I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Afghanistan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, and his team for their splendid work. I also thank Ambassador Saikal. It has been a true pleasure for the Spanish delegation to work with the Afghan Mission.
We have just adopted resolution 2274 (2016…
Spain thanks the United States for this important initiative.
We have just adopted resolution 2272 (2016), the first to address exclusively conduct deemed completely unacceptable. With this resolution, the Security Council is sending a strong message to all who have the responsibility to eliminate …
At the outset, Spain would like to express its enormous gratitude for the outstanding work that our Blue Helmets are carrying out. We believe that it is appropriate, on the day after of having just returned from a Security Council trip during which we were able observe the work of the Blue Helmets o…
Spain had no doubts about co-sponsoring resolution 2270 (2016), for three reasons.
First, in recent years the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has, on various occasions — probably too many — shown an unequivocal determination to develop its nuclear programme as well as its missile technology, …
I thank you, Rafael, and your team for your outstanding presidency. It is quite clear to me that we would be nothing without our teams. I would also like to wish every success to the presidency of Angola.
I shall concentrate on two aspects. As Elbio Rosselli always says, it is difficult for the las…
There are fewer than 10 minutes remaining before a critical moment comes and we take a first and decisive step to put an end to the war on the ground in Syria. Only a few minutes remain for the most crucial phase to begin, and Spain demands that the parties to the conflict and their allies fully com…
At the outset, I would like to commend the Ambassador of Venezuela for his outstanding work as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009), concerning Somalia and Eritrea. I also express my resolute support for the work being done by the Mon…
I could not agree more with the opening comment by the Ambassador of Japan, specifically the quotation from Churchill and the five minutes. It is a topic I am obsessed with, I must admit. We talk too much, with not many initiatives carried to success. We do not implement things properly.
For that r…
It is a pleasure to have you presiding over a second Security Council meeting after yesterday’s, Mr. President, and one that is no less important.
Spain has now been on the Security Council for one year, during which the region has unfortunately been facing some enormously serious conflicts. In som…
Gabriel García Márquez should have lived two years longer. If he had, he would have been here to witness this truly historic moment for Colombia and Colombians. Today Gabo would be an extraordinarily happy man, because he personally stood for peace for us all. As he said, in the midst of confusion a…
I would like to begin by expressing our gratitude for the briefing made today by Ms. Kang. The team coordinated by Stephen O’Brien is carrying out excellent work in Syria under very difficult circumstances. I would also like to thank France and the United Kingdom for their initiative, to which Spain…
I am honoured to brief the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004).
Since I last briefed the Council in this Chamber in June (see S/PV.7463), I think that, without a doubt, the most important occurrence has been the increase in the number of acts of extreme…
For more than 10 years, Spain has maintained an unwavering commitment to Afghanistan and its future. That commitment has been made by Spain’s Government, its institutions and its people. We have committed to building on the principles of freedom,
security, democracy and human rights. I think that t…
If my voice sounds shaky, it is because I find it very difficult to speak in this Chamber after Nadia. The walk from my office to the Chamber today was a peaceful one. I am lucky not to live in a conflict situation. I am lucky not to know first-hand what human trafficking is. I am lucky not to know …
I have the honour to present the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) in accordance with paragraph 18 (h) of the same resolution. The present report covers the period from 15 September to 14 December, during which time the Committee held an informal meeting on 24 No…
As the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights just stated, any massive and systematic violation of human rights constitutes a threat to international peace and security. Spain energetically and unreservedly supports the idea that such matters should be taken up by the Security Council.
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At the outset, I wish to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Saikal for his intervention on the occasion of his first participation in this annual debate as Permanent Representative of Afghanistan. I wish him every success in fulfilling his important role and assure him that he can al…
The Sahel is a priority region for Spain. This morning on my way to the office, I was reviewing the statements of my Minister for Foreign Affairs, and today he said once again that the Sahel is a priority region for Spain. Why is that? It is because we share four types of threats.
First, there is t…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and the British presidency for having organized today’s meeting. By way of general comment, I would like to
say that Spain fully supports the report of the Secretary- General (S/2015/682) and all its recommendations.
The report comes at a particularly…
