At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the Assembly’s adoption by consensus of resolution 76/254, introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, entitled “International Day to Combat Islamophobia”. I would also like to express my warmest thanks …
I wish to thank the United Arab Emirates for having convened
this important ministerial debate, which coincides with International Women’s Day, on 8 March. I welcome the presence of Ms. Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment of the United Arab Emirates.
As we celebrate Internatio…
Let me first thank the Norwegian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this particularly important and relevant high-level open debate on the protection of civilians in urban areas. I take this opportunity to
thank the Secretary-General and the President of the International Committee o…
The humanitarian work of the United Nations is fundamental to assisting people and communities ravaged by conflict, famine, climate change and natural disasters. A proactive approach and increased coordination among all humanitarian actors is needed to address the effects of the coronavirus disease …
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for having organized this annual debate on the culture of peace. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the promotion of a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding …
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this annual debate on agenda item 12, entitled “Sport development and peace”. I would also like to thank the People’s Republic of China for introducing draft resolution A/76/L.13, entitled “Building a peaceful and better wo…
Let me begin by thanking Mexico for organizing this open debate on the impact of the diversion and trafficking of arms on peace and security. The fact that His Excellency Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is presiding over the debate is a clear and powerful sign of the…
It is my honour to present the pre-recorded statement of His Excellency Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister for Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of Morocco.
I am particularly pleased today to be introducing draft resolution A/75/L.115, entitled “Promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech”. The draft is a continuation of the Assembly’s historic resolution 73/328, adopted by consensus in 2019. The text pres…
At the outset, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the co-Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations — the Permanent Representative of Qatar, Ambassador Al-Thani — and you, Sir, for your efforts and commitment to preserving the consensus on the draft oral decision to roll over discuss…
On the occasion of the 2021 High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded national statement of the Kingdom of Morocco, delivered by His Excellency Mr. Khalid Ait Taleb, Minister for Health of the Kingdom of Morocco.
A pre-recorded video sta…
It is my great pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.62, on the commemoration by the General Assembly of the International Day of Argania on 10 May every year.
Argania is an ancestral source of sustainable development for millions of people in my country and millions of workers, businesses,…
Allow me at the outset to take this opportunity to congratulate all of us on the adoption by consensus of resolution 75/258, entitled “Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites”.
I would also like to extend my warmest congratulations and thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi …
The situation around the world is more alarming than ever as the number of people affected by humanitarian emergencies grows. At the end of 2019, 145 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance. In 2020, a year marked by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, that figure has risen t…
It is my honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement delivered by His Excellency Mr. Saad-Eddine El Othmani, Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Allow me at the outset to express my delegation’s deep appreciation to the presidency for organizing this debate and, above all, for choosing the fight against terrorism and extremism in Africa as its theme, which demonstrates the importance that China attaches to Africa, its development and the pro…
The Kingdom of Morocco welcomes the convening of the high-level midterm review of the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024, to which we attach particular importance.
The high-level meeting is an opportunity not only to assess …
At the outset, I congratulate the delegation of South Africa on presiding over the Council throughout October. I also thank the Russian Federation for successfully presiding over the Council last month.
Despite resolutions and agreements adopted at the international level, including at the United N…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the accession of the Russian Federation to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September and to thank you for the invitation addressed to my country to participate in this debate.
I would also like to join those who …
First of all, I would like to thank the Kuwaiti presidency for organizing today’s open debate on the working methods of the Security Council. This is the second open debate on the subject since Kuwait assumed the presidency of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Question…
