Luxembourg thanks the Brazilian presidency for convening this open debate and fully aligns itself with the statements to be delivered on behalf of the European Union, the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security and the Feminist Foreign Policy Plus Group.
As we approach the twenty-fifth annive…
Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union, and I would like to make some additional remarks in my national capacity.
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. My …
I would like, Mr. President, to thank your country, the United Kingdom, for organizing this ministerial meeting, during its presidency, on the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the prospects for a just and lasting peace. I welcome the participation of my Ukrainian colleague and friend, Dmytro K…
Allow me also to congratulate Sweden on organizing this open debate under the presidency of its Prime Minister, Mr. Stefan Löfven.
Resolution 2427 (2018), which the Security Council adopted today, is an important contribution to strengthening the children and armed conflict agenda, which, as the Co…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Minister Miroslav Lajčák, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session. You are a long-standing friend, and I know that you will be able to successfully carry out the task entrusted to you.
My thoughts today ar…
The United Nations was created, not to lead humankind to heaven but to save it from hell. These were the apt words of Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, who served as the second Secretary-General, from 1953 to 1961, and saw things for what they were. The United Nations was created according to the people’s will …
I would first like to thank Russia for organizing today’s debate on a subject that is of concern to us all.
With the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and also in Libya, Al-Qaida on the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen, the Al-Nusra Front in the Golan Heights, Al-Shabaab in Somalia, the list of …
In July of last year, after three years of stagnation, the United States administration had extracted an agreement on a resumption of direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. We all began to hope again. Nine months later, despite intense negotiations and the tireless efforts of Secreta…
I would like to congratulate your country, Sir, Chad, for having organized, during its presidency of the Security Council, this open debate on a very crucial issue: the fight against terrorism and cross-border organized crime, two scourges that mutually reinforce each other, particularly in Africa a…
I am grateful to you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to organize this open debate. Luxembourg, like Australia, believes the fight against terrorism and violent extremism is a priority. We commend the presidential statement we have just adopted at Australia’s initiative, aimed at strength…
I am grateful for your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this ministerial debate at a time when the support of the international community to the Iraqi authorities and to the Iraqi people is more crucial than ever. I thank Nickolay Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for h…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his presentation. I thank my friend and colleague Franciscus Timmermans, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, for the information he provided. I salute his commitment and that of Ms. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austral…
I would like to thank you warmly, Madam, for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict during your presidency of the Council.
I have to say that it is very difficult to speak after Sandra Uwiringiyimana’s speech, a speech not only about atrocities but also about the hope that is po…
I thank the Secretary-General for his live presentation from the Middle East, as well as the representative of the non-member Observer State of Palestine and the Deputy Representative of Israel for their statements. Luxembourg fully aligns itself with the statement that will be made shortly by the r…
Luxembourg welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2166 (2014). We commend Australia, and more specifically my colleague Julie Bishop, for having taken the initiative to prepare this important decision of the Council.
Luxembourg voted in favour of the resolution and co-sponsored it for three …
Allow me to congratulate Jordan on its election to
the Security Council, and on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month, at a particularly important juncture for the Middle East. Your presence among us, Mr. President, highlights the significance of this open debate, at the be…
The President of the General Assembly has chosen for this session and this general debate the theme “The post- 2015 development agenda: setting the stage”. He has thus called on the Assembly to be bold and ambitious, to work together towards the same objective, to prove to the world that we will not…
Resolution 2118 (2013), which we have just adopted, is a historic milestone. It contains strong, specific elements to constrain Syria to respect its obligations and to prevent chemical weapons from being used once again in Syria. The Security Council has thus put in place a robust mechanism that cre…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having organized this meeting at such a timely juncture, as the National Dialogue Conference in Yemen is drawing to a close. I would like to thank the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Yemen, Mr. Jamal Benomar; the Secretary General of the Gu…
I would like to thank the Australian presidency for having taken the initiative of convening this high-level meeting on the issue of small arms. I also wish the President every success in her new functions.
The impact of the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and …
