Let me first of all congratulate you, Sir, and the entire Chadian delegation on the great success of this month’s presidency. Although we have had a very tight schedule, you have led our work efficiently with your able leadership.
On the Middle East dossier, much work has been carried out by the Co…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing and personally presiding over today’s important debate. The debate comes at the right time, as the growing nexus between terrorism and transnational organized crime calls for the urgent attention of the international community. My delegation w…
I would like to thank Ambassador Quinlan for his briefing on the work
of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). We appreciate his excellent leadership as Committee Chair for the past two years. We also thank the Panel of Experts for the valuable support they have provided to …
My delegation strongly condemns the terrorist killing of over 130 students, mostly aged between 12 and 16, in a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. This is a totally outrageous act of cowardice, and our hearts are with the families of the victims and the people and Government of Pakistan.
I would like to…
I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her report and briefing on the recent developments in the Darfur case.
As pointed out by previous speakers, it has been almost 10 years since the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to …
I would like to thank Ms. Hiroute Sellassie, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, for her briefing.
Since the joint high-level visit to the Sahel region, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in November last year, the international community has scaled up the political commitments …
At the outset, I should like to thank President Meron, President Joensen, Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their briefings.
The year 2014 is a symbolic milestone for the International Tribunals in that their mandates to fight against impunity could be completed as called for in resolu…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, which provides a welcome opportunity for the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies of the Security Council to take stock of their work and share some personal reflections.
Over the past two years, the Republic of Korea h…
I would like to thank Special Representative Farid Zarif for his briefing. We also warmly welcome Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi to the Council, and thank them for their statements today.
Since the elections in June, it has been expected that those first Kosovo-wide…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the Australian delegation on a successful presidency during the month of November. Although it has been an unusually busy month, the work of the Council was efficiently conducted thanks to your able leadership and the exemplary work of your team…
In my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I am pleased to report to the Council on progress made in the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) since the last meeting on 28 May 2014.
I would like to begin by noting that this month, as an exception to …
I would like to express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, for convening this timely meeting. Security Council reform has great importance for the Council’s functioning and for the future of the United Nations. We appreciate your initiative to work for common ground on that agenda, in close consult…
I would like to thank Mr. Toyberg-Frandzen, Ambassador Apakan and Ambassador Tagliavini for their briefings on the situation in eastern Ukraine.
We are acutely alarmed by the observations reported by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, detailing the influx of military equipment, weapons and armed …
Let me begin by congratulating you, Madam, and the Argentine delegation on your successful presidency for the month of October. The work of the Council has been excellently conducted thanks to your able, warm-hearted and passionate leadership and the diligent work of your team. We would also like to…
I wouldl like to thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing.
The Republic of Korea is deeply concerned by the worsening security environment in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. With tensions already high following the conflict in Gaza last summer, both Israel and Palestine must…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his tireless efforts to bring a peaceful and secure futuure to the Middle East. In particular, the Secretary-General’s recent trip to the region was both timely and relevant, as it renewed the international community’s attention to…
As I am speaking for the first time this month at an open meeting of the Council, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on your presidency and to assure you of our full cooperation. I would like to thank Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed, Major General Kazura and Lieutenant General Singh…
The Republic of Korea appreciates the United States delegation’s initiative in convening this important debate, as well as the fact that you, Sir, are personally presiding over this meeting. We would like to welcome Foreign Minister Al-Jaafari of Iraq and to thank him for his remarks. We also wish t…
The Republic of Korea appreciates the United States’ initiative in convening this open debate and in adopting the resolution on the Ebola crisis (resolution 2117 (2014)). We also thank the briefers, who provided us with a comprehensive picture of how grave the situation is. We would like to commend …
I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant
to resolution 1737 (2006). We appreciate his able leadership and the robust work of the Panel of Experts over the reporting period.
With the talks between the P5+1 and Iran set to resum…
