I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for the update that he has provided in the wake of the report submitted by the Secretary-General in March 2017 (S/2017/208) on the implementation of the framework agreement for Peace, Security and Cooper…
At the outset, the Senegalese delegation would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency for its initiative in convening this important briefing on South Sudan, over which Mr. Boris Johnson, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, was kind enough to preside. We also thank the …
My delegation would like to commend the British presidency for organizing today’s meeting, and to thank Ambassador Sacha Llorentty Solíz for his briefing and his leadership.
In these times the role of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), which is to prevent the proliferatio…
As previous speakers have stated, in December 2016 the Council considered the issue of human trafficking in conflict situations (see S/PV.7847) and adopted resolution 2331 (2016), which strongly condemns all forms of human trafficking in areas of armed conflict.
In October, the General Assembly wil…
I wish to thank the Russian Federation for having requested this briefing and Mr. Stephen O’Brien for the very important information that he has provided us on the humanitarian situation on the ground.
My delegation fully endorses the very relevant statements made by previous speakers, which is why…
Allow me at the outset to welcome the holding of the annual meeting of the Security Council on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), born of the shared vision of 55 countries in Europe, North America and Asia of peace through cooperation.
On this important occasion, my del…
I would like to begin my statement by welcoming the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing, which reminds us that our meeting today is taking place in a very disturbing context in which t…
The Senegalese delegation would like to congratulate the Swedish presidency of the Council for having convened this timely debate on the complex, multidimensional situation in the Lake Chad basin. It really is an urgent issue of concern, as was described very eloquently this afternoon by our briefer…
By deciding to co-sponsor resolution 2334 (2016), along with Malaysia, New Zealand and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Senegal wishes to reaffirm its principled position on the settlements, which are illegal from the point of
view of international law. Indeed, at a tiime when the peace proces…
My delegation abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2016/1085,
not because we favour inaction or we are questioning the abuse that has been committed, but rather because, while condemning the human rights violations and other violations that are continuing to be perpetrated by all the parti…
I join others on this solemn occasion to convey Senegal’s sincere condolences to the Russian Federation following the assassination of its Ambassador in Turkey. This is also an appropriate opportunity for my delegation to reaffirm Senegal’s firm condemnation of all forms of terrorism whatever their …
My delegation would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Fedotov for their interesting briefings. I would also like to thank Ambassador of New Zealand, Mr. Gerard van Bohemen, and his entire team…
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 2327 (2016), working in close cooperation with the delegations of the African member States, as we are convinced of the need for the Security Council to be united in addressing the serious crisis in the Republic of South Sudan. That approach is supported b…
I would like to join those who have taken the floor before me in thanking the Secretary-General for his informative briefing.
I would also like to reiterate the deep concern of my delegation in the light of the proliferation and intensification of military activity in eastern Aleppo, which has cost…
The Senegalese delegation would like to thank the Spanish presidency for organizing today’s briefing, and to welcome Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. We are grateful for her report and her briefing on the progress of her Office’s investigations and proceedings in Darfur, in compliance with resolution 1593…
At the outset, let me too thank Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, and the Assistant Secretary- General for Human Rights, Mr. Andrew Gilmour, for their briefings.
The delegation of Senegal believes that it is incumbent upon each State to be responsible for the protection and promotion of t…
The Senegalese delegation welcomes this second biannual Security Council debate convened this year on the progress in the work of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yu…
In deciding to vote in favour of the draft resolution (S/2016/1026) on the humanitarian situation in Syria introduced by its three co-authors, Egypt, New Zealand and Spain, the delegation of Senegal wanted to echo the numerous appeals and warnings made to the Council, including in this Chamber itsel…
The Senegalese delegation, like others that spoke before it, would like to thank the briefers, Mr. Sidikou and Mr. Zerihoun, for their very constructive presentations. We also thank France for having taken the initiative to convene this meeting, which is evidence of its tireless commitment to this i…
Allow me at the outset to thank all delegations and you personally, Mr. President, for having taken such an active part in the special meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of
the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People…
