I would like to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this annual debate on the working methods of the Security Council, which is in and of itself a tangible demonstration of the commitment that the most important body in maintaining international peace and security should demonstrate …
We thank Ambassador Koro Bessho of Japan for convening this open debate and for the concept note (S/2017/1016, annex), which has served as a guide to debate an issue which certainly is of great importance and current relevance.
The maintenance of international peace and security is the fundamental …
I thank you, Sir, for inviting us to today’s open debate, and for the concept paper (S/2017/692, annex), which provides the background for today’s important discussion.
My country shares the vision surrounding the need to adjust the structure of peacekeeping missions to ensure that they are effecti…
First, let me congratulate you, Madam President, on the excellent conduct of the work of the Security Council during Uruguay’s presidency. We welcome the convening of today’s open debate and the presidency’s concept note (S/2017/365, annex) on the first anniversary of the adoption of resolution 2286…
I would like to thank the President for convening today’s plenary meeting on a topic of broad global concern that demands our special attention. Major movements of refugees and migrants and the consequences they bring, not just on the humanitarian front but also in relation to social and economic de…
Colombia takes the floor to explain its abstention in the voting on resolution 71/257. The Colombian delegation would like to respectfully and sincerely thank Mr. Thembile Joyini of South Africa for his tireless efforts as coordinator of this year’s resolution on oceans and the law of the sea, to gu…
The delegation of Colombia would like to respectfully begin our statement by expressing our sincere thanks to Mr. Thembile Elphus Joyini of South Africa and Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik of Norway for their tireless efforts as coordinators of the draft resolutions A/71/L.26 and A/71/L.24, entitled, r…
First of all, I would like to thank Senegal for convening this open debate on water, peace and security and for the concept note (S/2016/969, annex ) shared with us. We are also grateful for the briefings by Mr. Danilo Türk, Ms. Christine Beerli and Mr. Sundeep Waslekar.
Less than 3 per cent of glo…
We would like to express our gratitude for the report (A/71/53) presented this morning by the President of the Human Rights Council.
Today we have an opportunity, as we did in June in Geneva, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Human Rights Council. I would like to highlight the positive impact…
We thank the Russian Federation for having convened today’s debate on the situation in Haiti and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Ambassador Sandra Honoré, for her detailed briefing to the Security Council.
Colombia a…
We thank the French delegation for organizing this important debate and the guiding concept note (S/2016/503, annex). We also welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France in the debate, as well as the briefings to the Security Council by the Secretary-General, the President of …
Colombia thanks the President for convening and organizing this high-level meeting and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Secretariat for their support. We would also like to thank in particular the co-facilitators, Ambassador Lauber of Switzerland and Ambassador Kasese-…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden and outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and acknowledge him for his work. Similarly, I commend the efforts of Ambassador Macharia Kamau, Permanent Representative of Kenya and current Chair of t…
I would like to thank the Chinese presidency of the Council for its initiative in holding today’s open debate and for the concept note accompanying it (S/2016/306, annex).
Effective and comprehensive action in the face of threats such as terrorism, violent extremism and foreign terrorist fighters i…
I would like to congratulate the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its delegation on their leadership of the work of the Council during the month of February, and thank them for convening this open debate and for the concept paper before us (S/2016/103, annex).
In my statement, I shall raise thr…
It is an honour to address today’s high-level meeting reviewing the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society. I would like to begin by acknowledging the excellent work of the co-facilitators of the process, the Ambassadors to the United Nations of Latvia and the …
My delegation would like to make a statement following the adoption by consensus of resolution 70/75, on sustainable fisheries and pertaining to the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Cons…
