Today’s meeting provides an excellent opportunity for the United Nations membership to pronounce itself on the recently released Quartet report. While Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union, let me provide my delegation’s views on the report and on other …
I have the honour of briefing the Security Council today in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic. In my statement, I intend to reflect on my role as Chair, which I have played since January 2016, and in so doing …
First of all, I would like to add my voice to the expressions of sympathy and condolences conveyed through the United States delegation to the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, which took so many innocent lives.
By voting in favour of today’s resolution 2292 (2016), Ukraine proceeded from th…
I know that it is late, but my statement will not take long. Today, the Russian delegation once again resorted to a flat lie, this time stating that the Council did not receive any request from Ukraine on the deployment of a peacekeeping operation.
Just for the record, Ukraine officially approached…
I would like to warmly welcome Presidents Theodor Meron and Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. I thank them for their comprehensive briefings. Let me also express our support for their professional and dedicated service. I also wish to thank Ambassador Elbio Rosselli of Uruguay for his wor…
Ukraine aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the representative of Azerbaijan on behalf of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development-GUAM and its member States, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova. I would also like to make several remarks in my natio…
I am very pleased to welcome to the Security Council Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) and to thank her for the briefing. Ukraine commends the significant contribution that the European Union makes in support of the mainten…
Ukraine appreciates the French initiative to hold, in advance of the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on 19 June, an open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his information and for his i…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the entire Egyptian delegation for providing an environment conducive to effective and efficient work by the Council in the month of May. Your team’s highly professional efforts have been a hallmark of the Egyptian presidency and deserve high praise.
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It is my pleasure to welcome Special the Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo and head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, back to the Council. I thank him for his briefing.
I also thank First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for…
At the outset, I would like to join others in expressing our sincere gratitude to the Egyptian delegation and to you personally, Mr. Minister, for convening this debate. Also please accept our condolences in connection with the bloody terrorist attack committed in Cairo on Sunday.
Our thanks also g…
It is our pleasure to welcome High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Security Council and to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and report (S/2016/395, annex). As this is my first statement on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Ukraine assumed its non-permanent membership in…
Like others, I thank today’s briefers for providing extensive information on the activities of their respective Committee’s and beyond. We highly commend the dedicated efforts of the three Committee Chairs, as well as the work of the
expert groups aimed at ensuring the comprehensive implementation …
I would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom and the Egyptian presidency for initiating and convening this very timely open briefing. My special gratitude goes to the briefers for their detailed overview of the current situation in Aleppo, in particular, and in Syria, in general.
Ukra…
I would like to congratulate Egypt on its assumption of the presidency for the month of May.
It was our honour to co-sponsor resolution 2286 (2016), which was just adopted. We are grateful to the delegations of Egypt, Japan, New Zealand, Spain and Uruguay for their timely initiative, as well as for…
Ukraine voted today in favour of resolution 2285 (2016), given its conviction that the Council has to ensure that the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) continues to conduct its operations, which are vital for peace, stability and security in Western Sahara. The re…
I would like to warmly thank everyone in attendance at this solemn occasion. At the outset, I would like to sincerely thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, and the delegation of Belarus for such an emotional introduction to our debate.
The catastrophic nuclear accident that we recall today oc…
Ukraine welcomes the fact that the Security Council is considering piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea after some time, and we hope that today’s meeting will provide additional impetus to the effective eradication of that problem. The insight provided by the Assistant Secretary-Gen…
I would first of all like to warmly welcome the president of Somalia his Excellency Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. We also extend our appreciation to both briefers.
My delegation commends the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the United Nations Support Office for the Afr…
I wish to thank the Chinese presidency for convening this open debate. We fully agree with the importance of a regular review of the situation in the Middle East by the Security Council.
I also would like to express our solidarity with Ecuador and Japan, which suffered major earthquakes over the pa…
