I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General, President Kafando, for his briefing.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands remains concerned about the political and security situation in Burundi, which is causing unnecessary suffering to the population. I would like to bring the following three point…
I thank the three briefers for their statements highlighting the many facets of the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am especially proud to see Ms. Jutsine Masika Bihamba among us today. She was the first winner of our national human rights champions prize. Her presence here…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zewde and African Union Commissioner Chergui for their briefings. I would also like to join African colleagues in congratulating Ms. Zewde on her recent appointment as Head of the United Nations Office…
Putting prevention up front is one of the main priorities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, because in sustaining peace, conflict prevention is key, and with regard to conflict prevention, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) is playing a crucial role in the region.
The…
I thank the three briefers for the clarity
of their statements this morning. I believe that they demonstrated how the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union are working together in close cooperation for peace in the Central African Republic. I also thank their teams, which are mad…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands thanks Special Envoy Kafando and Ambassador Lauber for their illuminating briefings. The Netherlands has been closely following the political climate in Burundi, since we are very concerned about the consequences of the potential political tensions for the population o…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the co-penholders that put forward resolution 2417 (2018), on conflict and hunger, that is, Côte d’Ivoire, Kuwait, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Tuesday’s open debate (see S/PV.8264) on the protection of civilians, which you organized, Madam President, provided a…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to express its sincere thanks to Special Representative Salamé and Ambassador Olof Skoog for their clear briefings at the beginning of this meeting.
I would like to focus on three important aspects with regard to the situation in Libya: first, ending the po…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to express sincere thanks to Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, Mr. Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission configuration, Ambassador Vieira, for their briefings on…
I would like to start by thanking the Permanent Representatives of Kuwait, Peru and the United Kingdom for their briefings on our joint Security Council visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar, and to join others in thanking them for organizing and co-leading the visit. We were also glad to do our part duri…
I join others in thanking the three inspiring and courageous young women who briefed us today: Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth; and the youth representatives, Ms. Sophia Pierre-Antoine and Ms. Kessy Ekomo-Soignet. I was very inspired by what they shared with us. I…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to start by thanking the briefers — Assistant Secretary- General Zouev, Ambassador Schoulgin Nyoni and Mr. Liberty — for their very informative briefings. I think that the picture that Mr. Liberty painted before our eyes of the children in their school unifo…
I would like to begin by thanking the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing. The Kingdom of the Netherlands welcomes the update provided by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom on the latest developments in the follow-up to the shocking che…
Let me thank Under-Secretary-General Mr. Lowcock for his informative briefing.
We welcome the opportunity to address the humanitarian situation in Syria and again call for the immediate implementation of resolution 2401 (2018) throughout the country.
The dire humanitarian needs of those inside Syr…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands would like to start by expressing its sincere thanks to both our briefers, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, for their very clear and comprehensive briefings. I would also like to …
I would like to start by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, and Ms. Razia Sultana for their pertinent briefings. I also wish to express our sincere gratitude to Peru for or…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands voted against the draft resolution proposed by the Russian Federation
(S/2018/355) because the text does not provide for the urgent action that the Security Council must take in response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. It ignores the very essence of the actio…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing today. Both yesterday and today, he spoke of the litany horrors that the Syrian population has experienced in the past seven years, of which the chemical-weapons attacks are among the most gruesome. The world hardly needs remin…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your kind words for our presidency, which I will convey with great pleasure to Ambassador Van Oosterom and the entire team. Allow me in turn to congratulate you, sir, on assuming the presidency for the month of April. I wish you every success.
My thanks…
I would like first of all to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Modibo Touré, and the Permanent Representative of Brazil, Mr. Mauro Vieira, who spoke in his capacity as Chair of the Guinea- Bissau country configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for their brie…
