I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zarif for his briefing on the recent developments in Kosovo. I acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreig…
I thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation for organizing this wrap-up session, which provides us with an opportunity to assess the work of the Council during the month of August. My comments will focus on three issues, namely, working methods and the conduct of Security Council business, the C…
I thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for his presentation of the 90-day report of the Committee. I also commend him for his astute leadership of the Committee and the Panel of Experts for their hard work.
We have carefully read the report of the Panel of…
I also thank Special Representatieve of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mr. Yury Fedotov, for their briefings. And I acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. Zahir Tanin, and th…
I thank the briefers for their updates on political developments and the human rights situation in Ukraine. On political developments, we are pleased to note that, after months of conflict and escalating tensions, the people of Ukraine now have an opportunity to peacefully resolve the crisis that ha…
I thank Special Envoy Sellassie for her briefing and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2014/397).
The briefing that we have just heard and the Secretary-General’s report indicate that considerable challenges remain for the Sahel in terms of the three pillars of the United Nations integrated s…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. Nigeria notes the concerns of the Office of the Prosecutor about the recent allegations of the manipulation of reporting by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and of the cover-up of crimes committed against civilians and…
I would like to thank the Russian delegation for convening this important debate, and I join previous speakers in thanking the briefers for their statements. Nigeria commends the two ad hoc Tribunals for their contributions to the development of substantive and procedural international criminal law …
I thank the Chairs of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004) for their briefings and commend them for their astute leadership.
Nigeria commends the Chairs for the continued cooperation among their Committees in th…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his update on the situation in Ukraine, which by all accounts remains tense. The armed attacks of last week that led to the deaths of 16 Ukrainian soldiers near Donetsk represent a very serious escalation of the crisis. We condemn attacks against security…
I join other speakers in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zarif for his comprehensive update on the situation in Kosovo. I also thank the President of Serbia and Ms. Atifete Jahjaga for their statements.
Nigeria expresses its deepest sympathy to the people of Serbia for the…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing. I also commend him for the diligent manner in which he has carried out his mandate.
Nigeria notes with concern the limited progress made in implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement, the frequent calls of the President and officials of Republika Srp…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her introduction of the seventh report of her Office to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). My comments will address the four main issues in the report.
On matters pertaining to cooperation, we n…
I, too, thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Moussa for his briefing. My comments will focus on the fight against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/319) indicates that, while some successes have been recorded in that regard, considerable …
I too thank United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay and Under- Secretary-General Special Adviser to the Secretary- General on the Prevention of Genocide Dieng for their briefings.
Nigeria followed with keen interest the visit of High commissioner Pillay and Special Adviser Dieng to…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kubiš for his update and Ambassador Tanin for his statement.
I would like to comment on two aspects of the situation in Afghanistan, that is, political developments and the security situation.
On political developments, we are pleased to note…
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Madam President, for convening this important debate on children and armed conflict and for the concept note (S/2014/144, annex), which sheds light on the topic and serves as a useful guide for our discussions here today. We thank the Secretary- General for his st…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Farid Zarif for his briefing on developments in Kosovo during the reporting period. I also thank Prime Minister Ivica Dačić of Serbia and Mr. Hashim Thaçi for their statements.
The current report of the Secretary-General (S/2014/…
I thank you and your delegation, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate and for the excellent concept note (S/2014/30, annex) provided to guide our discussion. I also thank Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Feltman for sharing his thoughts on this topic.
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