Guatemala thanks your delegation, Mr. President, for convening this debate and for preparing the concept note (S/2018/1004, annex). We also thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Mr. Smaїl Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, for their briefings.
Before beginning, allow…
Guatemala thanks your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this critical debate, as well as for the concept paper (S/2018/982, annex) that you have provided. We also thank the Secretary-General for his statement and briefing this morning.
It is necessary to recall that the Organization was cre…
Allow me to thank Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing on his report (see A/73/334), updating us on the important events in the proceedings of the International Criminal Court during the past year. We appreciate and take note of the informatio…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Plurinational State of Bolivia for organizing this important debate, as well as for the concept note that your delegation has prepared (see S/2018/904, annex).
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Ms. R…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for introducing the extensive report contained in document A/73/4 and updating us on the Court’s important judicial activity, which has been particularly intense in the past two decades…
My delegation thanks you wholeheartedly, Mr. President, for having convened this crucial debate on mediation and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. This open debate is a distinct opportunity to exchange views on how Member States can best support mediation as a means for attaining the peaceful se…
We congratulate you and your delegation, Sir, on organizing this open debate on a very important issue in the field of international peace and security. The presence of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden highlights that importance.
The concept note (S/2018/625, annex) also includes guideli…
We are grateful for the convening of this plenary meeting to address the responsibility to protect, a topic of special importance. It is taking place in a international context fraught with controversy that demands that we strengthen the humanitarian and international security norm conceived during …
My country aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. We also wish to congratulate the head of the Egyptian delegation on his birthday.
Of all the Secretary-General’s reform efforts, the repositioning of the deve…
We thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s annual debate on the report of Peacebuilding Commission (A/72/721), the Secretary-General’s report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace (A/72/707), and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/72/740). As w…
Allow me to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on a critical topic, particularly for the Security Council. We welcome the concept note (S/2018/444, annex) prepared by your delegation. We also thank the Secretary- General, the Director-General of the Internat…
Let me to commend your delegation, Sir, for convening this open debate, as well as for the concept note before us (S/2018/324, annex), which contains valuable information for guiding this debate. We are also grateful to those who delivered statements before us.
Experience shows that armed conflicts…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Italy on having assumed the presidency of the Security Council and, above all, for having convened this open debate on such an important issue, as well as the clear concept note (S/2017/972, annex), which you circulated, Sir. On behalf of my delegation, I …
