At the outset, allow me to welcome, Sir, Germany’s presidency of the Security Council for this month, to which I look forward. I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the excellent presidency of France last month. Indonesia greatly appreciates your initiative, Mr. President, to convene …
Like others, I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this very important meeting, as well as the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the current situation in Mali. I would also like to extend our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2463 (2019) today. The resolution is a product of compromise that takes into account the concerns of the new Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The peaceful transfer of power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a turning point in the coun…
In accordance with the recommendation yesterday for all members of the Security Council to speak briefly (see S/PV.8486), I shall speak briefly in my national capacity.
First, with regard to the process of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004), almost
15 years since its adoption, there are …
I am honoured to have the opportunity, as the new Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee since our most recent briefing, in October 2018 (see S/PV.8364). I wish to express my gratitude to Amba…
At the outset, I would also like to join my Kuwaiti brother in extending our deepest condolences to the people and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the tragic train crash in Kasai. I also thank my Kuwaiti brother for his condolences on the recent natural disaster in e…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the heinous terrorist attack that took place today at the two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, as well as to the people and the Government of New Zealand. We of course strongly condemn …
Like others, we would like to offer our deepest condolences for the many United Nations officials that perished in the tragic incident of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. We are also sad, as we lost an Indonesian national who worked for the World Food Programme, Ms. Harina Hafitz. We would like to con…
Madam President, I, too, should like to once again wish a happy International Women’s Day to you and to our women Ambassadors and Secretariat staff, as well as to all women around the world.
I wish also to apologize on behalf of Vassily, because I think that the Russian delegation forgot to bring a…
Let me first of all thank France for convening this meeting and congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency. You may rest assured that my delegation will cooperate very closely with you during your presidency.
I would also like to thank the presidency of Equatorial Guinea last month.
I would…
Indonesia’s position on the situation in Venezuela has always been consistent, clear and principled, and we have had the opportunity to express it a number of times. Indonesia regrets that
we cannot achieve unity in the Security Council on how to address the situation in Venezuela. The fact that tw…
My delegation would like to welcome my good friend, Ambassador Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, with whom we look forward to working closely in moving the peace process in Syria forward. We wish once again to reaffirm our full support and cooperation for him and his t…
It would be remiss of me if I did not express my delegation’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, and your team for your excellent leadership of the presidency this month. I must say that I am jealous that you had only 28 days in your position, while I am going to have 31 days later in the year. I w…
First of all, I would once again like to welcome you, Sir, as well as the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, to the Chamber. I wish to convey our sincere appreciation to you for convening this very important meeting, as well as to congratulate you and your delegation on promot…
First of all, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her important briefing on the recent developments on the ground. We noted that there are still clashes and the loss of life, and we regret that fact. My statement will focus on three key issues, namely, the security sit…
Let me first join others in thanking the briefers, my brother Ambassador Omar Hilale, Mr. Smaïl Chergui and Mr. Koen Vervaeke, for their updates and in particular for their insights on the issue that we are discussing. I would also like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the wor…
My delegation would like to join Ambassador Jerry Matjila in paying tribute to Ambassador Vitaly Churkin for his services to the Council as we honour him today, two years after his passing.
My delegation would also like to join other delegations in thanking Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinato…
I would like to join others in thanking Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, my colleague Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and my sister Ambassador, Fatima Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African …
Allow me to begin by thanking Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings, which provide valuable updates on the implementation of the Stockholm Agreement and on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. We affirm our full support for their efforts.
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I would like to begin by thanking Equatorial Guinea for convening this very important meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Ambas…
