At the outset, let me join others in acknowledging the presence of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, and thank him for his briefing. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mankeur Ndiaye for his briefing regarding progress …
I would like to join colleagues in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zahir Tanin for his briefing on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I welcome His Excellency Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
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I would like to thank the President for convening today’s joint debate. I want to take this opportunity to briefly share our preliminary perspectives on the Secretary-General’s report Our Common Agenda, under agenda item 124.
The Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of …
I would like to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Bintou Keita, for her briefing on the most recent developments concerning the implementation…
Let me begin by joining other speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her update. We also welcome the presence of the representatives of Syria and Turkey at today’s meeting.
We have taken note of the contents of the most …
Let me begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his update. We welcome his latest insights provided by his recent visit to the region. I also thank Ms. Amany Qaddour, Regional Director of Syria Relief and Devel…
I take the floor to explain India’s position on presidential statement S/PRST/201/18, just adopted on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
India has historic relations with Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan. We are also cognizant of the significance of the River Nile as the source of livelihood and dev…
Let me begin by congratulating the delegation of Ireland on its assumption of the presidency for September and extend to it our best wishes. I also thank you, Madam President, and others for the kind words towards my delegation for our August presidency.
I join others in thanking the Under-Secretar…
We align our statement with the statement delivered by the representative of Guinea on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The strong and deep solidarity and partnership between India and Africa reflects the bonding of the Global South, which has been forged over several centuries. Long-standing t…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Annadif for his briefing. I also thank civil society representative Ms. Ayemou for her insights.
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel is a political mission with a mandate for preventive diplomacy, politica…
I would like to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her briefing on the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/587), as well as Ms. Ritha Kibambe for her useful insights. I also welcome the presence of the representative of the Democr…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ambassador Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York, for their briefings. I would like in particular to thank Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Facilitator for the impleme…
Let me begin by thanking the Officer-in-Charge of the Europe and Central Asia Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Mr. Hervé Lecoq, for his briefing on Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also acknowledge the presence of the Honourable Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina …
I take the floor to explain India’s position on resolution 2584 (2021), just adopted.
Mali is currently facing serious political and security challenges. This delicate phase requires the renewed commitment of all stakeholders in Mali to the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and its impl…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom for his briefing on the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the recent developments in South Sudan. I also thank Mr. Rajab Mohandis, Executive Director and …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Ms. Helen La Lime, for her detailed briefing on the implementation of the mission’s mandate and the related developments in Haiti. I would a…
At the outset, I would like to state that India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute and not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We take note of the thirty-third report of the ICC Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, on the situation in Darfur, submitted pursuant to paragraph 8 of reso…
Let me at the outset thank President Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their briefings and for their assessment of the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. On behalf of my delegation, I also extend my condolences to the family of esteemed Judge Gberdao G…
My delegation joins others in thanking the Chinese presidency for resuming in-person meetings in the Council Chamber.
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General James Swan for updating us on the latest report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2021/485) and the imp…
