I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing and his work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Zahir Tanin, for his sta…
I thank France for giving the Sahel pride of place during its presidency of the Security Council. My thanks also go to the Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, the Permanent Observer of the African Union and the Special Represe…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for presenting her eighteenth report on the situation in Darfur. Since the Security Council decided to refer the situation in Darfur to the ICC, the Office of the Prosecutor has informed the Council i…
I would first like to reaffirm Luxembourg’s full support for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Their work shows that international criminal justice can prevail and that
sooner or later the perpetrators of …
Luxembourg associates itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
Like previous speakers, I wish to thank the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, the Comm…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abou Moussa, for his comprehensive briefing, including on efforts to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
Significant progress has been made in operations …
I would like to welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr, Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of
Kosovo. I would also like to welcome Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Admini…
Luxembourg is both a State party to the Rome Statute that has strongly supported the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its establishment, and a long- standing partner of Africa. We recognize and respect Africa’s commitment to the fight against impunity, which is illustrated by the fact that 3…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin
Inzko, for his report (S/2013/646, annex) and for the work he is doing in the service of the Bosnians.
Luxembourg associates itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the Eur…
I thank the Azerbaijani presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for providing a very useful concept paper to guide our discussions (S/2013/613, annex). This open debate has become an established annual tradition. It is a go…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having taken the initiative to convene, during Azerbaijan’s presidency of the Security Council, this first informational meeting on the partnership between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). I also thank …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his informative briefing. I would also like to thank the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements. Luxembourg fully endorses the statement that will be made by the ob…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN Women and the High Commissioner
for Human Rights for their statements. I would also like to express my gratitude to Ms. Brigitte Balipou of Femmes Africa Solidarité for having given us the views of civil society with regard t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing today and for his work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, for his…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your presentation of the report of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We recognize your committed work as Chair of that subsidiary body of the Security Council.
The report shows that the 1737 Committee continues to work hard; …
I wish to thank the Argentine presidency for having organized this open debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations. The presence of President Fernández and the participation of many ministers bear witness to the importance of the subject we are discus…
I would like to thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Robert Serry, for his very relevant briefing and his continued commitment to peace in the Middle East. I would also like to thank the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements.
Luxembourg associ…
This is the first time since 2006 and the adoption of resolution 1738 (2006) that the Council has met for an open debate on the protection of journalists. I would like to thank the American presidency for taking the initiative to organize this debate, at a time when the number of journalists killed …
Like others, I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing and for his effective chairmanship of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
The quarterly report that he has presented today shows that the Committee continues to do important work in support of Security …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, for his briefing today, as well as for his activities undertaken as the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, for his statem…
