I would like to thank the briefers for their insightful statements, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in our meeting today.
On the peace and security process, we welcome the first visit to the region by Mr. Hans Grundberg as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Ms. Dini for their insightful briefings.
We are encouraged by Deputy Secretary-General’s recent visit to Somalia to support the role of women worldwide, particularly in Somalia. Amid myriad challenges faced by Somalia, the visit play…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing.
Let me begin by expressing our concern at the recent increase in violence across the occupied Palestine territory. The number of casualties is on the rise, with an alarmingly excessive use of force against civilians.
In Aug…
At the outset, I would like to join other colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to the families and Governments of the victims who lost their lives in the recent attacks in Kabul.
I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his insightful briefing. I also welcome the rep…
At the outset, I should like to thank Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare for his comprehensive briefing. I should like also to welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
Fourteen years ago, the establishment of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) ma…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Mr. Khatir Mahamat Saleh Annadif to his first briefing at the Security Council. I thank him for his comprehensive briefing and welcome Ms. Chantal Ayemou to our meeting today.
There have been some positive developments in the political situation in West Africa…
I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Yemen, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings. I also welcome the representative of Yemen to this meeting.
We are encouraged…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Polish presidency for
convening today’s important open debate. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the representative of the Iraqi Al-Amal Association for t…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank the President of the Republic of Poland and his delegation for organizing today’s very important open debate. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to the briefers for their valuable insights.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement just deliv…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Peruvian presidency for convening this important quarterly open debate under the agenda item entitled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question”. I also wish to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his informative briefi…
At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s gratitude and appreciation to the President for having convened this important meeting and setting out our priorities for peacebuilding and sustaining peace. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his enlightening remarks (see A.72…
First of all, allow me to thank the Japanese presidency for taking the initiative to convene this open debate on the very important topic of addressing complex contemporary challenges to international peace and security. I also thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative briefi…
My delegation would like to thank the French presidency for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. We also express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and to the Executive Director of UN-Women for their comprehensive reports.
Our discussion today under the theme of “Reali…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this important high-level meeting.
Viet Nam welcomes the adoption of resolution 72/1, on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Trafficking in persons …
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the United States presidency for convening this open debate. My thanks also go to United Nations Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his informative briefing.
Viet Nam aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Senegalese presidency for convening this importance open debate on water, peace and security.
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Water is an indispensable and strategic resource. The inclusion of water in our Sustainable Development Goals demonstrates…
At the outset, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.
Viet Nam aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of the Group of 77 and China, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the Ass…
I wish to thank Malaysia for convening this open debate and for its leadership as Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. I thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2016/360) and briefing. I am also grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children …
I would like to express our appreciation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for its efforts to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations. We thank the delegation of Bangladesh for introducing and facilitating draft resolution A/70/L.59, entitled “Interaction between the United Nations, nati…
Viet Nam aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.
My delegation commends the initiative by the Venezuelan presidency to hold this open debate on the crucial topic of respect for the principles a…
