We should like at the outset to thank the delegation of Egypt for having convened today’s open debate on a matter of such great importance. This meeting has elicited great interest within the international community, as evidenced by the fact that some 70 participants have asked to speak. It is also …
As this is the first time we take the floor in a public meeting this month, I would like to reiterate our congratulations to the delegation of Egypt on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We once again express to you, Sir, our support in ensuring that your leader…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted against the adoption of resolution 2285 (2016), on the renewal of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), for substantive reasons and of procedure, which have troubled us deeply. This entire process has been characterized …
I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to congratulate the President on his steering of the work of the General Assembly. We also take this opportunity to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Australia, Ambassador Gillian Bird, and the Permanent Representative of Angola, Ambassad…
We wish to welcome the presence and the statement of His Excellency Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia. I also thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Ambassador Téte António, Permanent Observer
of the African …
We are grateful for the briefing by the Secretary-General on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Our delegation aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your delegation’s initiative to convene this open debate to address this issue to which my country attaches particular importance, namely, the threats posed by terrorism to international peace and security. We also valu…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela appreciates the Republic of Angola’s initiative in convening this timely and important debate on the prevention and resolution of conflicts in the Great Lakes region. We welcome the Minister for External Affairs of Angola, Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti. We als…
We would like to thank you for convening this debate on the political situation in Haiti. We also appreciate the report of the Secretary-General (S/2016/225), which was introduced by his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms.Sandra Honoré…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2272 (2016), for we are convinced that acts of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by any foreign force or military, police or civilian personnel participating in United Nations peacekeeping operations or special political missio…
We welcome the convening of today’s meeting and are grateful for the stance taken by the Secretary-General in his report on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (A/70/729), issued in February, given its overriding importance for the issues of credibility and mora…
I should like at the outset to take this opportunity to wish you every success, Sir, in your functions as President of the Security Council during the month of March and reiterate to you our full support for all of your initiatives and endeavours.
Resolution 2270 (2016), which the Security Council …
I must begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, for your excellent work in presiding over the Security Council as well as that of your entire team. We are grateful, Sir, for the way in which you led the Council this month, which began so explosively and has been so full of major issues that will …
We thank you, Sir, for personally presiding over this very important debate of the Security Council. We acknowledge your presence, Mr. President, and we thank the Secretary General for his briefing.
My delegation associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of the Isla…
At the outset, I wish
to extend a special greeting to Foreign Minister Maria Ángela Holguín Cuéllar on this very important day for her country and the future of the people of Colombia and all its children.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2261 (20…
We are honoured to see a brother Latin American country presiding over the Security Council. We take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the way in which your country has been conducting the affairs of the Council during the month of January and for having convened today’s import…
We are grateful for the briefing on the work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and for the work carried out by Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, together with Mr. Stephen O’Brien, in leading that office.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the siege tactics carried out by…
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2259 (2015). We believe that it is an important initiative
that expresses the entire Security Council’s political commitment to supporting the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement signed on 17 December in…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting on the peace process in Syria. We also welcome the presence
of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and other high- level representatives at this meeting.
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela voted in favour of resolution 2254 (2015)…
I would like to thank Mr. Jacob Lew, United States Secretary of the Treasury, and his delegation for having convened this debate on an issue of such importance — the threat to international peace and security posed by terrorism and its financing. We also thank in particular the Finance Ministers an…
