We thank Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings.
I would like to highlight the work done by the Special Envoy of the Secretary-Gen…
At the outset, Uruguay would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, for his briefing. At the same time, we would like to congratulate him on his
work as head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel.
We furthermore wish to con…
I would like to thank Mr. Zerihoun, Mr. O’Brien, and Ms. Fatima Yerima Askira for their briefings.
The situation in the Lake Chad basin region is very alarming. Lake Chad, or the “vanishing lake”, as it is also known, has already lost 90 per cent of its surface area over the past 40 years. Of the p…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, for presenting the report of the Secretary- General (S/2016/1109). Uruguay wishes to stress that the report notes that no significant conflicts were reported in Darfur over the past three mon…
I would like to thank the Swedish presidency for having included this meeting in the programme of work for January an issue of such great importance to Colombia, the American continent and to the international community in general. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secreta…
At the outset, let me thank the President of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo, Monseigneur Marcel Utembi, for participating in today’s meeting, and Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his briefing, which very clearly summarized the report (S/2016/1130) of the Secretary-General on…
My delegation thanks Sweden for convening and presiding over this debate, as well as for the concept note (S/2017/6, annex), which was prepared and circulated in
a timely manner. We also thank the Secretary-General for his outstanding statement. It is very encouraging for us to see that in his New …
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Russian Federation and Turkey for this proposal. Although the text is imperfect could have been further improved, we voted in its favour. Today, similar to what occured on 19 December when the Security Council adopted resolution 2328 (2016), membe…
Uruguay voted in favour of draft resolution S/2016/1085. We are aware of the grave humanitarian, human rights and security situation that South Sudan is experiencing as a result of a profound political crisis, and of the fact that those responsible for that crisis are the main political and military…
Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2334 (2016), convinced that after eight years we finally had an historic opportunity to break the Council’s stalemate, which has seriously threatened the two-State solution and the peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. Resolution 2334 (2016),…
Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2333 (2016), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), as we feel it fitting and sensible to proceed to a reduction of the military and police component, striking a balance between the situation on the ground and the request of the …
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Mr. Mariano Rajoy Brey, President of the Government of Spain, for presiding over today’s open debate. I also thank the briefers for their comprehensive statements. We congratulate Spain on having convened this open debate, which is of particular importance …
In the light of your announcement, Mr. President, I would first like to express my solidarity with the delegation of the Russian Federation in the face of the attack suffered by the Russian Ambassador in Ankara, victim of the unreasonable and the intolerant.
I am grateful to the briefers for their …
At the outset, allow me to thank Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Stephen O’Brien, for their briefings.
Uruguay expresses its deep concern about the current situation affecting South Sudan. The worsening violence, in particular since J…
Uruguay has just voted in favour of resolution 2327 (2016) on the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Republic of South Sudan, as we believe it urgent to continue renewing the commitment of the Security Council to peace, security and stability in South Sudan, given the delicate situation it is …
We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
Unfortunately, despite the intensified rate of meetings in the Security Council, and more recently in the General Assembly, on the situation in Syria, we continue to see — week after week, day after day and even hour by hour — a macabre, seemingly en…
I wish to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her comprehensive presentation of the twenty-fourth report on the activities of her Office on the situation in Darfur,
in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1593 (2005). We believe that such …
We thank Special Representative Martin Kobler and Ambassador Ramlan Bin Ibrahim for their briefings. I also take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Ibrahim for his distinguished service at the helm of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
Five years after the Libyan civil …
First of all, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Maman Sambo Sidikou, and the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, for their comprehensive briefings.
I would like to once more reiterate Uruguay’s commitment to stabil…
Mr. President, I wish once again to convey to you and your team my delegation’s wish that you will enjoy a very successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of November.
I should like first to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Mr. Said Dj…
