We thank Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon; Mr. Peter Maurer, President
of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Ms. Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, for their valuable briefings. We would like to echo the urgent call to those participating in conflicts that…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has always maintained that the search for a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria must be based on respect for the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of the country, bearing in mind the legitimate Government as a key…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2310 (2016), pertaining to the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), because we believe it to be a positive initiative for making progress towards the priority objecti…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is grateful to you, Sir, for convening this informative meeting to address an issue of particular importance to the international community and our country. We also appreciate the briefing of Mr. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Org…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela co-sponsored and voted in favor of resolution 2307 (2016), on the establishment and operation of the United Nations political mission in the Republic of Colombia, which complements resolution 2261 (2016). We did so out of our conviction that the former constitute…
First and foremost, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this session to review the work of the Security Council during the month of August. We would also like to congratulate you and your entire delegation for the outstanding work carried out this month. We are grateful fo…
We wish to congratulate you, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Malaysia, for having convened this important debate, and we also thank your delegation. We also very much appreciate the concept note (S/2016/712, annex) that was submitted to guide delegations with regard t…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate and acknowledge your work as Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. I would also like to congratulate Malaysia and the Malaysian delegation in its capacity as president of the Council during…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela abstained in the voting on resolution 2303 (2016), on the deployment of an police officers component in Burundi for a year for substantive reasons that blocked the consensus that is needed for a subject as vital as the principle of obtaining the consent for such …
First and foremost, allow me to commend you, Mr. President, on the holding of this important open debate on peacebuilding in Africa. I also thank you for your presence here at the helm of the presidency of the Security Council. We express our gratitude for the briefings by Secretary- General Ban Ki-…
I should like to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman and Mr. Stephen O’Brien for their briefings this morning regarding the humanitarian and security situation in the Lake Chad Basin.
We remain concerned about the security situation there as well as the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed that region for s…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for introducing the Secretary-General’s report (S/2016/589). I also thank Ambassador Vale de Almeida, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and
especially Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi, in his capacity as faci…
Venezuela would like to begin by thanking Japan for having convened this open debate, and we welcome the participation therein of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, who recently visited a number of countries in the Middle East region. That was part of his very firm commitment to seeking peace …
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its support for the work of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We acknowledge its valuable contribution to achieving the strategic priorities of the mission, especially regarding the protection of civilians, the facil…
We would like to begin by condemning the recent terrorist attacks that occurred on 20 June in Kabul and Badakhshan, which caused loss of life and injuries. We extend our solidarity to the people and the Government of Afghanistan and we convey our condolences to the families of the victims of such a …
At the outset, we welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, which reflects the
importance that his country attaches to this subject. We also welcome His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, and thank hi…
I should simply like to raise a question with regard to procedure here in the Council, because it is my understanding that this was to be a briefing followed by private consultations. Are we going to be discussing Mr. O’Brien’s briefing in public meeting or is it going to be in consultations? If it …
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, for his briefing. Likewise, we thank Ms. Monique Barbut and Ms. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim for their briefings, as well as Mr. Jean-Paul Laborde, Exe…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, and thanks for her introduction of her eleventh report on the investigation on the situation in Libya, in accordance with resolution 1970 ( 2011). In that regard, we consider these e…
My delegation would like to thank Egypt, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for having convened this important open debate to discuss cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union in the areas of peace and security, especially as it refers to the future of the Afric…
