
In Syria, the total destruction of the country’s economic and social fabric, displacement and starvation, increasing fragmentation, secta…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) in order to explain our position on resolution 68/237, which was submitted by you, Mr. President.
At the outset, I would like to emphasize our appreciation of the efforts by the facilitator, Ambassador Mamabolo of South Africa, for his…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. Our concern with additional elements in the draft resolution are well known and shared by a broad range of colleagues across regions. We have continued to work tirelessly and sincerely to reach out to the main
sponsor…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union on resolution 68/126, entitled “Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace”. The European Union would like to extend its thanks to the delegations of Pakistan and the Philippines for the v…
It is my pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/68/L.22, entitled “Assistance to the Palestinian people”, submitted by the 28 members of the European Union. The draft resolution was shared with Member States generally. As in previous years, the European Union expects the draft resolution to be ado…
My delegation thanks Azerbaijan, as President for the month of October, for convening an open debate on women, peace and security. Lithuania welcomes the adoption of resolution 2122 (2013) today, which aims to streamline action within the United Nations system to implement resolution 1325 (2000) and…
The progress achieved in addressing the issue of sexual violence in conflict since the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda placed sexual aggression on the agenda of post-conflict justice is undeniable. The relevant Security Council resolutions have created an extens…
Let me begin by thanking India for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. Lithuania aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. My delegation appreciates the analysis and recommendations of the
Secretary-General contained in document S/2012/732, which notes the sign…
