I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate, and the briefers for their useful insights.
Improving the Security Council’s working methods is an issue of great interest to all Member States. After all, while only 15 Council members prescribe and set legally binding norms, al…
I would like to thank Malaysia for holding this open debate. I also thank the briefers for their presentations.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Armed conflicts continue to have a horrific impact on children and, as we heard today from bot…
The political and security situation in the Middle East has rarely been more dramatic. The worst possible humanitarian crisis is unfolding there, and the most brutal and savage abuses of human rights are being committed as conflicts flare and radical extremists seek to strengthen their foothold in t…
Ms. Bangura’s task is indeed a tough one, but her leadership provides a lifeline for many affected by monstrous crimes such as these. Our appreciation also goes to Ms. Hamsatu Allamin for her contribution to today’s debate.
Brutal and barbaric sexual violence as a weapon of war is scarily cheap and…
It is with a heavy heart that we voted for today’s resolution 2202 (2015), and with a clear understanding of the terrible toll that this uninvited war has imposed on Ukraine. More than 20,000 people have been internally displaced owing to the illegal annexation of Crimea; at least 5,665 people have …
I have the honour to report to the Security Council pursuant to paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2140 (2014) on the work of the Committee from 15 May 2014 to date. This is my second report to the Council.
I will start with the most significant development in the work of the Committee, which occurred …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to organize this very timely briefing on sanctions. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and
Jürgen Stock, Secretary General of INTERPOL, for their detailed briefings.
With the latest additions of sanctions, on Yem…
The risk of weapons of mass destruction getting into the hands of non-State actors remains a constantly evolving threat that must be countered by concerted international action, with
greater robustness, determination and vigilance and with every State doing its part. Nowadays, terrorist groups and …
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for presenting her eighth report on Libya to the Security Council. We welcome the ongoing investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor, and its efforts aimed at implementing the memorandum of understandi…
At the outset, I would like to warmly welcome Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the Security Council and to thank him for his report (S/2014/777, annex).
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2183 (20014), which was submitted by my delegation, acting in its capa…
In August, many of us on the Council had an opportunity to visit the memorial at Schiphol International Airport dedicated to the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17. No one can forget the haunting, powerful emotions expressed of love, loss and longing for those who perished, as Under-Secretary…
We note the request by the Russian Federation. I am also very well aware of certain labels that my delegations has been given. In spite of that fact, since those labels have been repeated on various occasions — “killer amendments” and things of the kind — we appreciate the drafting of the statement …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this urgent meeting.
Lithuania condemns in the strongest terms the invasion of Ukraine’s territory by the armed forces of the Russian Federation as an open and blatant violation of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and a serious …
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings. We sincerely thank the High Commissioner for her extraordinary service.
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2171 (2014), which Lithuan…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretaries-General Ivan Šimonović and Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for their briefings. President Poroshenko’s peace plan offers a fragile hope for a solution to this artificially induced crisis, which has been stoked by Russia’s persistent anti-Ukrainian propaganda as well a…
I think we all knew what the outcome of today’s voting would be, and yet it is profoundly disappointing and disturbing to see a fourth veto on the situation in Syria, this time on the referral of the Syrian conflict to the International Criminal Court (ICC). We thank France for creating draft resolu…
I have the honour to report to the Security Council pursuant to paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2140 (2014) on the work of the Committee since its establishment on 26 February to date. With the agreement of Council members, the report comes later than the 60-day time frame stipulated in resolution 21…
Thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing. I would also like to thank the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, and the Special Envoy for the Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, for their extensive briefings.
Only last month we commemorated the twentieth anniv…
Let me start by congratulating the Korean delegation on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. I wish you every success during your tenure, Madam. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation and gratitude to the outgoing presidency of Nigeria for…
Madam President, I would like to thank you first of all for organizing today’s briefing on the prevention of and fight against genocide. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Ambassador Colin Keating for their insightful statements.
As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the genoc…
