I would like to start by thanking the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Theodor Meron; the President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Carmel Agius; and the Prosecutor of the ICTY and the Residual Mechanism, Prosecutor…
I would like to start by commending Uruguay for convening this open debate one year after the adoption of resolution 2286 (2016). Let me also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2017/414) and his briefing this morning. We are grateful to him…
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 his latest report (S/2017/379, annex) concerning the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovin…
Let me start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to express the readiness of my delegation to fully support you in your endeavours.
Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate the United States of America for its…
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for his briefing and continued leadership in addressing the humanitarian crisis in Syria and other places, including in our region. We would like to express our gratitude to the United Nations and its partners for the courageous humanitarian serv…
We thank Special Representative David Shearer for his briefing and for the good work he has been doing since assuming his new post a few months ago. We also thank the Deputy Permanent Representative of Senegal for his briefing on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 220…
I wish to start by thanking the outgoing Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), His Excellency Mr. Macharia Kamau, for his briefing on the work of the Commission in the year 2016. We are grateful for the stewardship he demonstrated in leading the work of the Commission during its tenth session…
Let me start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Martin Kobler, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest developments in Libya and the activities of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. We commend his efforts in the search for a political solution to the …
I would like to begin by offering the sincere condolences of Ethiopia to Ambassador María Mejía Vélez following the death and destruction caused by the landslide in Colombia this past weekend. We are in sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims as well as with the people and the Gover…
We express our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for his briefing on the latest situation in Kosovo and the activities of the Mission. I also welcome the presenc…
I wish to start by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Sebastian Kurz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, on his becoming Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I would also like to thank him for his comprehensive briefing.
We welcome the si…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Under- Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien, as well as the Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission, Ambassador Apakan, for their briefings on the most recent developments in eastern…
I would like to start by commending the delegation of Spain for convening this meeting and for its excellent leadership in facilitating the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and the preparation of the comprehensive review report. We also welcome the unanimous adopt…
Let me join others in congratulating Senegal on assuming the presidency
of the Security Council for the month of November. I also wish to express appreciation to the Senegalese delegation for organizing this open debate on an issue of critical importance, particularly for us in Africa. I wish to th…
I would like to start by expressing our appreciation to the Russian presidency for convening this meeting. We also thank the Secretary- General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and the representative of civil society for their briefings on this theme.
Ethiopia welcomes the progress made in mains…
Let me begin by thanking President Lykketoft for convening this meeting on sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, which has increasingly become a matter of serious concern.
As one of the leading contributors of troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations, Ethiopia wishes…
