At the outset, I would like to say that all ceremonial protocol is hereby observed.
First of all, we align ourselves with the statement made by the representative of Algeria on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries.
I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Jorda…
We thank the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate on the critical issue of strengthening multilateral cooperation for peace and security.
The principles of multilateralism in international relations today are not merely neglected but are being completely ignored. We have forgotten the…
We have studied the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Organization (A/73/1), and we are pleased to see that a tremendous amount of work has been undertaken during the reporting period to make the United Nations more fit for purpose. We support the Secretary-General’s efforts t…
Belarus greatly appreciates the support of the United Nations and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for our national efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. Our vision of the fight against this scourge is clear and outlined in our State programme documents.
First of all, that m…
We would like to thank the Polish presidency for organizing what is a very timely open debate given the truly disastrous current international situation in various regions of the world. We are being forced to discuss the issue thanks to a lack of action on the part of States themselves, and first am…
We are truly grateful to you, Mr. President, for convening today’s high-level meeting on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. When it was being planned, no one could have imagined the international context that we would be holding it in today.
Today we are all once again solemnly affirming our commi…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
Slavery and the transatlantic slave trade constitute the gravest violation of human rights. Due to its duration, scale and legality, the transatlantic slave trade represents an abhorrent phenomenon in the…
I have to honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States.
I would like to express our gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for keeping this topic on the agenda of the United Nations. We would also like to acknowledge all the other important initiati…
We have read the report of the Secretary-General (A/72/1) on the work of the Organization with interest.
The United Nations is clearly faced with the difficult choice of staying within its customary limits and conducting business as usual or of moving forward, while listening to the voice of each i…
We would like to thank Great Britain for organizing today’s open debate on the problem of combating human trafficking. This issue has recently become firmly established on the Security Council’s agenda. However, we would like to emphasize that by its nature, the problem of human trafficking should n…
It is a great honour for me to present draft resolution A/71/L.28, entitled the “Persistent legacy of the Chernobyl disaster”. I should like, from the very bottom of my heart, to thank all delegations that have actively and constructively contributed to the consultations on the text of the draft res…
A year ago, world leaders gave the green light to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The document is now our common guide for the next 15 years. In the history of the Organization, there have been similar grand initiatives. Unfortunately, some of them have remained confined to paper, such …
At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for having invited a large number of States Members of the United Nations to discuss such a grave and pressing subject here in the Council.
In the Middle East region, terrorism today exists in the form of a quasi-State. Basically, terrorism has become…
I would like to dedicate my statement to international cooperation in the study, mitigation and minimization of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster. The thirtieth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster will fall in 866 days. That commemoration will be a good opportunity to look back in order t…
Today’s event gives us all a good opportunity to discuss migration issues in the broader context of moving towards the global post-2015 development agenda.
International migration today is a significant factor in the development of countries and entire regions. Belarus is not an exception in that r…
In his renowned Social Contract, the great thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”. Unfortunately, that dictum, uttered more than two and a half centuries ago, is still valid today. Tens of millions of people find themselves trapped in the chains of con…
I would like to express my gratitude to the delegation of Morocco, acting as President of the Council, for convening this important open debate on post-conflict peacebuilding. I would also like to express my gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, as well as to the Perman…
We are grateful to the Security Council for having prepared the report on its work over the past year (A/67/2). The delegation of Belarus has studied the document carefully and takes note of its comprehensive and informative nature. We support the point of view that the report would be of even great…
It is my honour to read out an address by our President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, President of the Republic of Belarus, before this special meeting of the General
Assembly dedicated to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
“On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accident at the Che…
It is my great pleasure and honour at this commemorative meeting to read out an address by His Excellency Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenka, President of the Republic of Belarus:
“On the eve of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the great victory over Nazism, I address the United Nations as the leader of a Sta…
