The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Sir, for organizing this open debate on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. We also thank the briefers, Ambassador Kamau, Ambassador Skoog and Ambassador Rosenthal, for sharing their perspectives on this important topic.
Nigeria welcomes …
Nigeria thanks the delegation of Venezuela for organizing this debate and for the concept note (S/2016/103, annex) provided to guide our deliberations. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The purposes and principles of the United Nations are the foundations upon which the Organiza…
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Madam President, for organizing this important debate. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his update on the situation in Afghanistan. We acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representative of Afg…
Mr. President, the Nigerian delegation thanks you for convening this meeting. We also thank our briefers for their briefings.
Concerning the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), we have carefully studied the twenty-second annual report (see S/2015/585), which provides detailed i…
The attacks carried out by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Paris and Beirut, the attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria and today’s attacks by Al-Qaida-linked extremists in Bamako serve to underscore the fact that terrorist groups are a major threat to international peace and security. Niger…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. We commend the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its significant contributions to the development of substantive and procedural international criminal law. We also recognize the important contributions of the Court to the promotion of the rule of la…
I also thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing and commend him for his effective leadership. We take this opportunity to assure him of our full support.
Nigeria is concerned about the lack of progress in the Middle East peace process. The status quo does not offer a sustainable solution…
We would like to begin by congratulating the parties — the Islamic Republic of Iran, China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union — on the historic agreement reached
last week on the Iranian nuclear programme. The agreement is a victor…
I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings. The twentieth anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica — an atrocious act of genocide — should be an occasion for reflection. We need to reflect on the la…
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this wrap- up session. June has indeed been a busy month for the Council with various country situations and thematic issues on its programme of work. We would like to focus our comments today on the briefing on peacekeeping operations…
I thank our briefers, Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow, for their informative briefings.
Nigeria commends the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for the steady process it has made towards completing its work. We note that that Tribunal has concl…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zarif for his comprehensive update on Kosovo. I also thank His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Hashim Thaçi for their statements.
The resumption of high-leve…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and
Special Envoy Angelina Angelina Jolie Pitt for their briefings.
Today’s …
Nigeria is deeply concerned by the deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in Yemen. We have repeatedly stated that the crisis in Yemen cannot be resolved militarily. The only path to sustainable peace and stability in Yemen is through negotiation and dialogue. We call on all pa…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain and Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for his briefing and for his astute leadership of the Committee.
Nigeria notes that no new incidents were reported to the Committee in the period co…
I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Honoré for her briefing.
Nigeria commends the transitional Government in Haiti for the significant progress made in overcoming the political impasse that had affected its parliamentary responsibilities. The promulgation of the electoral l…
I wish to thank our briefers for their presentations and commend them for their effective leadership in the ongoing multidimensional effort to address the humanitarian situation in Syria.
According to the latest report of the Secretary- General (S/2015/124), various factors have exacerbated the hum…
I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, on his assumption of the position of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for 2015. We are inde…
Nigeria is pleased to see Guinea-Bissau on the path to recovery. Democracy, the rule of law and good governance are taking root in the country. The National Assembly has established a Peace and Stability Commission to promote national reconciliation. Security sector reform is on course and constitut…
Nigeria would like to thank the Russian delegation for the effort it has put into drafting resolution 2202 (2015), which the Council has just adopted. We were pleased to see it receive the support of all Council members. Nigeria believes it is important for the Council to send a timely and unequivoc…
