I would like to thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his very comprehensive
briefing on the Secretary-General’s report (S/2013/297) and the progress being made on efforts to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). I would also like to express our support for …
I am especially pleased to be first on the list of speakers on the subject of today’s debate, and all the more so because I spent several years in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I saw the people of that country suffer. I saw them regain hope and confidence. And, immediately following the trauma of war and …
It gives me great pleasure to brief the Security Council today on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). The most recent briefing was held in November 2012 (see S/PV.6862).
The Committee continues to be guided in its work by the relevant Security …
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her comprehensive briefing on developments pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
More than two years ago, Libya emerged from dictatorship and despotism and entered an era of building democracy in a State built …
I join my colleagues before me in welcoming the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Leonid Kozhara, and congratulating him on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I thank him, furthermore, for the comprehensive briefing in wh…
At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his comprehensive briefing on the recent developments in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Since the peace process was interrupted in 2010, the Palestinian cause has experienced an historic and decisive turning point, requiri…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for presiding over this meeting and for enabling us to discuss important aspects of the issue of preventing conflict twice in three days. These two debates (see S/PV.6946) are inextricably connected, given the fact that the problem of sexual violence is de…
Your personal presence, Madam President, at today’s debate on the prevention of conflicts in Africa shows the importance that your country, Rwanda, attaches to the security, stability and development of our continent. We welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation of To…
I would like, first of all, to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and la Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Morocco welcomes the adoption of resolution 2098 (2013), with the hope that it can open up genuine prospects for the restoration of peace a…
Like other colleagues who have preceeded me, I would like to reiterate my congratulations to Ambassador Gary Francis Quinlan on his assumption of the chairmanship of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as well as to thank him sincerely for his first 90-day …
At the outset, I would like to welcome Baroness Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and to thank her for her briefing on the contribution of the European Union to the achievement of United Nations goals, in particular the prevention of conflict,…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Republic of Korea for organizing this important open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, presided over this morning by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan. I also welcome the participation of the Ministers from Azerbaijan…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council this month and to extend my gratitude to His Excellency Ambassador Masood Khan, who presided over the Council during the month of January. I wish also, like my colleague from the United Kingdom,…
First of all, I wish to welcome Mr. Riad Malki, Foreign Minister of Palestine, to the Council and to thank Robert Serry for his comprehensive briefing on the developments in the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine.
No one can disagree that the Palestinian question is in an extremely c…
First, I would like to thank you, Sir, for your initiative in organizing this debate on a multidimensional approach to United Nations peacekeeping. The debate, held in the presence of Mr. Ban Ki-moon and Mr. Jalil Abbas Jilani, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, underscores his country’s image as an imp…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this open debate. You could not have chosen a better topic to close the successful presidency of your friendly country, India, of the
Council this month. I would also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Eliasson for…
I would first like to thank Ambassador Abdou Salam Diallo, Permanent Representative of Senegal, for his tireless efforts at the head of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. I would also like to commend the Division for Palestinian Rights at the United Na…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this thematic debate on the working methods of the Council. This annual gathering is of particular importance, as it offers the opportunity to the United Nations membership as a whole not only to evaluate the Council’s eff…
At the outset, I thank India for its initiative to organize this open debate on piracy, a historic challenge that has resurged in recent years to become a signifi cant and direct threat to the stability and security of many States, especially in Africa. Our consideration of this topic today has been …
I should like to thank you, Mr. President — the Permanent Representative of India — in your capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001). My thanks go also to the Ambassador of South Africa, Baso Sangqu, and to the Ambassador of Germany, Mr. Pete…
