Let me first express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate, which is co-sponsored by China, Angola and Senegal, and to all the briefers for their insightful remarks.
As set out in the concept note (S/2016/321, annex), the Gulf of Guinea is one of the …
At the outset, I thank the presidency of Angola for organizing this open debate. I also thank all the speakers for their important perspectives. Today’s debate is timely in that it allows us to take stock of progress achieved thus far and to reflect on how best to support the role of women in the pr…
Let me first express my delegation’s deepest appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this timely meeting. My appreciatiaon also goes to all the briefers for their respective remarks, which reaffirmed the international community’s commitment to resolving the conflicts in the Great Lakes reg…
Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for having convened this debate and for the comprehensive concept note for today’s discussion (S/2016/103, annex). I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The maintenance of international peace a…
First of all, on behalf of the Kingdom of Thailand, let me express our most profound gratitude to all the men and women on the ground, within and outside the United Nations system, who risk their lives and work tirelessly to provide the necessary humanitarian and disaster relief assistance around th…
First of all, my delegation would like to commend and congratulate Mr. Eden Charles, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago, for his able leadership in conducting the informal consultation on the omnibus draft resolution on oceans and the law
of the sea (A/70/L.22). O…
The Kingdom of Thailand aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. We thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (A/70/373).
As we celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the …
My delegation would like to express its appreciation to Judge Ronny Abraham for his able leadership as President of the International Court of Justice and for his comprehensive report (A/70/4) on the activities of the Court over the past year.
The Court has continued to be very active. For the pres…
The Kingdom of Thailand aligns itself with the statements delivered earlier by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and by the Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
We thank the Secretary-General f…
I would like to join previous speakers in congratulating New Zealand for its successful presidency of the Security Council this month. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation of the initiative of bringing up the issue of peace and security challenges facing small island
developing…
Let me join others in congratulating Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Let me also express my appreciation to the Secretary- General for his latest report on children and armed conflict (S/2015/409), the Special Representative of the Secretary-Gener…
Today, peace and security are seriously threatened by terrorism and violent extremism, which are exacerbating conflicts in many countries around the world. Even more alarmingly, a large number of our young people have been affected by such hateful activities or have been involved in them. The world’…
At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for assuming the presidency of the Council
for the month of April. I welcome this opportunity to discuss the important issue of sexual violence in conflict, an issue that deserves close attention on the part of …
Thailand appreciates France’s initiative to convene this timely debate, as we are shocked and alarmed by the growing number of brutal attacks in recent months and of abuses of people simply because they belong to different ethnic groups, religions, faiths or civilizations. I wish to thank the Secret…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. As this is the first time in March that Thailand takes the floor in the Security Council, I would like to join other speakers in congratulating France on its presidency of the Council this month. I would also like to thank the Special Represe…
It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Kingdom of Thailand on this agenda item. At the outset, I would like to thank President Tomka for his able presidency and for his thorough report on the activities of the International Court of Justice during the past year.
The Court has pl…
