Luxembourg thanks the Republic of Korea for having organized during its presidency this open debate on a topic that is very dear to all of us, the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Director for…
I should like to thank Mr. Robert Serry, the United Nations Special Coordinator of the Middle East Peace Process, for his very comprehensive briefing, as well as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Observer State of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel for their respective statem…
Luxembourg warmly thanks Pakistan for convening this open debate on peacekeeping. We welcome the exemplary commitment of your country, Mr. President, which is reflected in the fact that it is one of the leading United Nations troop-contributing countries. We would also like to thank the Secretary-Ge…
I thank you, Sir, for organizing this open debate on peacebuilding, and I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his report (S/2012/746), which takes stock of the progress made since the previous report of 2009 (S/2009/304) and identifies those areas where renewed efforts are necessary. I …
I would like to thank you warmly, Sir, for having rescheduled the open debate originally scheduled by the Guatemalan presidency, and for giving us this opportunity to take stock of progress made and the challenges remaining in the advancement of women in the framework of resolution 1325 (2000) and s…
Luxembourg associates itself fully with the statement made on behalf of the European Union.
We welcome today’s debate, which gives us the opportunity to assess the implementation of the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS unanimously adopted last year by the General Assembly (resolution 65/277, a…
Like previous speakers, I wish to thank Ambassador Gasana for his tireless commitment at the helm of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2011, and I should like to wish every success to the new Chairperson, Ambassador Momen of Bangladesh.
Luxembourg fully associates itself with the statement made…
Luxembourg congratulates the Nigerian presidency of the Council for having organized this open debate on women and peace and security, which gives us an opportunity to take stock of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions. We commend you, Madam President, on your conc…
Luxembourg congratulates the Nigerian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important debate on security sector reform (SSR) and would like to express its thanks for the invitation to participate in it.
Focusing this debate on Africa is a timely step for two reasons. It is on the A…
It is a special honour for me to welcome, on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, the Republic of South Sudan as the 193rd Member of the United Nations.
This is a truly historic moment and the beginning of a new chapter in the long history of South Sudan, whose people have take…
I would like to fully associate myself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Luxembourg warmly welcomes the convening of this open debate and the adoption of the new resolution on the issue of children an armed conflict (resolution 1998 (2011)). This demonstrates the c…
Luxembourg congratulates the United States presidency of the Council on organizing this open debate, which gives us an opportunity to review the implementation of resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) and the challenges still to be addressed in order to fight effectively against sexual violence in…
I have the honour to address the Council on behalf of the Benelux countries — Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Security Council for convening this debate and for his enduring commitment to enhance the working methods and procedures of …
Luxembourg welcomes the holding of this debate on the third report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) (A/64/341) and the report of the Secretary- General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/64/217).
My country associates itself fully with the statement delivered by the representative of Sweden on behal…
It is indeed with heightened interest that I am taking part in this debate of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment of 2001 on HIV/AIDS. In addition to the importance that this issue has for my country, which in 2008 devoted some 13 per cent of its budget for mu…
The European Union regrets that it was not possible to arrive at a consensus on draft resolution A/52/L.42/Rev.1, entitled “Emergency assistance to the Sudan”. We are deeply concerned over the humanitarian situation in the Sudan, and we would like to reconfirm our commitment to respond as fully as p…
