At the outset, I wish to congratulate Uruguay for having convened this important open debate.
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Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/414), as well as the Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Deputy Executive Director for …
At the outset, allow me to express our condolences to the Government and the people of Egypt for the tragic terrorist attack perpetrated on Sunday, which took so many innocent lives.
I thank the United States for convening this debate. I congratulate the Special Representative of the Secretary- Gen…
Human trafficking and slavery in all their forms are among the most despicable crimes known to humanity, as they affect those most vulnerable, such as migrants and internally displaced persons, especially women and girls. When committed in conflict situations, such acts might even amount to war crim…
Brazil continues to attach great importance to the annual debates on oceans and the law of the sea. Those debates reflect our awareness that the problems of the ocean space are closely interrelated and need to be considered as a whole and with the broadest possible participation. They also attest to…
I would like to thank Senegal for organizing this debate. I also thank the
Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Jean, Mr. Fedotov, Mr. Laborde and Mr. Boutellis for their briefings.
Peacekeeping operations should be primarily a political instrument in support of peace processes, as highlighted in the rep…
My first words are to thank the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its report to the General Assembly (A/71/342) and to commend the Court for contributing to the fight against impunity and promoting respect for the rule of law. I also join previous speakers in thanking the President of the ICC, …
I would like to begin by thanking the Russian Federation for organizing this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, the Executive-Director of UN-Women and Ms. Lopidia for their briefings.
Many positive steps have been taken to implement the resolutions on women and peace and security. However,…
We thank the Russian Federation for organizing this open debate, as well as Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien and Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for their briefings.
We are distressed by the ever-worsening spiral of violence in Syria. Brazil welcomed the announcement last month of a re…
Brazil welcomes the adoption by consensus of another breakthrough resolution on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (resolution 70/305). We would like to thank Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak of Croatia and Ambassador Wilfred Emvula of Namibia for their excellent work on a second con…
I thank the Presisdent and the Malaysian presidency for convening this important debate. I am also grateful to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougi and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake for their leadership and their briefings.
In 1996, following the Graça Machel repo…
Nelson Mandela, whose International Day was recently celebrated, once said that he dreamed of an Africa that was at peace with itself. Until his dream comes true, let us look at Africa not as a continent made up only of challenges, but as one made up also of great wisdom, creativity and a promising …
I would like to begin by congratulating the co-facilitators — the Permanent Representative of Argentina and the Permanent Representative Iceland, Ambassador Martín Garcia Moritán and Ambassador Einar Gunnarsson — as well as their teams, for their tireless work during the fifth review of the United N…
Regional and subregional organizations in Africa are increasingly contributing to complement the work of the United Nations in maintaining peace and security on the African continent, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. Among the organizations on the continent, the African…
Let me begin by thanking the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom and President of the Security Council for the month of November, Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, for presenting the annual report of the Security Council (A/70/2). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of New Z…
I would like to thank the President for convening today’s joint debate, which gives us an opportunity to discuss issues directly related to the proper functioning and legitimacy of our Organization. We are grateful for his initial comments on the items on the Assembly’s agenda today and for the stat…
It has been more than 30 years since Brazil took part in the establishment of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic by the General Assembly. Then as now, Brazil, together with South American and African partner countries, sought to bring about the consolidation of the South Atlanti…
Brazil welcomes the adoption by consensus of this important resolution 69/321, on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
This year’s resolution introduces important changes to the process of selection and appointment of the Secretary-General, especially with regard to its transpare…
