I will be brief. I am not predisposed to get into discussions with our Russian colleague, but I am predisposed to defend international humanitarian law and human rights, and I am doing that in implementation of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It may n…
You have just reminded me, Mr. President, that the representative of Kuwait already spoke on behalf of the three co-penholders on the humanitarian situation in Syria. I promise to keep my remarks very brief, but I would like to add a couple of points.
We are of course extremely worried about the hu…
At the outset, Germany welcomes the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia, to the Council and pledges its support for his work. We share his conclusions and those of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2019/783), especially with respect to the improvement…
First of all, we congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council, and Germany greatly appreciates the fact that you will leave us free at least a few weekends during the month. In this regard, I appreciate what Mr. Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the…
I can be brief, as much has already been said. I wish to start by thanking the presidency of the Russian Federation for this month of work. Your country, Mr. President, did a very good job and you are very good diplomats. I will return to Russia a little later.
I would like to thank Mr. Geir Peders…
I, too, would also like to welcome Nickolay Mladenov and the representatives of Israel and Palestine. We would like to say a few special words to the Foreign Minister of Jordan. We consider Jordan to be the key pole of stability in the region. I welcome the Foreign Minister to today’s meeting.
The …
I take the floor again on behalf of the humanitarian co-penholders on Syria — Kuwait, Belgium and Germany.
As caretakers of the humanitarian situation in Idlib, we are deeply disappointed with the result of the voting. Once again, the Security Council will not be able to fulfil its duty to protect …
I deliver this statement on behalf of the co-penholders — Belgium, Kuwait and Germany.
At the outset, let me thank Assistant Secretary- General Mueller for her comprehensive briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria. We once again reiterate our appreciation for all the efforts of humanitarian…
I speak on behalf of the co-penholders on the humanitarian situation in Syria — Belgium, Germany and Kuwait.
For the past few months, we have endeavoured to draw the attention of the Security Council to the plight of the civilians in Idlib. We have taken an incremental approach to this matter, firs…
I will be brief because I think that all the most important points have already been made.
To summarize what David Shearer said, we must move from talk to action and ensure that what he said with regard to the security forces, unification and boundaries be finally implemented and that, most importa…
First, I would like to thank my colleagues around the table for accepting a revision in this way. I very much appreciate that. As I said in my previous statement, what we are doing here today is supporting a people that has been under strain and embroiled in conflict and has been the victim of terro…
We appreciate the fact that the Council is ready to vote on draft resolution S/2019/749. We have been discussing the text with delegations. A revision has been proposed at the last minute by Afghanistan and is extremely important to Afghanistan. I am sorry to bring it up now at such a late stage, bu…
At the outset, I would like to thank Martin Griffiths and Mark Lowcock for their briefings and commitment. Martin said in his
statement that he held the Stockholm Agreement dear. I appreciate that commitment.
As our colleague for Cote d’Ivoire just said, there is no military solution to this confl…
I thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling today’s debate. It is very timely. We all followed the events of recent days and the cancellation or interruption of the United States- led peace talks. Mr. Cohen will certainly enlighten us on where we stand on that. Despite that cancellation or interrupti…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having put this item on the agenda.
Let me start by expressing our condolences to the Government and the people of Burkina Faso in the wake of this terrible terrorist attack. You will recall, Mr. President, that under the joint French-German presidencies of t…
Mr. President, I thank you for putting this item on the agenda. It was not difficult to convince you, Sir, as we co-chair the Informal Expert Group on Women and Peace and Security. I thank you very much and I also thank my colleague from Indonesia, with whom we are penholders on Afghanistan, so, in …
I would like to add my voice to those who have thanked Ms. Zerrougui and Ambassador Alotaibi for their work. I would like to underline Ms. Zerrougui’s personal engagement on the issue. We really appreciate it. I thank both of them very much for their briefings and for the written report (S/2019/575)…
I can be brief because I feel there is general unity in the Security Council on this issue. I should like to align myself in particular with the statements delivered by my European colleagues who have already taken the floor today.
First of all, I would like to express Germany’s support for the wor…
I will be relatively brief because we are basically turning in circles in view of the previous discussion that we had here (see S/PV.8557) and because I will align myself with the statement to be delivered by the representative of Croatia on behalf of the States members of the European Union.
I wou…
Let me thank the presidency of Peru for having put the issue of Colombia on the agenda. Your presence here today, Mr. President, is a sign of the importance that you attach to this agenda item. The visit to Colombia was, for me personally, an eye-opener. I think it was a very important trip; it show…
