Regrettably, we felt compelled to abstain in the voting on today’s draft resolution (S/2016/1026), which, if it had been negotiated with the sole objective of saving Syrian lives in mind, would have been adopted by consensus. A resolution designed to stop the bombing for 24 or 48 hours, or even seve…
I would like to start by joining my colleague, the Permanent Representative of France, Mr. François Delattre, in thanking, first, the presidency of the Security Council and, next, all colleagues who joined us in the mission to both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola.
I am very honoured…
I would like to start by saying that, having listened to what you, Mr. President, had to convey to and share with the Council on the experience of Senegal and the exemplary role that you have been playing in the management of water resources in that region, I can understand why the topic is importan…
It is quite a pleasure to have the Foreign Minister of Senegal here to preside over this meeting of the Security Council to guide and shape our discussions on a matter that occupies a unique place within the deliberations of the Council and is, of course, a matter of great importance to Africa.
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Members of the Security Council were confronted today with a peculiar situation. They had to cast two consecutive votes on two draft resolutions on the same issue — the cessation of hostilities in Syria.
First and foremost, we would like to state our deep distress about the current humanitarian sit…
We welcome and thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his clear recommendations (S/2016/722, annex) for the protection of civilians and of health-care workers and facilities in armed conflicts and for his compelling call on the parties to conflicts to strictly uphold and implement them.
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The Republic of Angola very much welcomes and is satisfied with the adoption of resolution 2310 (2016) this morning.
Having signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test- Ban Treaty right after the conclusion of the Treaty negotiations, Angola ratified it only in 2015 due to the military conflict with apar…
Mr. President, we welcome your efforts in convening this meeting late on a Friday afternoon, which means that it is important for the Council to deliberate on this question.
Angola abstained in the voting on resolution 2303 (2015) for the following reasons.
First, we welcome the active engagement …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this morning’s debate, especially following the recent publication of the Quartet report. As we meet today to deliberate on the issue of Israel, Palestine and the Middle East, the international community is increasingly losing faith in its comm…
Allow me to commend you, Mr. President, for a very rich French presidency of the Security Council this month and for the choice of the theme of this morning’s debate. I would also like to congratulate and welcome President Faustin Touadera, who has honoured us with his presence today and with the li…
I would like to start by commending you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I very much welcome the presence and participation of Ms. Federica Mogherini, whom I thank for her comprehensive briefing to the Security Council…
Mr. President, I wish to start by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June and for having convened this open debate on a critical issue: conflict-related sexual violence. I wish also to reiterate once again Angola’s full support for your presidency…
I would very much like to warmly congratulate you, Mr. President, for your remarkable presidency of the Council during the month of May. I also wish to congratulate your team on the very excellent performance of the Council and for the results achieved in our common endeavour to contribute to the ma…
I would like to thank you, Sir, and Spain for having initiated this very interesting debate, bringing closer to the Council a reality of which we need to take account, especially as we are dealing with a region that is very sensitive.
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretar…
I would like to commend Egypt for its timely convening of this open debate on the crucial matter of maintaining international peace and security, United Nations-African Union (AU) peace and security cooperation and the future of the African Peace and Security Architecture.
Let me thank the Egyptian…
We welcome and thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the report (S/2016/407) of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We welcome the participation of Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for For…
I would like, first of all, to express our appreciation at seeing you this morning, Mr. President, as you preside over this very important and timely meeting of the Security Council. I congratulate the Egyptian delegation for organizing today’s debate on a troubling issue of great concern for the in…
Since this is the first public meeting to be held under your presidency, Sir, I would first like to congratulate you and the delegation of Egypt on your assumption of the presidency and your convening of today’s very timely briefing on the critical issue of the protection of civilians, with particul…
The Security Council has just adopted resolution 2285 (2016) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Angola abstained in the voting for a number of reasons that we would like to outline, the first of which was a desire to reaffirm the expres…
Today, the General Assembly has adopted resolution 70/262 on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. A similar resolution was just adopted unanimously by the Security Council (resolution 2282 (2016)) this morning.
It was a great honour for my country, Angola, and for myself to …
