I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting to consider a decision to roll over work on the issue of Security Council reform to the next session of the General Assembly (decision 73/554). At previous sessions of the General Assembly, Ukraine always supported the consensus approach to…
We appreciate the convening of today’s debate and would like to express our support for the efforts of the President of the General Assembly aimed at re-energizing the process of reforming the Security Council.
Few delegations in this Hall disagree with the basic premise that the Security Council, …
Ukraine appreciates the initiative of Peru to hold this open debate, as well as your personal presence, Mr. President, at this time. We thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten, and in particular M…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his briefing. I am also grateful to His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku for their briefings.
I am ple…
I thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and express my appreciation for Foreign Minister Rabbani’s presence and his remarks.
The overall picture as presented in the Secretary- General’s report (S/2017/783) revives disconcerting feelings and causes renewed concern over the situation…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Wane for his update.
Ukraine is extremely concerned by the scale of terrorist activities in the Sahel region. We strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on Sunday. My delegation expresses sincere condolences to our colleague…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the outcome of the London Conference on Somalia. The security pact and the new partnership agreement between the international community and Somalia should be seen as a genuine road map for donor countries in supporting Somalia’s progress in a number of areas t…
Let me begin by expressing Ukraine’s deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Federal Government of Somalia, regarding recent terrorist attacks carried out by Al-Shabaab that resulted in numerous casualties among the civilian population, including women and chil…
I join other colleagues in thanking the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Mr. Said Djinnit, for his briefing on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region.
Ukraine welcomes the ef…
During our meeting in May when the momentous resolution 2286 (2016) was adopted, Ms. Liu said that we should make the resolution save lives (see S/PV.7685). We could not agree more. Yet, now in September, we must admit that the goal is
still out of reach. Tragically, Syria is the worst example of a…
I will be very brief. I would like to make a point of clarification for everyone’s benefit.
As we are discussing the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty, which constitutes an integral part of the global security infrastructure, we are convinced that, if any part or element of that structure is d…
I apologize. We have just witnessed a classic case of switching the blame and obfuscating the situation. I have never mentioned or blamed anybody, including any citizens, living in the eastern part of our country. If I am mistaken, I would really appreciate being corrected. I was talking first about…
I would like to make a couple of points in response to the Russian delegation.
First, let me remind all those present in the Chamber, especially those who have conveniently forgotten, of what happened two years ago. If it were not for Russian weapons, the presence of Russian troops and the sustaine…
Please accept our sincere congratulations, Sir, on having successfully steered the Security Council’s work during the month of August. We also would like to commend the highly professional work of the entire Malaysian delegation, which allowed the Council to conduct its daily business in an effectiv…
First of all, we would like to express our appreciation to Ambassador Gerard van
Bohemen and his team for preparing the introductory part of the Security Council report (A/70/2), and to Ambassador Matthew Rycroft for providing an excellent presentation.
As a newly elected member of the Security Co…
