I thank the President for convening this very timely joint debate. I wish to also express thanks for the presentation of both reports (A/71/768 and A/71/792).
Colombia, as a member of the Peacebuilding Commission and the Peacebuilding Fund, endorses the statement made by Mr. Cho Tae-yul, Chair of t…
We are grateful for today’s debate on the situation in Haiti.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement that will be made by the Ambassador of Peru on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti.
I thank, in particular, Special Representative Honoré for her briefing on the report of the Secretary…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and all the members of the Security Council for the expression of solidarity made on behalf of the people of Macoa, a very harsh jungle region that has suffered a tragedy that none of us could have anticipated to befall them.
I would like to congratulate …
First, I welcome the Security Council presidency of the United Kingdom and thank it for having convened this open debate and for the presidential note (S/PRST/2015/25), which deals with what is perhaps one of the most tragic topics: the trafficking of persons in armed conflicts.
The statements we h…
I congratulate Ukraine on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General and the representatives of the various entities who shared their points of views this morning on a matter of global concern.
The convening of t…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jean Arnault and the members of the Security Council. As you just said, Mr. President, it is very encouraging to not only receive the briefing of Mr. Arnault and the report (S/2016/1095) of the Secretary-General, but also to recei…
I would like to congratulate Minister Wallström and Sweden on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I also congratulate the other new members of the Council, namely, Kazakhstan, Italy, Ethiopia and Bolivia.
The convening of this open debate is very timely, as conflicts around the globe a…
I offer my condolences and those of my Government to the people of Germany, Turkey and Russia for yesterday’s terrorist attacks. There is no justification for terrorism.
This debate and resolution 2331 (2016), adopted this morning, as Ms. Nadia Murad Basee Taha reminded us in her moving briefing, t…
I align myself, Sir, with all the delegations that congratulated your country on its work in the Security Council over the past two years. I am convinced that Spain has left its mark in carrying out its duties as President and through its leadership of the Security Council Committee established purs…
I congratulate the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, and his entire delegation on the adoption of resolution 71/5. The voting on the resolution we witnessed a few minutes ago was a historic event, as those who previously opposed this annual resolution have taken int…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and Security Council members for their statements in support of the participation of women in my country’s peace process. I would also like to thank Ms. Rita Lopidia and her organization for having shared her testimony. …
I wish to thank you, Minister McCully, for your presence here today and for the unanimous decision just taken by the Security Council in adopting resolution 2307 (2016). This is yet another reflection of the commitment
of Council members and of the Members of the United Nations to peace in Colombia…
I thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Vladimir Drobjnak and Ambassador Wilfried Emvula, for their tireless work, and President Lykketoft for his enormous efforts to reach the point where we find ourselves today. As we did last year in this same forum, this year I wish,
on behalf of my delegation …
I congratulate your country, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and for convening this open debate on sexual violence in conflict — as needed as it is, as we have heard. I also welcome Special Representative Zainab Bangura and express my gratitude for the valuable report (S/2016…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on a subject that is vital to current discussions in our Organization. I should like also to thank Ambassadors Rosenthal, Kamau and Skoog for their very valuable contributions to today’s debate.
The year 2015 was key to refocu…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate. I should also like to thank the representative of Sweden for his briefing as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and of course, Ms. Bouchamaoui for her very inspiring statement this morning.
I express my condolences to the Government of France, t…
I would like to thank the President for his leadership and to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia for the historic advance in the recent resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. Their confirmation as co-Chairs reaffirms our belief in the pos…
I would like to begin by thanking the former President of the General Assembly, Mr. Sam Kutesa, and Ambassador Courtenay Rattray for their efforts during the sixty-ninth session. I also wish to welcome Ambassador Sylvie Lucas in her new capacity as facilitator of this essential negotiating process f…
I would like to thank Spain for convening today’s open debate, which we realize is the result of great efforts by our Organization at this time when we are celebrating its seventieth anniversary.
As the President’s concept note (S/2015/793, annex) rightly states, although very significant progress …
Since this is the first time I have taken the floor of the Council under your presidency, Sir, I would like to congratulate you and your country and wish you a successful month. I would like to heartily thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her detailed br…
