We congratulate the Republic of Panama for holding the presidency of the Security Council for this month and we would like to thank you, Your Excellency President Mulino Quintero, for hosting and presiding over this important debate.
Maritime security is our collective challenge and demands interna…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing today’s debate. We also thank the Special Representative of Secretary-General, Mr. Yamamoto, and the other briefers for their briefings, and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for sharing his perspectives on the recent developments in his country.
While the…
It is my privilege to deliver this statement on behalf of India and Sweden on this important issue.
India and Sweden share a strong commitment to strengthening the United Nations system to respond to the complex and diverse humanitarian emergencies of our time. We are deeply concerned about the fac…
We welcome the President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vojislav Šuc, to this meeting and thank him for his informative briefing.
One month from now, we will celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the guiding text underlying our c…
India associates itself with the statements made by the representatives of Egypt, on behalf of Group of 77 and China, and Venezuela, on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
We welcome the Foreign Minister of Cuba, His Excellency Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, here today. We also thank th…
The human story is in many ways the story of technology. The genius of technology has always shaped human lives, societies and civilizations. We have come a long way from shaping stone tools and mastering fire to the excitement of robotics and artificial intelligence. Along the way, we have seen cri…
As is evident from the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/465), despite persistent efforts over the past two decades, the rights of millions of children continue to be violated in situations of armed conflict in various parts of the world. Some progress has been made through greater engagement …
We thank the delegations of Jordan and Finland for co-facilitating the review process that led to the General Assembly’s adoption of resolution 72/284, on the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, by consensus. While the adoption of the resolution is by consensus, all of us are consciou…
Today we are going to adopt a landmark draft resolution (A/72/L.52) that has the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency and efficacy of the United Nations system’s development outreach efforts. As a developing country and a founding member of the Group of 77, India has long engaged in pur…
We thank the presidency of the Netherlands for convening today’s open debate, the first this year on the topic of peacekeeping. We are meeting against the backdrop of the previous year, which saw the highest number of fatalities due to attacks among United Nations peacekeepers since 1994.
The quest…
Thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto and the other briefers for their insights into the continuing difficult situation faced by Afghanistan.
The deterioration in the security situation in Afghanistan over the past few months i…
I thank the President for convening today’s important discussion on the question of Palestine as we mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This has been a long struggle, and our support to the cause remains steadfast.
The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, in…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s annual debate on the situation in Afghanistan. We thank Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah for his presence and for the important statement he delivered here today. His words have clearly illustrated the indomitable spirit of the Af…
We welcome the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Maza Martelli, and thank him for his detailed statement.
The Human Rights Council plays an important role in furthering our common cause of the promotion and protection of human rights for all. Even as the Human Rights Council has sought to …
We thank the delegation of France for convening this open debate. We also thank all the briefers for sharing updates on the ongoing efforts and the emerging trends regarding this agenda item.
The situations of armed conflict directly addressed by the Security Council over the past two decades have …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate.
It has been acknowledged for a long time now that the flagship activity of the United Nations — its peacekeeping operations — is facing severe challenges and is not able to achieve the desired result of bringing sustainable peace to the ar…
We thank the Uruguay presidency for organizing this open debate. We have carefully noted the issues raised in the concept note (S/2017/402, annex) and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/249). We appreciate the useful remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General and the other briefers in that con…
Today’s debate is the first such annual review since the adoption last year of the substantively identical resolutions 70/262 and 2282 (2016) by the General Assembly and the Security Council, respectively, on the review of the peacebuilding architecture. Those resolutions defined the concept of sust…
We thank the delegation of Spain for organizing this open debate and for sharing its informative concept note (S/2016/1031, annex). We appreciate the remarks made by the President of the Government of Spain and by the Secretary-General and the other briefers.
Trafficking in persons across borders h…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on an issue of serious concern for the international community. We also thank the briefers for their very significant input.
We welcome the adoption today of resolution 2325 (2016), which aims to enhance the architecture of resolution 1540 (200…
