There are only 39 days left before the elections — the first in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo leading to a democratic handover of power. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui and her team for their good offices and excellent briefing. We also thank Ms. …
I would like to start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing — his final one to the Security Council in his current capacity.
Please allow me to focus on three important aspects: the formation of the new Government, inclusive Govern…
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, let me express our sincere thanks to China for organizing today’s debate on such a timely and important topic, which is very relevant for building a safe, just and prosperous future for all. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the briefer…
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I would like to join others in expressing our sincere thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Mr. Ghassan Mr. Salamé, for his informative briefing.
Please allow me to focus on three important aspects: first, moving the po…
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the briefers — Assistant Secretary-General Zouev, Ms. Reitano and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
Allow me to start by thanking Bolivia for its stewardship of the Security Council during the month of October. I wish you, Mr. President, and your team all the best for the month of November; you can count on the support of the entire Dutch delegation.
On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I…
“I was eight months pregnant. They stomped me and kicked my stomach with their boots, and then they stripped me naked. I was blindfolded and hung by my wrists from a tree. I was raped nine times, and they left me tied to the tree.
That is but one of the many horrendous accounts of Rohingya survivor…
Let me first thank the speakers for the clarity of their statements. Their suggestions are valuable in view of the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
The Kingdom of the Netherlands welcomes the re…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands voted in favour of resolution 73/5, on the Palestinian leadership of the Group of 77, in order to enable the Palestinian delegation to carry out its responsibilities as Chair of the Group of 77. We welcome the fact that the resolution is limited in time to the duration…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to express its sincere thanks to Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We thank the Bolivian presidency for convening this briefing on a critical topic, which the Security Council has discussed only once since 2013 (see S/PV.6982).
Over the decades, …
First, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his sobering briefing today. I would also like to thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the entire international community for their ongoing efforts in Yemen to save lives on a daily basis, under increasi…
Today the Security Council is sending a strong and clear message in support of wider efforts to improve and strengthen United Nations peacekeeping. Last week’s debate on peacekeeping (see S/PV.8349) provided
ample evidence for the timely nature and necessity of resolution 2436 (2018). We all know t…
Let me start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Haysom for their excellent briefings.
There are three issues that I will raise today that are of key concern for the Kingdom of the Netherlands: first, the progress on the implementation of the benchmarks, and I was glad tha…
I would like to thank both Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Special Envoy De Mistura for their respective briefings. Let me also express our thanks
to all those United Nations and other humanitarian aid workers who are providing life-saving aid to those most in need. We salute their selfless and…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and Ambassador Saikal for his statement.
We also warmly welcome Ramiz Bakhtiar as the first youth representative for Afghanistan, and thank the United States presidency for inviting him. Ramiz was elected in June as …
I thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Prendergast for their briefings.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption stresses that corruption undermines the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice. Given those undermining effects, it is remarkable that the Security Counc…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands welcomes the update provided by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on the investigation into the chemical-weapon attack that took place in Salisbury and the subsequent poisoning in Amesbury last month.
I will make three points. First, the Kingdom of th…
I join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Salamé, and Ambassador Skoog for their informative briefings.
Seven years ago, the Libyan people initiated change. There was hope — hope for a prosperous, safe and democratic future for Libya. However, the past years…
I would first like to thank Special Representative Viegas Filho, Ambassadors Vieira and Ndong Mba and Ms. Tavares Pinto for their insightful briefings on the recent developments in Guinea-Bissau. I would also
like to take this opportunity to welcome Prime Minister Gomes to today’s important meeting…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this very important meeting today. Let me start by thanking the Secretary- General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Blanchett, and the Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UN…
