At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I also thank you for having organized a meeting on this important topic. The presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs is a powerful testamen…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate addressing an extremely important and timely issue that is having a severe impact on the future of many countries. As the Secretary- General has emphasized,
“Climate change is the defining issue of our time … W…
At the outset, the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to align itself fully with the statements delivered or to be delivered in explanation of vote on behalf of the Group of African States by the representatives of Namibia, before the vote, and of Comoros, after the vote. We would like to add some remarks in…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate China on organizing this open debate, which is of particular interest to my delegation, and to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the leading role that China is playing in peacekeeping. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statemen…
I would first like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates, Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, on her reappointment as co-Chair of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, as well as the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, Mr. Christian Braun, on his appoi…
My delegation would like to congratulate Ambassadors Sima Sami Bahous, Permanent Representative of Jordan, and Michal Mlynár, Permanent Representative of Slovakia, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly. We would like t…
In my capacity as Chair of the Group of African States for the month of October, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African Group on agenda item 43, entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States, and would like to align myself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
We welcome the reports of the Secretary-General (A/73/269, A/73/270 and A/73…
Allow me at the outset to sincerely thank Sweden for organizing this debate on the issue of children. The debate takes place within the context of the principles and commitments adopted during the international conference in Paris in February 2007 and will enable us to pursue international mobilizat…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate and thank the President of the General Assembly for having taken the initiative to convene this high-level event on peacebuilding and sustaining peace.
Today, the premises of the world that led to the birth of the United Nations have changed. Seventy-three year…
First of all, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on a successful presidency of the Security Council, which culminates in today’s debate at a time marked by key processes relating to the maintenance of peace, in particular the review of the peace and security pillar. I would also like to warmly …
At the outset, I should like to thank you, Sir, for having convened and selected the topic of today’s debate at a time when the Organization is going through important change.
I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement, which confirms his unwavering commitment to the cause …
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, I would like to congratulate Mr. Kaha Imnadze and Ms. Lana Nusseibeh, the Permanent Representatives of Georgia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, on their appointment as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable r…
First of all, my delegation would like to thank France for organizing this open debate during its presidency of the Security Council, on an issue that is of the utmost importance to Morocco — women and peace and security.
The historic adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) represented international rec…
I welcome the convening of this meeting, which will provide us with a dual opportunity to take stock of the activities of the peacebuilding architecture during the previous year through our consideration of the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (A/71/768), and to look ahead into the curr…
I wish to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to the United Kingdom presidency for choosing the topic “Trafficking in persons in conflict situations” for this debate. This topic is most timely, as today our world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of conflicts, marked by complexity and…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate Ukraine on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February and for scheduling this open debate on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. The relevance and timing of the issue are testimony to its importan…
My delegation welcomes the Spanish presidency’s initiative to convene this meeting and expresses its appreciation for Spain’s work as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Morocco welcomes the adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), which the Kingdom co-sponsored.
The p…
At the outset, I would like to thank the facilitators of the two draft resolutions on the culture of peace (A/71/L.43 and A/71/L.47) for their commitment and their renewed efforts year after year in the context of the facilitation process.
My delegation is pleased to co-sponsor once again draft res…
At the outset, I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his statement and commend
his work in heading the Agency. The annual report submitted to the General Assembly (see A/71/322) attests to the work of the Agency…
