The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Mr. President, for organizing this wrap- up session, which provides us with an opportunity to assess the work of the Council in the month of January.
The open debate on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security, held on 19 Janu…
I also thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing.
Since the Council’s meeting last week on the situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.7365), the conflict in the country has intensified, and civilians continue to suffer the consequences. The rocket attacks on Mariupol, which left 30 people dea…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing. Nigeria is deeply concerned that despite the various efforts aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine, the situation on the ground has not changed. The fighting between Government forces and separatist rebels continues unabated and has indee…
The Nigerian delegation thanks Chile for having organized this important debate and for the concept note provided to guide our discussion (S/2015/6, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General; the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota; and Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowe…
I too thank Assistant Secretary- General ad interim Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing.
Nigeria remains convinced that a negotiated settlement represents the most viable path to lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. That is why we are concerned by the lack of progress in the peace process. The…
I thank Deputy Secretary- General Eliasson and Ambassador Patriota for their briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for his report on progress in United Nations peacebuilding efforts in the aftermath of conflict (S/2014/694). The report indicates that, while progress has been made in United N…
I thank the delegation of Chad for organizing this wrap-up session, which provides us with an opportunity to assess the work of the Security Council in the month of December.
The open debate on peace operations (S/PV.7343) presented the Council with an opportunity to examine the evolution of the st…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing and for her twentieth report to the Security Council. We recall that in the Prosecutor’s briefing of June (see S/PV.7199), the Secretary-General had been asked to investigate the alleged manipulation of reporting by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Sellassie for her briefing.
The Sahel region continues to face many complex and interconnected challenges in its political, humanitarian and security landscape. Concerning security, which is one of the three pillars of the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sah…
I thank Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, and Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, for their statements. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zarif for his briefing.
Nigeria takes positive note of the continued progress in technical talks…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this wrap-up session, which provides us with an opportunity to assess the work of the Council in the month of November.
The first briefing by heads of police components of three United Nations peacekeeping missions was a notable development in the month (s…
I thank the briefers for their statements.
We are concerned by the escalating violence and mounting civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine. The constant shelling, the fragile security situation, the teetering economy and an atmosphere of uncertainty are obstacles to the attainment of peace in the r…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing and for her eighth report to the Council.
We have carefully studied the report and taken due note of the main issues contained therein. On the issue of cooperation, it is an obligation on the part of States parties to the Rome Statute to cooperate with t…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing and for his forty-sixth report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2014/777, annex). We have carefully studied the report and taken due note of the main issues contained therein.
On the general elections of 12 …
I also wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
The recent announcement by the Government of Israel of plans to build new settlements in occupied East Jerusalem has grave implications for the Israeli- Palestinian peace process. The immediate cessation of illegal Israeli sett…
I thank the delegation of Argentina for convening this open debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2014/731, annex) provided to guide our discussions. I also thank our briefers for their informative briefings. It is befitting that your delegation, Madam, should preside at a debate on the subje…
I thank the briefers for their briefings. Nigeria welcomes the efforts of European leaders towards resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The recent meeting between President Putin and President Poroshenko during the Asia-Europe summit has opened a promising vista. We see such high-level engagemen…
I thank the delegation of Argentina for having organized this important debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2014/725) provided to guide our discussions. I also thank Prosecutor Bensouda and Ombudsperson Prost for their briefings.
My delegation welcomes this opportunity to share ideas on th…
I thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), Ambassador Gary Quinlan, for his presentation of the 90-day report of the Committee.
We note that the Committee has continued its consideration of the reported case of the interdiction in the Red Sea of a vessel carr…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for her briefing and for her astute leadership of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
The El Rancho Accord remains crucial in the resolution of Haiti’s political situation. We acknowledge the strong comm…
