One of the main responsibilities of the Human Rights Council is to react in a timely and appropriate manner to human rights situations that require its urgent attention. We are pleased to acknowledge that, during the reporting period, the Council has demonstrated its ability to adequately respond to…
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary-General for this year’s report on the responsibility to protect (R2P), with a special emphasis on lessons learned for prevention (A/73/898). This discussion on R2P serves as yet further confirmation of its importance for the international community…
I would like to exercise my right of reply in connection with the statement delivered earlier by the delegation of the Russian Federation. I thought that, at the very beginning, I would proceed bullet point by bullet point in explaining the untruth that was shared by that delegation here in this Hal…
I would like to exercise my right of reply with regard to the statement just made by the representative of the Russian Federation. I would first like to emphasize all of my Government’s commitments on human rights. We take all cases of violations of human rights of any kind very seriously,
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the only permanent international court established to put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of international concern and thereby to contribute to the prevention of such crimes as well as to the progressive development of inte…
Ukraine fully supports the adoption by consensus of draft resolution A/70/L.3, on building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal. Traditionally, Ukraine is one of the States that have co-sponsored that resolution. However, the draft resolution contains a provision noting th…
I just want to say a few words. I do not want to, and I do not have to convince everybody present about the fact that in Ukraine, we have been facing Russian aggression for more than a year and a half. There is so much evidence that it is absolutely unnecessary to do so.
The only thing that I would…
I would like to demonstrate with some numbers the level of the so-called extremism that exists in Ukraine, which apparently only people in Russia seem to know about. Last year, two electoral campaigns were held in Ukraine. The first was to elect the President of the country, and the second to elect …
If I am not mistaken, the topic of today’s debate is women and peace and security. With all due respect, I am quite sure that Ukrainian women, including the female peacekeeper, Nadiya Savchenko, are included in today’s discussion.
Moreover, for more than a year now, Russian diplomats have stayed tr…
Ukraine associates itself with the statement made this morning by the delegation of the European Union.
My delegation attaches particular importance to the issue of women and peace and security, and thanks you, Madam President, for convening this debate, as well as today’s briefers for their useful…
I would like to reply to the comments by my Russian colleague, and will do so in Russian in order to deliver my statement clearly.
(spoke in Russian)
In the information war that has been launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, my country, has been using the only “weapon” available to i…
Ukraine alignes itself with the statement delivered earlier this morning by the observer of the European Union. I would like to make a statement in my national capacity.
Ukraine welcomes this open debate of the Security Council on the issue of children and armed conflict. These are not just trivial…
