At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating the Dominican Republic on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish it every success in carrying out the work of the Council.
The dynamics in the Middle East continue to worry the international …
We commend the presidency for putting the spotlight on a comprehensive approach to building and sustaining peace in the Sahel region. The delegation of Kazakhstan would also like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Sahel; Mr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representati…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her semi-annual briefing to the Council and her efforts to uphold the international rule of law, justice, transparency and accountability. We take note of the twenty-eighth report of the Office of…
First of all, we join others in thanking Special Representative Helen La Lime for her informative briefing. Since this is her first briefing as Special Representative, we would like to
congratulate her on assuming this important position and wish her every success in all her endeavours.
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I would like to thank Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their informative and comprehensive briefings on the Residual Mechanism’s semi-annual progress report.
We would like to take this opportunity to ex…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix; African Union (AU) Commissioner Smaïl Chergui; and UN-Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for their comprehensive briefings on their joint visit to South Sudan.
The delegation of Kazakhstan commends them for their efforts to promote…
We join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her insightful briefing. We also extend appreciation to Ms. Joséphine Mbela for her informative update.
On the political front, Kazakhstan positively notes the progress made by the Government of the Demo…
We thank Special Representative Ghassan Salamé for his comprehensive briefing on the situation in Libya. At the outset, our delegation would like to commend him and the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for their work and successful mediation efforts to facilitate a ceasefire agreement and bri…
We commend the Chinese presidency for convening this important briefing. We also thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev, the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti and the United Nations Organization Stabilization M…
We join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock for his comprehensive update on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, and we convey our readiness to extend our full support to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the country. We also express our deep appreciat…
We join others in expressing our deep appreciation to Joint Special Representative for Darfur Mamabolo for his comprehensive briefing on the quarterly report of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) (S/2018/912).
Like previous speakers, we are encouraged by the contin…
First of all, we would like to join you, Madam President, in commending the British presidency for its exemplary stewardship of the Council’s work in August. The delegation of Kazakhstan would like to congratulate the United States on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the …
We too join others in congratulating the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August, and in expressing our appreciation to the delegation of Sweden for its successful stewardship of the Council’s work in July. I also join others in thanking Special Envo…
We join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her highly informative update. We would also like to thank Ambassador Mansour Alotaibi, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Rep…
We express our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing. My delegation joins others in warmly welcoming Mr. Tiéman Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, to today’s meeting.
We fully endorse the recommendations of the rep…
I would like to thank the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Theodor Meron, and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Mr. Serge Brammertz, for their reports (see S/2018/347 and S/2018/471) and for their informative…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, Mr. Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Ambassador Vieira for their insightful briefings on the latest developments in Guinea-Bissau.
Kazakhstan welcomes the recent encouraging steps by all parties t…
I join others in thanking the three co-leads — the Permanent Representatives of Peru, Kuwait and the United Kingdom — for their detailed briefings on the Security Council mission to Bangladesh and Myanmar. I would like to express special gratitude to the Government of Kuwait for its generosity in p…
We join others in expressing our deep appreciation to the Joint Special Represenative for Darfur, Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo, for his comprehensive update on the situation in Darfur. My delegation supports the conclusions of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/389) and would like to make the foll…
We would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing.
We have taken note of the Prosecutor’s fifteenth report and update on activities regarding the situation in Libya, which unfortunately demonstrate that significant challenges remain. Acc…
