I would like to thank you, Sir, for the invitation extended to me in my capacity as Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). In that capacity, I conducted a visit to Bissau and Lisbon, from 25 to 28 July, to obtain first-hand accounts concerning efforts to end …
I thank you, Mr. President, for holding today’s important debate.
Allow me to reiterate Brazil’s support for Africa, a continent with which we have a unique historic and cultural connection. It is also a region of strategic importance for us. Today Brazil maintains 39 diplomatic posts in Africa, wh…
I thank China for convening this very important debate. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her briefing and reiterate my Government’s appreciation for her leadership. I also welcome the contribution of the Permanent Representative of …
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this open debate. I also thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Joseph Ballard, Senior Officer of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for their briefings.
The mere existence of weapons of mass destructio…
This annual plenary meeting is of crucial importance, since it is the main occasion for member States to jointly review the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and its subsequent political declarations.
It is encouraging that, one year after the adoption of the 2016 Politica…
As the Middle East continues to be plagued by an array of ever-more daunting and interconnected challenges, let me stress that we continue to follow the very worrying developments pertaining to the question of Palestine, which cannot and will not become another forgotten issue on the international a…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Brazil, Chile and Guatamala.
Two days ago (see S/PV.7920), we expressed before the Council our support for the Secretary-General’s recommendations on gradually withdrawing the military component of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) …
First of all, I would like to express the Brazilian Government’s sadness over the death of Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. We extend our condolences to his family and to the Government and the people of the Russian Federation, as well as to the staff members of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federa…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-
General, Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, and to all other briefers.
Brazil is aware that no country is immune to terrorism and has been attentive to preventi…
I would like to begin my statement on behalf of Brazil by thanking the Government of Sweden for organizing this debate and welcoming the newly elected non-permanent members of the Security Council: Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Italy and Sweden.
The various conflicts in the Middle East are a matte…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, and the Swedish presidency of the Security Council for having organized this debate on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. I should like also to welcome the Secretary-General, António Guterres, as this is the first time he is participating in a Security Coun…
I wish to begin by thanking Spain for organizing this open debate and by thanking Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict for their briefings.
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The mere existence of weapons of mass destruction constitutes a threat to humankind,
and therefore to international peace and security. The possibility that those weapons might fall into the hands of non-State actors, particularly terrorists, is a matter of special concern, as the recent use of che…
I thank you, Sir, an Senegal for convening this meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Danilo Türk, Ms. Chrstine Beerli and Mr. Sundeep Waslekar for their interventions.
The relationship between water, peace and security should be considered with prudence and caution by the Council. Like…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), the member States of which are Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste and my own country, Brazil.
The Community of Portuguese-speaki…
I congratulate you, Mr. President,- for convening this open debate and for bringing us together to discuss the serious challenges that the world faces today in promoting peace and stability in the Middle East and North Africa. We also appreciate that the concept note prepared by the Russian Federati…
