Mr. President, I would like to thank you for organizing today’s meeting on Somalia. I wish to welcome the President of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and thank him for honoring us with his presence and sharing his views on the situation in Somalia and his hope for the future of his country. I w…
We thank you, Mr. President, and the Chinese presidency of the Council for convening this important meeting and for the concept note (S/2016/306, annex) to guide this open debate, which offers the entire United Nations membership an opportunity to renew its commitment to the fight against terrorism …
We welcome His Excellency Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, and thank him for the very clear and comprehensive briefing delivered to the Security Council this morning in his role as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for being
steadfast and maintaining the hope that we could arrive at the point we have reached today.
Angola supports today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2268 (2016), on a cessation of hostilities in Syria. It is a positive and long-await…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and Venezuela for convening this timely and important debate on the theme “Post-conflict peacebuilding: review of the peacebuilding architecture”, as we are in the final stages of the intergovernmental process to which we, Angola and Australia…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for scheduling this plenary meeting to consider agenda item 9, “Report of the Economic and Social Council”, and to take action on resolution 70/253, regarding Angola’s graduation from the leastdeveloped country category. It is indeed a great honour for me to…
Mr. President, I wish to thank you for having organized this debate on the working methods of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, addressing and improving transparency and efficiency in the work of these bodies, in particular the sanctions committees.
Since this is also the first time th…
I thank you, Mr. President, for coming back to New York. We welcome you here. I also thank the Uruguayan presidency for having convened this open debate on the critical issue of the protection of civilians.
We align ourselves with the statements to be delivered by the Permanent Observer of the Afri…
Let me start by thanking you, Mr. President, for having organized this afternoon’s meeting. Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Kyung-wha Kang for her briefing.
It is absolutely unacceptable by any standards to allow as many as 400,000 people or more to continue living and dying in besieg…
Angola voted in favour of resolution 2249 (2015) — submitted by France in connection with the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh — in the expectation that it is an important step in the fight against terrorism and for the building f…
I should like at the outset to thank you, Madam President, for having come to New York to the Security Council to preside over this meeting. Let me also say that this meeting is not just timely but also important, and that the theme of the maintenance of international peace and security, with a focu…
I should like, at the outset, to thank you, Mr. President, for having come to New York to preside over this important meeting on Somalia. I wish in particular to welcome the presence of the Prime Minister of Somalia, whom I also thank for having come to New York and for having shared with the Counci…
I would like to start by expressing our thanks to Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East, and in particular on the Palestinian issue. Based on his briefing, we have to acknowledge the frustration resulting from the prevailing situation and the inabilit…
At the outset, I would like to commend and thank you, Mr. President, and the Spanish presidency of the Council for convening this very timely debate this morning. I also welcome the very valuable contributions by our three briefers, notably the Deputy Secretary-General, the President of the General …
Today we have adopted resolution 2241 (2015) to reconfigure the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), taking into account the signing of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan by the South Sudanese parties and the international stakeho…
Let me start by thanking Nigeria for organizing this debate on a very important topic. I am extremely pleased to bring back this topic to the Council, where it is crucial to have this discussion on security sector reform (SSR). We join other members of the Council in welcoming the Assistant Secretar…
I would like to thank the Nigerian presidency for organizing today’s open debate and for its choice of theme, which addresses issues that the Security Council has to deal with on a daily basis. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the Secretary-General for enriching our discussion this morning…
I would like to begin by congratulating the Nigerian presidency of the Council for convening this important meeting. Allow me to also thank Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization; Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Ebola; the Deputy Permanent R…
On behalf of the Republic of Angola, I should like to welcome you, Sir, to New York to preside over this important debate. We express our appreciation to the Lithuanian presidency for organizing this debate on an issue that is a matter of great concern and deserves our full attention, with a view to…
My delegation commends the Lithuanian presidency for holding this open debate on the protection of journalists in conflict situations. We welcome you, Sir, and thank you for coming to New York to participate in this important debate. We also thank Deputy Secretary- General Jan Eliasson. We welcome t…
