Allow me to start by thanking Mr. Mladenov for his thorough briefing.
The difficult realities in the State of Palestine have been somberly summarized in a report by Human Rights Watch issued on the occasion of 50 years of Israeli occupation:
“At least five categories of major violations of interna…
I wish to thank President Mogens Lykketoft for convening this debate, which provides us with the opportunity to share our perspectives on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674).
Lebanon aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Saudi…
Allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting.
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Allow me to start by congratulating the delegations of Uruguay, Egypt, Japan, Senegal and Ukraine for the beginning of their tenure as elected members of the Security Council. I would also like to commend y…
Allow me to begin, Mr. President, by commending the excellent work done by your delegation during your presidency of the Security Council for this month. Through you, I would like to extend our deepest appreciation for the job well done by Malaysia during its presidency of the Council for the previo…
I would like to begin by thanking the Jordanian presidency for organizing this important meeting and circulating the concept paper on the role of youth in countering violent extremism and promoting peace (S/2015/231, annex). I would also like to commend His Royal Highness for presiding over this mee…
Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you and your team, for your leadership of the Security Council this month. I would also like to commend the members of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation for a job well done during their presidency last month. We would also like to thank the Secr…
Allow me to start by congratulating you, Madam President, and your team on the excellent work done during your presidency of the Council this month. I should also like to commend the members of the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg for their professionalism in steering the work of the Council during t…
The Group of Arab States has consistently supported international efforts to arrive at an arms trade treaty. On more than one occasion, the Group has voiced its support for reaching a globally balanced treaty to regulate the arms trade and to combat illicit trafficking, so as to reduce people’s suff…
I would like today to reiterate and affirm that Lebanon is a small country that has suffered a great deal. Its citizens continue to die and their property continues to be destroyed because of the illegitimate proliferation of arms. Therefore, based on the historical evidence of human suffering, Leba…
I should like at the outset to express our deep appreciation to you, Sir, for presiding over today’s meeting. I thank Ms. Ameerah Haq for her briefing and for her work as Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT). I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Coopera…
Allow me to quote from the statement made by the representative of Lebanon at the Security Council meeting of 27 April:
“What takes place in Lebanon affects Syria, and what takes place in Syria affects Lebanon. History has demonstrated that fact most convincingly … Today, more than ever, the hearts…
At the outset, we would like to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for organizing this important debate. We also wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Le Roy for his laudable work at the helm of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and to the Force Commanders of the United Nations Organizat…
I wish at the outset to express Lebanon’s gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his briefing and to Ambassador Tanin of Afghanistan for his statement. I also commend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for its efforts i…
At the outset, I should like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Rwanda) for their exhaustive briefings.
We welcome the efforts of the heads of both international Tribunals to fulf…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General and the Senior Advisory Group for their efforts in preparing the report before the Council today (see S/2011/85). It contains many important ideas. We would also like to thank Mr. Guéhenno, Ms. Malcorra and Ambassador Gasana for their detailed brief…
I thank Mr. Zannier for his briefing. I welcome Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. I also thank Mr. Enver Hoxhaj for his statement.
Allow me to make the following remarks. We express our support for the United Nations Interim Administration Mis…
I thank you, Sir, for having organized this meeting. I would also like to thank Ambassador Wittig for ably chairing the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2010 and to extend to the current PBC Chairperson, Ambassador Gasana, my sincere wishes for success in his endeavours.
Tangible results have been…
At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for his briefing and his efforts. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan for his thorough briefing to the Council…
I would like to thank the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste for his important statement. I also thank Ms. Ameerah Haq for her briefing and for her efforts as head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) aimed at promoting security and stability and helping the Government and peop…
I would like to thank Mr. Zannier for his briefing. I would also like to welcome the Serbian Foreign Minister, Mr. Vuk Jeremič, and thank him for his statement. My thanks also go to Ms. Vlora Çitaku for her statement.
My delegation welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration M…
