Brazil thanks the Somali presidency for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council.
Brazil categorically and strongly rejects the armed intervention in Venezuelan territory, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The bombings in Venezuelan te…
I thank Sierra Leone for convening this open debate. The continuing improvement of the Security Council’s working methods is a necessity for ensuring gains in both its effectiveness and legitimacy.
There is wide-ranging recognition that there has to be more meaningful participation of elected membe…
I thank Russia for convening today’s meeting. This is not merely a mandated meeting, but an occasion to recognize the women and men who contributed to the women and peace and security agenda in the past quarter century.
On this twenty-fifth anniversary of the inclusion of women and peace and securi…
Brazil congratulates Panama on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and for convening this debate on maritime security. I also thank the briefers for their valuable insights.
With one of the world’s longest coastlines, Brazil’s history, economy and identity are deeply tied to the oceans.…
I thank you, Mr. President, for granting our participation in today’s briefing. I am also grateful to the briefers for the important information they provided to the Security Council. I am pleased as well to take part in this meeting together with the representatives of so many countries sincerely i…
Brazil commends Sierra Leone for organizing this open debate. I thank the briefers for their insightful remarks.
Brazil has traditionally supported the idea that prevention is a key element of a comprehensive approach to sustaining peace. That idea is present in the New Agenda for Peace and, we hop…
As Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Brazil is grateful to its predecessor, Croatia, whose representative ably chaired the PBC at its seventeenth session. I would also like to recognize the work done by the permanent representatives of Morocco and Sweden as Chairs of the country-specific …
I thank President Francis for convening this meeting. It is a timely opportunity for the wider membership of the United Nations to discuss the work of the Security Council. This practice contributes to enhancing the transparency and accountability of the body primarily responsible for peace and secu…
Brazil is honoured to participate in this annual plenary debate and the joint review of the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and its subsequent political declarations, in particular the 2021 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to…
We thank the Presi dent for convening this timely meeting.
My delegation associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Uganda on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
Brazil has long maintained that unilateral extrater ritorial coercive economic measures have no legal ba…
Brazil once again abstained in the voting on a text concerning internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in Georgia, as we believe that the issues conveyed by resolution 78/283 would be better addressed under the Geneva talks between Tbilisi and Moscow, mediated by t…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), formed by Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, Timor-Leste and Brazil.
On behalf of the CPLP, it is my honour to convey our sincere gratitude to…
Brazil abstained in the voting on resolution 78/282, concerning the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. The vote does not imply or raise any doubt whatsoever about the nature of the massacre of Bosnian civilians in Srebrenica in July 1995. In 2004, t…
On behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I thank Mozambique for the invitation to brief the Security Council. Today’s discussion is indeed welcome, given the long-standing engagement of several African countries with the PBC.
The PBC is fully committed to partnering with Africa in promoting…
Since 1967, the Outer Space Treaty has provided a clear set of obligations regarding space security and peaceful uses of outer space. Its article IV bans the placement of nuclear weapons or any other kind of weapon of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies. That is one of the unsung major …
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening this meeting prior to the resumption of the tenth emergency special session. Today’s meeting offers an opportunity to prepare ahead of the tenth emergency special session, in which we hope for concrete and decisive action by this General As…
I thank President Francis for convening this meeting, which marks two years since the adoption of resolution 76/262, known as the veto initiative. It provides an opportunity to take stock of its implementation. Pursuant to resolution 76/262, the General Assembly has held several debates on the use o…
Brazil regrets that the mandate of the Panel of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) failed to be renewed due to yet another veto at the Security Council (see S/PV.9591). While imperfect, as most panels can be, the 1718 Committee`s Panel of Experts played a crucial…
I thank the President for convening this meeting.
We gather once again to address the appalling situation in Gaza and the use of the veto power against proposed actions in the Security Council (see S/PV.9584). It is with a heavy heart that we recall the repeated failure of the Council to come to an…
I thank Japan for organizing today’s debate.
The working methods of the Security Council are the guiding principles that shape the Council’s day-to- day today operations and are essential to its efficiency and to promoting fairness, objectivity, transparency and inclusivity — which are much needed,…
