Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We also welcome the presence of our worthy colleague, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto; Mr. Fedotov of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; and Ms. Ghizaal Ha…
I take the floor to explain our position on the proposal of the Russian delegation. Our delegation would like to express its deep regret at the Russian delegation’s request for a vote on this year’s draft resolution (A/73/L.44) on the situation in Afghanistan.
The resolution on the situation in Afg…
I would like to thank the President for convening today’s meeting on the situation in Afghanistan as we adopt this year’s draft resolution on our country (A/73/L.44).
To begin, let me convey my gratitude to Mr. Christoph Heusgen, Mr. Friedrich Schröder and the rest of the team at the German Mission…
We thank the delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for convening today’s meeting on women and peace and security. We are pleased that this important issue continues to gain prominence on the agenda of the Security Council.
No other country knows it better than Afghanistan, which has face…
Let me begin by conveying our best wishes for a successful Council presidency in September and our gratitude to the United States for having convened today’s debate on Afghanistan. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his comprehensive briefing. We are particularly p…
On behalf of the Government of Afghanistan and of the people
of Afghanistan, allow me to thank the Security Council for taking a very firm stand on the course of democratization in our country. We have made some significant gains in that field over the past 18 years, and it is important to strength…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and his Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, for the report before us (S/2018/465). I would also like to thank the Swedish presidency for convening such a timely debate and initiating resolution 2427 (20…
It gives me great pleasure to address the General Assembly on the occasion of the sixth review of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. We join others in thanking the Permanent Representatives of the Kingdom of Jordan and Finland and their teams for their able efforts in facilitatin…
Let me begin by congratulating the Netherlands on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and by thanking you, Madam President, for convening today’s debate on Afghanistan, which coincides with International Women’s Day. We pay tribute today to the important contributions of women in promot…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report, as well as to my good friend, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his comp…
Let me thank the Permanent Mission of France for convening this open debate on the urgent issue of children and armed conflict. I would like to extend my gratitude to the invited speakers for their briefings. I would also like to welcome Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-Ge…
Let me thank the Mission of France for convening this meeting on women and peace and security.
We also thank all speakers who have made strong, positive references to Afghanistan’s progress with women in general. However, there is no place for complacency. We remain steadfast in our resolve to impr…
I thank the President for convening today’s debate on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
We thank the Secretary-General for his dedicated efforts to fulfil his commitment to creating the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, which in our view represent…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President on Bolivia’s assumption of the Security Council’s presidency in June. We thank you for convening today’s open debate on the situation in Afghanistan to take stock of the overall situation in our country. I am pleased by the presence of the Special Re…
Let me congratulate the United Kingdom on its leadership of the Security Council this month. I thank the Secretary-General, António Guterres, for presenting his first report (S/2017/189) on the situation in Afghanistan. Allow me to also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Amba…
Afghanistan wishes to thank Her Excellency Foreign Minister Margot Wallström of the Kingdom of Sweden and her delegation for convening today’s important debate, and we hope that this meeting will mark the start of a new phase in United Nations efforts to embed conflict prevention at the core of the …
I would like to thank the Spanish presidency for convening today’s open debate on a topic of crucial importance, which demands the urgent attention of the international community.
Human trafficking constitutes a grave violation of international law, including international humanitarian law. It viol…
I just want to make two points.
First, it is a sad day for diplomacy, as evidenced by the assassination of Ambassador Andrey Karlov, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey. On this occasion, let me extend the deepest condolences on behalf of myself, my Government and the people of Afgha…
Let me congratulate Spain on its successful leadership of the Security Council this month. We wish to thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi and his team at the Spanish Mission for their dedicated efforts as penholder for Afghanistan during the past two years and welcome Japan’s assumption of this …
At the outset I wish to convey our appreciation to the delegation of Spain for organizing today’s high-level open debate, under the agenda item “Preventive catastrophe: A global agenda for stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors”. The risk of non-State actors, e…
