We very much welcome this renewal of the arms embargo on Libya for another 12 months through the adoption of resolution 2473 (2019), and call on the Council to intensify its efforts to halt all breaches of the arms embargo in order to stem the weapons flow into Libya.
Through its inspection and inv…
First of all, let me thank our briefers for their informative, albeit sobering and, indeed, alarming briefings.
We are gravely concerned about the continuation of the conflict and its potential for local and regional escalation of violence. It is the responsibility of all sides to do whatever is po…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 21 March to 21 May 2019. At the outset, I would like to highlight…
The report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on its twelfth session (A/73/724) serves as a strong reminder of the growing scope of activities the PBC is engaged in. That is particularly true for its advisory role to the General Assembly and the Security Council, but also with regard to its conve…
I too would like to start by thanking our briefers, Mr. Mark Lowcock and Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for their comprehensive, albeit alarming briefings.
As the representative of Belgium has delivered a statement on behalf of the three co-penholders — Belgium, Kuwait and Germany — I will limit my remarks o…
First of all, I would like to thank all our briefers for their very insightful and comprehensive statements. I extend a very warm and special welcome to Mr. Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso.
Germany attaches great importance to peace and stability in the Sahel region. Chancellor …
At the outset, let me thank our briefers for the very insightful picture that they have painted for us. I extend my gratitude to Martin Griffiths, Mark Lowcock, Henrietta Fore and, of course, the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014). Let me also express our deep appr…
First of all, I would like to thank our briefers, Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Billingslea and Ms. Buku, for their insightful and informative briefings.
Our efforts to combat the financing of terrorism need to be part of an all-encompassing and holistic approach. We need to fight the finan…
First of all, I, too, would like to thank the outgoing Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Said Djinnit, for his tireless efforts and dedication over the past five years and for all of the success he has achieved. We also welcome the appointment of Mr. Huang Xia and wish him a steady hand in…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 19 January 2019 to 20 March 2019. I would like to highlight the fo…
First of all, we welcome Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani of Indonesia as the new Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and thank him for his very informative and comprehensive the briefing.
The risk of non-State actors, particularly terrorists, using…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Keita for her briefing and her visit.
Since this is the first time that we have taken the floor on this agenda item, let me briefly outline Germany’s approach to the situation in Darfur and the Sudan more broadly.
To start with, we could not agree more with the…
I would first like to thank our briefers, Mr. Kafando and Ambassadors Mohammed and Lauber, for their excellent and comprehensive presentations. I have five points that I would like to make.
First of all, Burundi’s unresolved political crisis and volatile security situation, and the consequent regio…
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov and Executive Director Michèle Coninsx for their excellent briefings and for their leadership and demonstration of cooperation, which we appreciate very much.
I would like to make three remarks today.
First, with regard …
First of all, I would like to thank Equatorial Guinea for organizing this debate and Mr. Esono Angue for presiding over it. We would also like to thank Mr. Fedotov and Mrs. Ukonga for their excellent briefings.
Piracy, armed robbery at sea and other illicit and illegal activities in the Gulf of Gui…
First of all, I should like to thank Mr. Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), for his excellent briefing. Once again, I underline the full support of my delegation for the way ahead that he has outlined. I…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 6 September 2018 to 18 January 2019.
At the outset, since this i…
I would also like to thank Ambassador Joanna Wronecka, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, for her excellent work. We thank her for her briefing and would have been interested to receive an even longer and more detailed report…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Chambas for his excellent briefing.
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/1175) covers a broad and impressive array of issues. We would like to comment on a few that are of particular importance from our point of view.
Fir…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria for his comprehensive briefing. It is certainly much too early to bid him farewell, but let me take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude for his tireless peace efforts over all these years. It is with great regret t…
