I would like to begin by congratulating two very qualified colleagues, Ambassador Ion Jinga of Romania and Ambassador Mohamed Khaled Khiari of Tunisia, for their designation as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, and for their decision to accept a task that is…
I would like to begin by thanking Malaysia for its initiative to convene today’s open debate during its presidency of the Security Council and for circulating the related concept note (S/2016/662, annex). I also welcome the statement by the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, as well as the briefing…
As pointed out in the concept note (S/2016/585, annex) circulated for this open debate, improving transparency, efficiency, inclusion and accountability in the working methods of the Security Council is essential if we want to achieve harmonization between the decisions taken by the Security Council…
Colombia, faithful to its commitments as a State party to the Rome Statute, today once again demonstrates its unwavering will to support the work carried out by the International Criminal Court by co-sponsoring resolution 70/264, which we adopted today, on the report (see A/70/350) of the Internatio…
At the outset, I want to thank the Arab Republic of Egypt for convening this meeting and for the concept note (S/2016/416, annex) prepared for this debate.
Colombia strongly rejects acts of terrorism and violent extremism in all their forms and manifestations, out of our conviction that such acts a…
At the outset, I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on the situation in Haiti and also thank Special Representative Sandra Honoré for her proven commitment and leadership at the head of the Mission.
Colombia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Ambassador of Peru on be…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Ecuador on behalf of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and with the statement made by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I would like to thank the President and hi…
The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action recognize that slavery and the transatlantic slave trade were atrocious tragedies of human history, not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but because of their magnitude, their organized character and, in particular, their denial of the essence o…
First, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on the human cost of the illicit transfer, destablilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. The issue is of the utmost importance in the current context and underscores how the challenges to peac…
At the outset, my delegation associates itself with the
statements made by the Permanent Representatives of Jamaica and South Africa on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Group of 77 and China, respectively.
This meeting gives us the opportunity to focus on the subj…
