Germany fully aligns itself with the statement made by the European Union and would like to make the following remarks in its national capacity.
Germany is a staunch supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Rome Statute and the ICC are core elements in the fight against impunity, to…
Resolution 76/262 was initiated two years ago under extremely challenging circumstances. A nuclear-armed permanent member of the Security Council and veto-holder had started a brutal and illegal war of aggression against its neighbour — a neighbour that previously had renounced its nuclear arsenal, …
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of the European Union (see A/78/PV.21).
By joining the Rome Statute, we all made a commitment — victims shall receive justice, perpetrators shall be held accountable, and when core crimes under international law are committe…
Germany aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union.
First, we would like to thank President Graciela Gatti Santana for her briefing today and for the eleventh annual report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (see A/78/257). Since its estab…
Germany has the honour to introduce draft resolution A/77/L.76, under agenda item 88, in my capacity as current chair of the Principal Donors Group, which was formed in support of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. In that function, I am speaking on behalf of Cambodia, as well as …
One year ago, we took a major step towards greater accountability and responsibility in the Security Council. As one of the 83 sponsors, Germany thanks Liechtenstein for the landmark resolution 76/262, on the use of the veto, which was adopted by consensus.
Members of the Security Council — and th…
Let me first join other delegations in thanking the coordinators of the informal consultations on draft resolutions A/77/L.33 and A/77/L.36, Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway, for their outstanding coordination. We also thank the Division for Ocean Affairs and t…
Germany fully subscribes to the fight against impunity and the search for accountability. The point of reference in that endeavour is the International Criminal Court (ICC), which this year marked the twentieth anniversary of its jurisdiction. The ICC is a fundamental development in support of the r…
