I thank the Secretary-General for his presentation, as well as the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel for their briefings.
Luxembourg fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the representative of the European Union.
The S…
I thank the United States for having taken the initiative to convene this special debate on an issue that is of concern to all of us. I thank the Secretary-General; Dr. David Nabarro, United Nations System Senior Coordinator for Ebola Virus Disease; and the Director-General of the World Health Organ…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms. Sandra Honoré, for his briefing and for her exemplary work in the service of all Haitians.
Luxembourg aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observer…
At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for having organized this briefing on the protection of humanitarian workers in armed conflict. I would also like to thank the speakers for their briefings. The situation they describe should command our attention.
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I too would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Šimonović for his very thorough briefing on the human- rights situation in Ukraine.
Luxembourg shares the deep concern of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about the collapse of the rule of law and the worsening violence in t…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this debate during its presidency of the Security Council, and you, Mr. Simmonds, for your presence here today. My thanks also go to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Martin Kobler,…
I would also like to thank the Director of the Coordination and Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for his briefing.
Luxembourg shares OCHA’s concern about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation and the increase in violence in…
I would like at the start of my statement to thank you, Mr. President, for having scheduled a wrap-up session
on our work this month. As you know, Sir, my delegation strongly supports such an exercise. It gives us a welcome opportunity not only to review our work during the past month but also to l…
I thank Rwanda for organizing this important public debate under its presidency. This initiative clearly illustrates its commitment as a major troop contributor to United Nations and African Union missions, as well as its commitment to increased cooperation between the United Nations and regional or…
I too thank Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his briefing.
Recent developments in Israel and Gaza have elicited a terrible sense of déjà vu, mixed with a profound feeling of powerlessness. The déjà vu is that of reprisals following reprisals; ever growing numbers …
I also thank the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Jeffrey Feltman, for his briefing.
At the start of my remarks, I wish to express, on behalf of the Government and the people of Luxembourg, my most sincere condolences to the families and relatives of the 298 people aboard the Mala…
I thank Rwanda for organizing, under its presidency, this informative meeting on the activities of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I commend the Permanent Representative of Croatia, Ambassador Drobnjak, and his predecessor, Ambassador Vilovic, for their commitment at the helm of the Commission i…
The unanimous adoption of resolution 2165 (2014) by the Security Council today is a glimmer of hope in the distressing picture of the conflict ravaging Syria.
The conflict has created unimaginable suffering. A year ago we mourned the deaths of 100,000 people; that number has probably doubled since …
I too thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his statement and for the commitment he has shown with his team as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). The Committee’s work is highly important.
Luxembourg expresses its appreciation to the Panel of Expe…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing and for his work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury…
I, too, thank Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, for their briefings.
Luxembourg welcomes the resolute action taken by the democratically elected President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, t…
I thank Russia for organizing this meeting on the Sahel under its presidency of the Security Council. My thanks also go to the new Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Sahel, Ms. Guebre Sellassie, for her introduction of the report of the Secretary-General on the progress achieved in impl…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting her nineteenth report on the situation in Darfur and the Court’s ongoing judicial activities.
The Council is meeting again at a time when the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Cou…
Luxembourg thanks the Russian Federation for taking the initiative to organize this debate on peacekeeping operations, an important topic that comes directly under the purview of the Security Council. I also thank the Secretary-General for his statement and for his personal commitment, within the co…
At the outset, I would like to join others in thanking Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaité, Ambassador Gary Quinlan and you, Mr. President, Ambassador Oh Joon, for the briefings and the commitment with which all have presided over the Committees established
under resolutions 1373 (2001), 1267 (1999) and…
