We thank the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his comprehensive briefing on the strategic review of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). We take this opportunity to commend the work that the mission is carrying out on…
At the outset, I wish to join other delegations that have spoken before me in congratulating you, Mr. President, and the entire delegation of Côte d’Ivoire on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to take this opportunity to commend the delegation of China for e…
We are grateful for the briefing by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, whose work to date we acknowledge.
We believe that tensions in Syria have been reduced thanks to the efforts of the Astana guarantors, as well as other countries whose agreements, such as t…
We are grateful for the briefing by Assistant Secretary-General Alexandre Zoue, and for those by the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
We thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for the information she provided today.
We once again highlight the destruction of the 27 chemical-weapons production facilities declared by the Syrian Arab Republic and encourage it to continue t…
We should like to express our gratitude for the briefings given by the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre LaCroix, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and South Sudan, Mr. Nicolas Haysom, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD…
We join in commemorating and in expressing our condolences and solidarity to the people of the United States and to the relatives of those persons who lost their lives in the 11 September 2001 attacks. The fight against terrorism is a task that is shared by the entire international community.
We wo…
We welcome the briefing of the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu.
My delegation reiterates the importance of the verification carried out by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat with regard to the destruction of the las…
We thank Mr. Michel Kafando, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, for his briefing.
Bolivia is pleased that the referendum on 17 May was held in a calm atmosphere with no major incidents and in an inclusive manner, with all political parties participating. We also believe that th…
We are grateful for the briefings by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock and by Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, to whom we reiterate our support for the sensitive work that they are carrying out.
We expre…
We would like to express our gratitude for the briefings that we heard from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Leila Zerrougui; Ambassador Mansour Alotaibi of Kuw…
We are grateful for the briefing by Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWAS).
We begin our statement by highlighting the work and efforts of UNOWAS, headed by the Special Representative. It is necessary …
We are grateful for the report presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Ghassan Salamé, to whom we reiterate our support for the outstanding work he continues to do. Similarly, we are grateful for the re…
We are grateful for the briefings provided by Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Mr. John Ging, Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). We reiterate our full support for the work …
We would like to express our gratitude for the briefings by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Parfait Onanga-Anyanga; Mr. Bédializoun Moussa Nébié, Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic; and Brigadier General Hermínio Teodoro Maio, Force Commander …
We thank Mr. François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, and Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), for their informative briefings. We stress t…
We are very grateful for the briefings by the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Theodor Meron, and the Prosecutor, Mr. Serge Brammertz. We take this opportunity to reiterate to them our strong support in the discharge of the duties that have been entrust…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Ghassan Salamé, for his briefing, and we take this opportunity to convey to him again our unstinting support for the outstanding work he continues to carry…
We appreciate the information provided by the Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, and Ambassador Mauro Vieira in his capacity as Chair of the Guinea- Bissau configuratio…
We express our gratitude for the briefing that we heard from Mr. Staffan de Mistura, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, to whom we reiterate our support in the discharge of his duties.
Once again we cannot but express our sorrow at the fact that this conflict has gone on for six …
