The creation of the United Nations embodied the natural aspiration of the peoples of our planet to live in peace, good-neighbourliness and prosperity. The Preamble to the Charter calls for all “to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”, but we cannot say t…
“We the peoples of the United Nations”. Those are the opening words of the Charter of the United Nations, which has entered history not only as the most fundamental document in the history of international relations but also as a guiding compass for the coexistence of the nations, States and peoples…
Two months ago, the International Association of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations (IAPR) turned 30 years old. Today, through resolution 72/275, it is finally getting its due acknowledgement, a promise of improved accommodation and the much-needed informational support of the United Na…
I would like to know how the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons and today’s meeting help to combat trafficking in persons. That is a particularly timely question. Imagine for a moment that the people who are the victims of this modern slave trade are asking themsel…
The issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict and the protection of the medical staff who work to save the lives of others while risking their own lives is of great and particular significance. Belarus attaches great importance to the strengthening of guarantees for the protection of al…
It is not generally the custom for diplomats to ask one another awkward questions, but sometimes those questions linger even when they remain unspoken. Today I will therefore have to ask myself an awkward question.
Is this the time for the General Assembly to be discussing translation when dozens, …
Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin died yesterday. He was a leading Russian diplomat and a key figure in the Security Council, representing his country in a mature manner for more than a decade. We mourn the loss of our colleague and friend. We extend our condolences to his family and friends. We are grateful…
Before today’s meeting I had my qualms about taking part in this discussion. What is the chance of being heard if one is number 86 on the speakers list? The consideration that tipped the scales of my reasoning was the Swedish ownership of today’s event. I personally owe it to the courage and humanit…
Belarus, as the current Chair of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), has the honour to submit to the General Assembly draft resolution A/71/L.7, on cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO. The sponsors are Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikista…
Today I have the honour to speak on behalf of the member States of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO): Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Belarus. We are grateful to the Security Council for taking this important initiative to hold a debate on Uni…
Today, it is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenko, to the participants in this high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.
“The health of any nation is the guarantee of its sustainable development and prosperity. In that regard, bu…
Today, the Group of Eastern European States calls for remembrance of the severe disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear-power plant in Ukraine that led to the loss of human lives and had significant health, environmental and economic consequences in the countries of our region. We pay tribute to those who…
The delegation of Belarus would like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Croatia and Namibia, His Excellency Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak and His Excellency Mr. Wilfried Emvula, respectively, as well as their hard-working colleagues. They were reasoned and firm and actively sought compromise without …
Seventy years ago, on 25 April 1945, two weeks before the signing of the Karlshorst act on the unconditional surrender of the fascist regime and the end of the War in Europe, two events took place almost simultaneously in far-flung corners of the world whose deeper implications have, unfortunately, …
On behalf of its many sponsors, including Belarus, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation clearly and convincingly introduced today draft resolution A/69/L.52, which we are about to adopt.
Speaking on behalf of a country that stood at the epicentre of the Second World War, with grie…
An extraterrestrial paying a short visit to this planet, with a tight schedule that allows only enough time to visit the United Nations, may get a fairly incomplete idea about the current human perspective on the family. On the one hand, the extraterrestrial may certainly notice that the United Nati…
As Chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for 2014, the Belarusian delegation has the honour of introducing the draft resolution entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States” (A/69/L.10).
The CIS, established in 1991, brings together …
The challenge of addressing threats posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) by ensuring effective non-proliferation is not simply and maybe not very a technical one. To be successful, a long-term non-proliferation strategy must have a solid moral core. The increasing sophistication of deception …
On behalf of the delegation of the Republic of Belarus, I would like to express profound and heartfelt condolences to the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in connection with the passing away of President Hugo Chávez Frías. Our hearts are full of sadness and profound grie…
The delegation of Belarus notes the businesslike and constructive nature of the Secretary-General’s report (A/67/1). We share the view of the Secretary- General that the main task facing us as the international community is to lay the foundations for sustainable development.
Belarus reaffirms its c…
