Since 1991, the work of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has been essential, among other things, in fulfilment of its mandate, maintaining the ceasefire agreed by the parties. Spain therefore welcomes today’s extension of MINURSO’s mandate based on the text p…
At the outset, I would like to thank Minister Nasser Judeh for convening this debate. It in honour to have him here. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for his unceasing efforts to address the conflict in the Middle East.
My comments will focus on the peace process between Israel and…
I thank you, Madam President, for having organized this debate. I also express my gratitude to Ms. Bangura and Ms. Allamin for their moving briefings.
It is absolutely unacceptable in this day and age to hear that many women — too many women — are subjected to rape on a daily basis in order to obta…
Spain would like to express its full support for resolution 2216 (2015), on the situation in Yemen, submitted by the delegation of Jordan. We trust that the message of the Security Council will be clear to all the parties to the conflict, and help to halt the escalation of violence. In particular, I…
I believe that the message is very simple: bravo France.
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I congratulate France because its entire delegation has done splendid work. If this wrap-up session is intended to give us the opportunity to evaluate or criticize the work done during the month of March, I do not believe …
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and to all briefers for their presentations, which were sterling. However I expressing thanks not only for the presentations, but also for the splendid efforts carried out each day in defense of our children, who represent our future.
I do not think it…
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 18 December 2014 to 23 March 2015, during which time the Committee held one informal meeting,…
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I also think the High Representative for her detailed briefing.
When I make a statement on behalf of Spain, I begin with a formula stating that I fully align myself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union, which usually fo…
I wish to thank Mr. Feltman, Mr. Šimonović and Mr. Ging for their briefings and express my gratitude to the delegation of Lithuania for having called for this meeting. I would like to particularly thank Lithuania
because Spain is very supportive of the Security Council’s role in closely monitoring …
We find ourselves at a crucial moment in the evolution of the conflict in Ukraine. Spain voted in favour of resolution 2202 (2015) not just because we fully agree with its contents, but because we believe that the Security Council, which has very closely followed the conflict, could not remain on th…
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting of the Security Council, and the delegations of the United Kingdom and Jordan for having introduced resolution 2201 (2015), the adoption of which is very good news for two reasons. The first is that the Security Council’s credibility depends to a la…
I would like to thank Mr. Farid Zarif, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
Spain considers the role of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), in accordance with its mandate as established by resolution 1244 (1999), to be very importan…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I would also like to thank the three briefers for their outstanding presentations. I join the other delegations in commending the participation of civil society in this meeting.
When I read the excellent concept note (S/2015/32, …
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Ukraine has a democratic Constitution and is implementing a process of reform. Ukraine made a decisive contribution to nuclear non-proliferation when it decided in 1994 to renounce nuc…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Often in the corridors of this Organization, there is talk of being weary of the issue of Ukraine because of the many meetings that have been held on the subject, both in the Secur…
I thank you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting. I also thank the Assistant Secretary-General for his briefing.
I align myself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
Spain joined the Security Council on 1 January 2015. That very day, its representative, the Spanish …
I thank the mission of Chile for organizing this debate and Minister for Foreign Affairs Heraldo Muñoz for presiding over this meeting. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Ambassador Patriota, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings.
The reasons for which the P…
Mr. President, I wish to begin by thanking your country, Chad, and your Foreign Minister for convening this open debate on terrorism and transnational organized crime. In particular, we wish to thank you for the initiative of submitting an important and very comprehensive resolution — the first on t…
Like the Ambassador of Japan, I will deliver a shortened statement, for which the full text will be posted on the Mission’s web page.
I would like to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and my good friend Ambassador Tanin for their statements.
I also fully associate …
At the outset, allow me to express my delegation’s appreciation to Ambassador Tanin and to align myself with the statement made by the delegation of the European Union.
Over the past 13 years, the international community, in conjunction with Afghanistan, has undertaken a massive economic and human …
