First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and your team on the successful completion of your presidency. This month we welcomed the six newly elected members of the Security Council, and the important initiative that you took to organize a flag installation ceremony for the first time is …
We are grateful to Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, which was very helpful, as always.
The peace and security situation in the Middle East remains a matter of serious concern for international peace and sec…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Assistant Secretary- General Ursula Mueller for their briefings. We are also pleased to have President Festus Mogae and, as always, we appreciate his briefing on the recent developments in South Sudan, particularly those relating to the high-…
I wish to start by expressing our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Jean-
Pierre Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Mali and on the activities of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We continue to appreciate all of th…
We express appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé for his briefing as well as for his continued diplomatic endeavours to bring about lasting peace and stability in Libya. We also Sweden’s leadership of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to res…
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons (S/2017/1025) issued pursuant to resolution 2220 (2015), which sheds light on the developments and trends with regard to small arms and light weapons…
We thank the Italian presidency for organizing today’s briefing, as well as for championing the protection of cultural heritage in conflict situations. We also thank all the briefers for their respective presentations. I would also like to use this opportunity to welcome Ms. Audrey Azoulay and congr…
I wish to start by thanking the Italian presidency for organizing this important briefing on the issue of foreign terrorist fighters. I would like to express our appreciation to Under- Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov, Assistant Secretary-General Michèle Coninsx, and Ambassador Kairat Umarov for …
I would like to begin by joining others in thanking the Italian presidency for organizing this timely briefing on the security challenges in the Mediterranean region. I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing and sharing his thoughts on how to address such pressing challenges.
In this bri…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest report (see S/2017/922, annex) on the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We welcome the unanimous ado…
We thank the French presidency for organizing today’s open debate. We also thank the briefers for sharing their thoughts and perspectives on the question of women and peace and security.
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Ethiopia welcomes the positive developments that have taken place over the years in advancin…
At the outset, let me thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) (A/72/223). Let me also thank the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the Mission of the African Union, the Economic Commission for Africa, NEPAD and the United…
Today marks the end of an important chapter with the completion of the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the beginning of another significant chapter, with the establishment of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). We thank Spe…
We thank the Secretary- General for his briefing today on the humanitarian situation in the four areas under discussion and for his personal leadership in the efforts to respond to the crisis. We have been discussing the humanitarian situation in each of these countries separately, but today’s brief…
The major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and environmental fields have resulted in ambitious and transformative global development frameworks. My delegation sees their overarching objective as eradicating poverty and achieving inclusive and sustainable development gro…
I should like to start by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General for the informative briefing on the first joint African Union-United Nations high-level visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Nigeria, in the context of Security Council resolution 2242 (2015), on women and peace an…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2366 (2017) establishing the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia to verify the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace between the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas …
We would also like to thank the delegations of the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
We join others in strongly condemning the latest launch of an international intercontinenta…
I would like to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Feltman; the Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015), Ambassador Cardi; and the observer of the European Union, Ambassador Vale de Almeida, for their briefings on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015).
We have not…
I would like to start by commending Bolivia for organizing today’s debate and for its leadership in steering the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu and Mr. Joseph
Ballard for their respective briefings.
Ethiopia aligns itself with the…
