As the General Assembly once again considers the question of Palestine today, the tragedy of the Palestinian people continues. Feelings of frustration increase within the international community as it is unable to stand with them. Unfortunately, the international community remains paralysed despite …
At the outset, I would like to commend Ambassador Zahir Tanin, facilitator of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform and on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters, for the efforts he has made to ac…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your delegation every success in that endeavour. I also want to thank Ms. Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her report and her sta…
In its resolution 1970 (2011), the Security Council referred the crimes committed in Libya since 15 February 2011 to the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite the fact that Libya is not a State party to the Rome Statute. Nevertheless, Libya would like to attain positive complementarity between…
I would like to start by congratulating you, Madam President, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you and your team every possible success, and I am convinced that you will achieve the best possible results. I would also like to thank Mr. Bernardino Leó…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States.
I would like to take the opportunity to express to you, Mr. President, and to the co-Chairs of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals our sincere appreciation for your hard work, which enabled all of…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to address the Security Council at today’s meeting. I would also like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Council this month, and to thank you and the delegation of the United Kingdom for drafting today’s resolution on Li…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Group of African States. At the outset, the Group thanks you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate in order to take action on the important agenda item before us.
The Group reaffirms its continuing support to the United Nations…
At the outset, I would like to commend you, Mr. President, for presiding over the Council for the month and to wish you and your delegation every success in carrying out the Council’s affairs.
I also thank Mr. Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, for his comprehen…
Allow me at the outset to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, and to wish you and your delegation every success. I also wish to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her comprehensive bri…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for having given us this opportunity to speak during this meeting. I know that the Council has a great deal on its agenda, so I do not wish to take up more than a few minutes of its time.
I wanted to address the Council today to express the thanks of the …
It is a pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, and the Luxembourg delegation on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank you for the opportunity to address the Council at this meeting.
Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to Mr. Tarek Mitri, Head of the Unite…
I should like to thank you, Sir, for affording me this opportunity to speak at this meeting. I congratulate you on France’s accession to the presidency of the Council for this month. I also thank the Security Council for reaching an agreement on the presidential statement that has just been adopted …
About a year ago, in a historic gesture, the General Assembly adopted resolution 67/19, whereby it acknowledged the existence of the State of Palestine, which was accepted as a non-member observer State in the United Nations. With that step, the international community affirmed its resolve to move t…
I congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to express my gratitude to Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court (ICC), for her briefing on the ICC and the crimes committed in Libya.
The Libyan aut…
My delegation would like to welcome the reappointment of Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, as facilitator of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council. We reiterate our support for his efforts and look forward to working with him. My dele…
Allow me, at the outset, to extend my thanks to Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his comprehensive report (see A/68/324) on the activities of the Agency in fulfilling its mandate.
Libya reiterates the importance of promoting a partnership betw…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your patience. I only wanted to reassert my second right of reply, but, out of respect for your person, I will only say that, in my entire life, I have never lied and that, in this life, I will never lie. Those who are interested in seeing our documents …
I am taking the floor today to respond to Mr. Evo Morales
Ayma, President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Since the victory of the revolution over dictatorship in Libya, Mr. Morales Ayma has been mentioning the name of Libya in his dispute with the United States — specifically, at this rost…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me this opportunity to address the Security Council. Allow me first to congratulate
you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I am confident that you will lead its deliberations to a successful conclusion.
Before addressing…
