We would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougui for her comprehensive briefing and her dedicated efforts on the ground. We also thank Ambassador Mansour for his briefing on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concernin…
I would like to express appreciation to Special Coordinator Mladenov for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Here we are again, discussing the situation in Middle East and Palestine, but there does not seem to be reason for hope. The d…
I would also like to join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Chambas for his comprehensive briefing on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the progress made in the past six months in the implementation of the United N…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive
report on a comprehensive approach to mine action (S/2018/623) and Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zouev for his briefing.
We note from the report of the Secretary-General that mines, explosive remnants of war and …
We too would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2018/539) on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We appreciate the briefings of Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto, Vla…
I would like to start by thanking the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Meron, and its Prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, for their
comprehensive progress report and briefing on the work of the Mechanism.
We welcome the measures taken by the Mechanism, inclu…
At the outset, I would like to wish Ambassador Edrees a happy birthday.
The Group of African States wishes to align its statement with that just delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The African Group would like to commend the remarkable efforts of the co…
I would like to start by thanking the President for his opening remarks. I would also like to thank Ambassador Cho Tae-yul of the Republic of Korea, the outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for his briefing on the progress of the Commission’s work in 2017. We are grateful for his st…
I should like to start by joining others in commending Poland for having convened this open debate, and we are glad, Mr. Minister, to see you preside over this meeting. Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the theme based on his comprehensive report on the protection of civili…
We thank Ms. Bensouda for her written report in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011), as well as for her briefing.
The continued violation of human rights committed in Libya by all parties remains a source of concern. The cycle of violence has resulted in the death and the injury of civilians, as…
I would like to begin by thanking the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest report concerning the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2018/416, annex…
I would like to begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, for organizing this important high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace.
The timing of this high-level meeting could not be more appropriate, in the light of the unprecedented…
We thank the Peruvian presidency for taking the initiative to organize today’s first open debate on the follow-up to the implementation of resolution 2250 (2015). We thank the briefers for their respective remarks. I would also like to commend Mr. Simpson on the independent progress study on youth a…
We thank the Peruvian presidency for organizing today’s open debate on the women and peace and security agenda relating to the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence. We express our appreciation for the Secretary-General’s annual report on this topic (S/2018/250). I would also like to thank …
Since this is our first meeting this month, let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I would like to assure you of our full support as you carry out your duties.
I would also like to commend Ambassador Van Oosterom and his team on a successful presidency …
I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Angelino Alfano, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy, on his assumption of the post of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I would also like to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and for outlinin…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2018/165) on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his briefing. As we ma…
Let me express our appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her maiden briefing on the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the activities of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock and Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for their comprehensive briefings.
We would like to express our gratitude to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners for their continuing efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of Syr…
I wish to thank Mr. Modibo Touré, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing on the latest developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). I would also like to express appreciation to Ambassad…
