I am privileged to participate in this debate of the Council being presided over by you, Madam. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom and Ambassador Mahmoud Saikal for their briefings.
We are happy that Afghanistan’s historic political transition remains on co…
We note the adoption of the report of the Sixth Committee (A/70/513) on agenda item 108, “Measures to eliminate international terrorism”, as well as of the accompanying resolution 70/120. It is merely a repetition of last year’s resolution 69/127, with technical updates.
We are disappointed by the …
We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of South Africa on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
It is indeed appropriate that 20 years after the world adopted the Copenhagen Declaration and 15 years after the General Assembly’s twenty-fourth special session, we are tak…
I thank the President for convening this debate and giving the matter the attention it deserves. I also thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his briefing (see A/70/PV.59).
At the outset, my delegation wishes to commend the leadership of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr.…
It is a pleasure to see you, Mr. President, presiding over this meeting. The topic of today’s debate is interesting. It posits the concepts of development and security together and seeks a greater understanding of the root causes of conflict.
Most of us would agree that development and peace are mu…
At the outset, I offer our heartfelt condolences for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris last week.
We thank the President of the Human Rights Council for his briefing on the activities of the Council, and we welcome his report (A/70/53). I would also like to place on record ou…
I am honoured to speak on behalf of India at today’s debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his reports on the items under discussion, including the thirteenth
consolidated progress report on the implementation of and inter…
India is pleased with the Assembly’s adoption today of resolution 69/319. At the outset, I would like to warmly congratulate the delegation of Argentina on having taken the lead on this issue over the past several months. I would particularly like to acknowledge the presence here today of Argentina’…
Draft resolution A/69/L.79, on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which has been introduced, is a significant departure from previous resolutions on the subject, especially the one adopted by the General Assembly in August 2013, at its sixty-sev…
We thank you, Madam President, for organizing today’s debate on regional organizations and contemporary challenges of global security. We also thank your delegation for the useful concept note (S/2015/599, annex) it has prepared. We also take this opportunity to thank the Secretary- General for the …
We thank the Secretary- General for his report entitled “Future of the AIDS response: building on past achievements and accelerating progress to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030” (A/69/856).
We have set ourselves an ambitious goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. To achieve this, international com…
The Second World War was the most devastating and destructive global conflict in human history. The world witnessed horrific bloodshed and violence, which led to the mass deaths of millions of civilians and soldiers. We need to remember the victims. We also need to pay tribute to the millions of sol…
We thank you the President for organizing this debate, and we join other speakers in welcoming the presence among us, earlier today, of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jordan. Countering violent extremism is one of the most important challenges before the international community note. We also…
We thank you, Sir, for having organized today’s open debate on the victims of attacks and abuse on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East. I would like to compliment you for circulating the useful and well-structured concept note (S/2015/176, annex). I would also like to thank the Secretary-…
We thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on the subject of children and armed conflict, with a special focus on child victims of non-State armed groups. We thank your delegation for the concept note that has been prepared (S/2015/168, annex). We also thank the Secretary- General, the Specia…
I would first like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on Chile’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
The topic for today’s debate is an important one. We have no difficulty with the concept note (S/2015/6, annex) circulated by the presidency when it states that inc…
Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for organizing this debate on the theme “Threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cross- border crime”. I also thank the Under-Secretary General
for Political Affairs and the Permanent Observer of the African Union for their very useful briefings…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, as President of the Security Council, for organizing today’s debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank the Secretary- General for the quarterly report (S/2014/876) on the situation in Afghanistan and welcome the new Special Representa…
Mr. President, we congratulate you on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and we thank you, Sir, for personally presiding over this open debate on “Peace operations: The United Nations-African Union partnership and its evolution”. We also thank the Secretary-General a…
It is my honour to deliver a joint statement on behalf of India and Sweden on strengthening the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance.
Through the General Assembly’s annual adoption of a resolution on strengthening t…
