I would like to start by congratulating you and Brazil, Sir, on your presidency of the Council and on convening this meeting.
The Middle East has seen two important developments in the past month, the common position reached at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, in particular on the Palest…
Before I start, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, especially the children, of the earthquake in Afghanistan, and appeal to everyone in this Hall who is able to send aid to Afghanistan.
We are meeting in this Hall today to discuss the report of the Secr…
This sheaf of wheat represents a loaf of bread for a poor family somewhere in the world. This holy plant, wheat, is a source of life, abundance and resilience for 35 per cent of the world’s population, or 2.7 billion people, especially in Asia and Africa. Now, however, wheat is becoming scarce for m…
It is my pleasure to introduce a pre-recorded statement by the President of the Lebanese Republic, His Excellency Michel Aoun, at the general debate of the General Assembly at its seventy-sixth session.
At the outset, on behalf of my delegation, let me extend my condolences to the family of the Haitian President, His Excellency Mr. Jovenel Moïse, and to the Government and the people of Haiti for his appalling assassination. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues and friends from the Permanent M…
The Bible tells us that for everything there is a season and a time — a time for war and a time for peace. As far as the Palestinians are concerned, for decades there has been only one season — a time for war, loss and mourning. Israel’s latest assault on Gaza, dubbed “Guardians of the Walls”, with …
I have the great honour to introduce a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Michel Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic, to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session.
This morning I received a letter from Tejaswini, a ninth-grade girl from Saint Anthony’s High School in Hyderabad, India, which advocates for the environment, lobbying me with regard to an issue on behalf of her country. She is but one example of children around the world, like those Deputy-Secretar…
Peace be upon us all. Before I start, on behalf of Lebanon I would like to thank you, Madam President, for all your support and help in this process. I would also like to thank you for your leadership of the Assembly over the past year. You led with dignity, talent, understanding and love for the Un…
Before I start, I would like to thank you, Madam President, and everybody around the table, for your patience in waiting for us to deliver our statement. I know that we are delaying your dinner, I will do my best to be quick. I would also like to thank the high-level visitors, Secretary of State Pom…
I thank you, Mr. President, for holding today’s debate and congratulate you on a successful presidency of the Council this month.
Before I deliver my prepared statement, I would like to address the accusations that the Israeli Ambassador directed against Lebanon. Taking into account Israel’s histor…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. I want to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her statement as well as the briefers from EcoPeace.
The Book of Books tells us:
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. There is a time of war, …
I would like to thank the President for convening this high-level meeting to mark the very first International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, a theme that Lebanon greatly values.
Before I begin, I want to express our sincere condolences to Sri Lanka and its people for the horrendou…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Madam, and your team on your able leadership of the work of the Council during the month of March. I would also like to thank the briefers, Under- Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov; Mr. Marshall Billingslea, President of the Financial Action Task Force (F…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States.
First of all, I would like to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea. I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. I also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secre…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, as well as the Dominican Republic on its non-permanent membership of the Security Council and on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I also congratulate the other new non-permanent members of the Council and wish them every success in their …
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Lacroix for his briefing and for his support — and that of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) — for peace in Lebanon.
We are meeting during a holy month that is supposed to bring peace to all on Earth. Unfortunately, it seems that my country, …
Allow me to begin by congratulating the Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and for holding this important debate. I would also like to thank President Ouattara for his inspiring speech yesterday (see S/PV.8413), as well as…
First and foremost, I would like to thank the Ambassador of Senegal, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, for his efforts. I also want to thank all the members of the Committee for their support to the Palestinian people.
As we do every year, w…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement and his work for gender parity. I also thank the Bolivian presidency for convening today’s open debate on an agenda that is ever more relevant since the adoption of landmark resolution 1325 (2000) 18 years ago. I thank the …
