Let me too welcome the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria. As our Polish colleague just remarked, his briefing was very clear. He has a very clear methodological approach, and I can only say that we stand fully behind the five priorities he presented.
I believe that, on the basis …
Let me too start by expressing my gratitude for the briefing the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar. I commend her for all her efforts over the past month. As I said earlier today, with regard to the new Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Syria (see S/PV.8475), it is so importa…
One month ago, we reminded delegations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and said that there were blatant violations of the Universal Declaration (see S/PV.8452). Yet here we sit, one month later, and the situation continues. The Maduro regime has become even more cynical, and I refer to …
At the outset, I would like to acknowledge all of this morning’s briefers, and in particular I want to thank Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga for his work and to wish his successor good luck.
I would like to begin by underscoring something in Mr. Smaïl Chergui’s briefing, in which he said that the Politi…
First of all, I would like to align myself with the statement made earlier today by the observer of the European Union (see A/73/PV.67).
I would also like to acknowledge the very passionate statement made by the Ukrainian President this morning.
Let me make three remarks concerning, first, the bre…
Having listened to everyone’s statements, I believe we really have a consensus around the table, which is a very positive thing. I too would like to thank Mr. Lowcock, Mr. Griffiths and General Lollesgaard for their untiring engagement, and we welcome the progress that has been made, including with …
I heard the pleas from both the Ukrainian Ambassador and our Russian colleague — at length — to consider the 4 million people in Donbas. To hark back to what some of our briefers, particularly on humanitarian issues, said earlier, why is it not possible to do something practical and, after this meet…
Listening to Ambassador Nebenzia, I was left with the impression that it was Ukraine that had invaded Russia, not Russia that invaded Ukraine.
At the outset, I would like to thank all the briefers — Mr. Jenča, Ms. Mueller, Ambassador Apakan and Ambassador Sajdik. I would particularly like to thank …
As we sat around the table to discuss the programme of work on Monday, I wondered why you, Sir, were so insistent about convening today’s debate on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We have already heard 46 minutes worth of statements. It has been very repetitious;…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I wish you and your team good luck in the coming months. Let me also commend you, Sir, on the initial statement that you delivered and the very concrete example of your own country and how mercenaries have threate…
I do not want to prolong the meeting. I would just like to respond to my Russian colleague. Unfortunately, in his intervention he did not respond to any of my comments on the serious human rights violations. He mentioned that 22,000 demonstrators took to the streets in France, but not that more than…
Germany very much appreciates the fact that this item is on the agenda today. With respect to what my Russian colleague said at the beginning of this meeting — that this item was put on the agenda by the United States — I want to remind him that this item was put on the agenda by the South American …
Let me start by conveying to the representative of Colombia the condolences of the German Government and people for the injured and the families of those killed. There is no justification for this heinous attack on innocent people.
Of course, we all understand that the Colombian Government has said…
I thank you, Mr. President, for putting this topic on the agenda. I would also like to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his very impressive and, at the same time, worrisome statement.
Mr. Mladenov spoke clearly of the dangerous dynamic that he is observing and stated there is no stat…
For Germany, Mali is very important. We have been deeply involved in the peace process and supporting it and the country since the crisis erupted in 2012. Today, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) includes the biggest deployment of German soldiers …
I sincerely thank the President of the Commission électorale nationale indépendante for his clarifications, which lead me to the following question. According to the information that I have, the election results have to be published. In the President’s explanation, I understand that he said that the…
I would also like to add my voice to those of all who thanked all the briefers.
I want to start by underlining what my French colleague said, which is that the elections represent
a historic moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also want to echo Ms. Zerrougui’s point about the fact t…
At the outset, I too would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for his work and what he achieved in Stockholm. In addition, I would like to thank not only Mr. Mark Lowcock for his briefing on what he has done, but also, through him, all the humanitarian aid workers on the ground, as we must not forge…
Human rights defenders are among the most courageous in our societies. They stand up to injustice, ask for change and help people in need. Human rights defenders face serious threats all over the world. Their space has been shrinking in the past decade. They are increasingly confronted by violence o…
At the outset, let me too thank all of the briefers. In particular, I would like to thank Ambassador Yamamoto for his very profound briefing. I also want to highlight the briefing delivered by Ms. Haress.
These are once again crucial and testing times for Afghanistan. We are entering what has been …
