I, too, would like to condemn as strongly as possible this morning’s attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu, and to express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims of that cowardly attack.
I would like to thank the British presidency of the Security Council for choosing th…
I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his presentation of the report of the Secretary-Genera…
At the outset, I would like to reiterate the full support of Luxembourg to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Their work shows that international criminal justice prevails and that, sooner or later, the perp…
Allow me to thank you, Sir, for having organized this important open debate on sexual violence in armed conflict. Its focus on the fight against impunity and on
the crucial need to ensure justice for survivors is, in our opinion, particularly appropriate.
I also take this opportunity to thank the …
I thank the United Kingdom for having convened this meeting during its presidency of the Security Council, providing us with an opportunity to take stock of the situation in Somalia one month after the London Conference on Somalia. Mr. Minister, I also welcome your personal participation. Allow me a…
I would like to 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. I will first discuss the efforts to combat the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) before commenting on the …
I join the speakers before me in thanking Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his briefing and his commitment to that country.
Luxembourg associates itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union.
The High Representative has painted a…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her report and her detailed briefing. Luxembourg fully supports the objectives presented by the Prosecutor. We can never overstate the importance of respect for the principle of accountability and the…
I join previous speakers in welcoming Mr. Leonid Kozhara, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, to the Security Council, and in thanking him for briefing us on his priorities for 2013 in his capacity as Chairperson-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Now…
I thank Rwanda for having organized this briefing on the annual report of the Peacebuilding Commission (S/2013/63). Allow me to congratulate Ambassador Momen on his dynamic chairmanship of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2012 and to thank him for his briefing. I…
I would to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing. I also thank the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their statements.
Luxembourg fully associates itself with the statement to be made by the observer of the European Union during …
I want to thank you, Madam President, for organizing this important open debate on the issue of sexual violence in conflict, an issue to which my delegation attaches great importance and which, unfortunately, remains very topical. I thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his second annu…
Luxembourg would like to thank Rwanda for organizing this briefing during its presidency of the Security Council on a topic of great importance, that is, “Prevention of conflicts in Africa: addressing the root causes”. We are honoured to have you, Madam President, presiding personally over this meet…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2098 (2013), drafted on France’s initiative, barely one month following the adoption of the Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region.
The new mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization M…
Luxembourg fully associates itself fully with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
Allow me to congratulate and thank Ambassador Abdul Momen for his very dynamic leadership of the Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission in 2012. I also commend Ambassador R…
As I begin my remarks, allow me 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 thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for presenting the quart…
Allow me also to thank the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nigel Fisher, for his briefing to the Council and for his commitment at the head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), whose significant work we commend.
Luxembourg associates itself wi…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/133) and for his comprehensive presentation to the Council this morning. I also wish to thank his Special Representative, Mr. Jan Kubiš, for his work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We welc…
Like my colleagues, I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for presenting the quarterly report on the activities of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I would like to assure him of my delegation’s full support in carrying out his functions as Chair of that sanctions comm…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing. I join previous speakers in welcoming Mrs. Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and I thank her for her briefing. As a European, I fully subscribe to Ms. Ashton’s statement. I as…
