Allow me from the Moroccan bench, which — thanks to the hospitality of my Moroccan colleague — has become a Belgian- Moroccan bench for a few minutes, to thank the President of the General Assembly for the trust he has placed in us, and to thank everyone for their positive and constructive engagemen…
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the three Benelux countries — the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, the Kingdom of Belgium.
We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, and we would like to add the following t…
Today Belgium has the honour of speaking on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. It is a special privilege to address the General Assembly as we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today. The European Union rejects and condemns all forms…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three Benelux countries — Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and my own country, Belgium.
We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council, and we commend the efforts of Japan as Chai…
Belgium fully supports the statement made by the observer of the European Union and takes this opportunity to reinforce the following points.
Since the terrible attacks perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and the resulting military escalation, almost 30,000 people have lost their lives in Gaza. …
I thank France for organizing today’s important debate and welcome the efforts made by the French presidency of the Security Council to secure tangible results in the matters of which the Security Council is seized, specifically the situation in the Middle East.
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I have the honou…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden to introduce the annual draft resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people (A/78/L.22)…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The transatlantic slave trade is an unparalleled tragedy that persisted for more than four cent…
Belgium aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Head of Delegation of the European Union (see A/76/PV.58). I should like furthermore to make a few remarks in my national capacity.
I wish to reaffirm Belgium’s full support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukra…
Belgium welcomes the holding of this formal debate on the responsibility to protect. My delegation fully associates itself with the statements made by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity as observer, and the representative of Costa Rica, on behalf of the 53 members of the Group…
Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union.
I would like to thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel for her very informative briefing and applaud her work, as well as that of her team, as Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to…
I thank Special Representative Zerrougui for her very comprehensive and relevant briefing at a time when we are preparing to renew the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). I also thank Ms. Zerrougui for her tireless effor…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Griffiths and Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for their relevant briefings, including on the importance of the role of women and the courage of Yemeni children and their teachers.
I will focus on three issues today: the rising violence in Al-Hudaydah, the recent…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his very informative briefing. Since this was the first time I have had the pleasure of hearing him speak, I commend his fluent command of French, which makes an outstanding contribution to the linguistic diversity of our Organization, for which I th…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the efforts of the Russian presidency of the Security Council to enable us to resume our meetings in the Chamber.
I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Minister Annadif for his briefing. I would like to…
Yesterday we celebrated the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack, thanks to the
initiative and unwavering commitment of Qatar and its Permanent Representative, whom I thank, and with the full support of the Niger in its capacity as President of the Security Council.
The Interna…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia for their briefings and actions. I would like to reiterate Belgium’s full support.
Before saying a few words on the political situa…
