Sweden aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later on behalf of the European Union. I would like to make the following additional remarks in my national capacity.
As the scenario of terrorist organizations gaining access to weapons of mass destruction has become a disconcerting reality, …
I have the pleasure and honour to speak today on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States. I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the leadership and commitment that the Secretary-General has shown to our Organization and the people that it serves over the past 10 years.…
It is my great pleasure to introduce to the General Assembly the draft resolution entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”, contained in document A/71/L.32.
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landmark resolution 46/182.…
I am proud to introduce today, on behalf of all of the sponsors, the draft resolution contained in document A/71/L.25, concerning the investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and of the members of the party accompanying him. We are very gr…
Let me express our deep appreciation for your leadership, Sir, in driving the water, peace and security agenda, both in the Security Council and in other forums. Building on the Arria Formula meeting you hosted in April, today’s meeting provides us with a very welcome opportunity to consider the imp…
First of all, I thank you, Sir, for organizing the open debate today, which builds on the significant efforts undertaken by the Security Council over the past years, and for the very concrete suggestions, that you just put forward in your intervention.
I speak on behalf of the five Nordic countries…
I am very pleased to be here today on behalf of the members of the Peacebuilding
Commission in order to present the annual report of the Commission on its ninth session (A/70/714).
Let me first congratulate the facilitators, Ambassador Gaspar Martins and Ambassador Bird, as well as all members of …
I congratulate you, Sir, on your leadership of the Security Council this month. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2016/218) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his briefing and the very valuable work being…
I thank Venezuela for inviting me to speak and for taking the initiative to organize this important meeting.
In the mid-1980s, Sweden introduced economic sanctions against the apartheid regime of South Africa. These sanctions were essentially unilateral in nature at the time, but with strong politi…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country Sweden. My full statement will be made available through other means, and I will limit myself to some — in our view — key elements for the sake of brevity.
First of all, I would like to…
It is my great pleasure to introduce draft resolution A/70/L.29, entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations”, the so- called humanitarian omnibus draft resolution. Sweden has facilitated this resolution since 1991, and we are proud to conti…
Sweden fully subscribes to the statement made by the observer of the European Union earlier this morning.
I want to start by expressing our condolences to all countries that have suffered gruesome and despicable acts of terror lately — Turkey, Lebanon, Nigeria, France, Kenya, Mali — and the list co…
I am very pleased to be able to introduce, on behalf of all of its 74 sponsors, the draft resolution contained in document A/70/L.9 concerning the investigation into the conditions and circumstances resulting in the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld and the colleagues who accompanied him. We are very…
I very much welcome the opportunity to participate in this open debate of the Council on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I would first like to say a few words on behalf of the Commission. I wanted initially to express appreciation for the recognition of the role of the Peacebuilding Co…
First, I would like to thank the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa and all of those involved in making this year’s Africa Week a success.
Secondly, I wish to take this opportunity to pay special tribute to the leadership shown in recent years by the African Union and Africa’s regional economi…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your efforts on this issue, and the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN- Women for their briefings this morning. I would also particularly like to thank Ms. Lusenge, Ms. Mohammed and Ms. Murabit for their participation here today. The brav…
Sweden aligns itself with the statement made this morning by the observer of the European Union.
Sweden warmly welcomes the opportunity to discus the very timely review of United Nations peace operations. It has set out important steps, not just towards strengthening United Nations peacekeeping
ca…
While Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union, we would like to make just a few additional remarks in our national capacity.
First, I would like to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his comprehensi…
Sweden decided to vote in favour of resolution 69/320. That is a natural step following Palestinian State-building efforts, recognized by the General Assembly on 29 November 2012 in resolution 67/19, in which Palestine was accorded status as a non-member observer State at the United Nations. It is a…
Thank you very much, Mr. President, for the invitation, for convening this meeting and also for the excellent contribution that you presented on behalf of the Security Council at the annual session of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), held earlier this week. And I would like to congratulate the Pe…
