At the outset, I would like to express my condolences to the delegation of Burkina Faso following attacks yesterday evening that led to many dead or injured, which we condemn in the strongest terms. I would also like to congratulate the delegation of the Russian Federation on its initiative to organ…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Indonesian presidency of convening this open debate and to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Peter Maurer and Mr. Federico Borello for their very informative briefings this morning.
The adoption of resolution 1265 (1999) reflected the Security Council’…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Indonesia on its accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month and its excellent initiative of convening this open debate, which allows us to discuss the central issue of the training and capacity-building of staff within peace operati…
On behalf of Senegal, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of Sri Lanka in the wake of the terrorist attacks that resulted in hundreds of casualties. My delegation condemns those heinous acts, which cannot be justified.
Senegal aligns itself with the sta…
First of all, Mr. President, allow me to congratulate your country, Germany, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month and to welcome today’s open debate on the issue of the participation of women in peacekeeping operations. This is a collective
undertaking that remains dependen…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Chinese delegation, under its presidency of the Security Council for this month, for prioritizing multilateralism as an essential mechanism for preserving international peace and security and promoting economic and social progress. I would also like to…
At the outset, I extend the condolences of Senegal to the Government and the people of Egypt following the violent terrorist attack targeting Egyptian soldiers on 7 July, killing 23.
We also welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia.
I further wish to thank the …
My delegation thanks Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien, for introducing the thirty-ninth report of the Secretary-General on the humanitarian situation in Syria (S/2017/445) and for his enlightening briefing. Through him, Senegal ag…
After listening to our briefers during this most important exercise, I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his introductory remarks and, in particular, for bringing us together around this table. I would also like to thank the Force Commanders for sharing with the Security Council their …
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude for the very informative briefings by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Mr. Adama Dieng, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. I would also…
Senegal welcomes the adoption of resolution 2352 (2017), extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). We thank the members of the Security Council, in particular the penholding delegation and the troop-contributing countries, for their flexibility, which mad…
My delegation joins in today’s consensus adoption of resolution 71/278. We reiterate our support for the Secretary-General’s zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse. It is being implemented in various ways, through training and awareness-raising but also by enforcing standards of cond…
Let me begin by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for giving us his final briefing on various aspects involved in the Palestinian question. Like other speakers before me, I would like to pay tribute to him once again for his commitment to this issue.
The briefing we just heard is full of lesso…
Senegal is pleased to see you, Mr. President, in your capacity as Minister for Justice of the Kingdom of Spain, presiding over this Security Council meeting devoted to international judicial cooperation in the fight against terrorism, which is an extremely pertinent and relevant theme.
My country a…
First of all, I would like to thank most warmly Ms. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the leadership she has shown at the head of the International Criminal and for her introduction of the report on the Court on its activities during the period 20…
Allow me to begin by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and for the relevant recommendations appended to his letter dated 18 August 2016 (S/2016/722, annex). We would also like to thank Ms. Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières, and Mr. Peter Maurer, Pr…
Given the continuous flow of migrants through the Mediterranean Basin, Senegal is in favour of the inclusion of agenda
item 130 in the agenda of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly.
Senegal wishes to congratulate Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for the high quality of the report that has just been presented to us (S/2016/407). We also welcome the presence among us o…
As this is the first statement we are making under your leadership, Mr. President, the delegation of Senegal would like to warmly congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency and wish you every possible success in the coming month. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the del…
On behalf of my delegation, I should like first to congratulate you very warmly, Mr. President, on your election to preside over this seventieth session of the General Assembly. I reiterate the support of my delegation as you carry out your work.
I should also like to congratulate Ms. Silvia Fernán…
