Nigeria welcomes the signing on 17 December of the Libyan Political Agreement of Skhirat, Morocco, which signals the acceptance by Libyan leaders of a political solution to the conflict in their country. Now, the people of Libya have chosen the path of truth — the path to lasting peace — as almost…
Let me begin by thanking the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi, for his briefing and by commending him greatly for his effective leadership.
The adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), almost 11 years ago, signalled the Security Cou…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting. We are also grateful to thebriefers — Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, whom I welcome back to the Council, and Ms. Kyung-wha Kang. We wish to thank them…
We would like to thank the delegation of the United States for convening this meeting on a subject of vital importance to international peace and security. We also want to acknowledge the presence of participating Foreign Ministers and to welcome them to the Security Council. We listened attentively…
I want to thank the delegation of the United States for convening this seminal meeting to address a very critical dimension of terrorism. Being the first Security Council meeting held at the level of Finance Ministers, it underscores the readiness of the Council to adopt a holistic approach to exami…
My first words must be to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity for stocktaking and to brief the Council as Chair of the Security Council Committees established pursuant to resolution 2048 (2012), concerning Guinea-Bissau, and resolution 1518 (2003), concerning Iraq.
The Committee establis…
We want to thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to convene
this seminal briefing and for the concept note that you provided to guide our deliberations. We want to thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson for setting the tone for our debate this afternoon. Our appreciation also g…
We would like to thank Special Envoy Sellassie for her briefing today. We see considerable merit in increasing the frequency and tempo of the Council’s engagement with the Special Envoy.
The Sahel is facing multifaceted challenges — drug trafficking, human trafficking, irregular migration, environm…
The Nigerian delegation thanks you, Madam President, for convening this open debate on a topic of considerable contemporary importance. We also thank you for the concept note (S/2015/845, annex) provided to guide our discussions today. We acknowledge the presence of participating
Ministers and welc…
Madam President, we welcome you to the Security Council and thank you for having convened today’s meeting. We also want to thank Under-Secretary General O’Brien, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bangura for their soul-stirr…
Mr. President, let me join others in thanking you for having convened this briefing. I wish also to thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous for his informative remarks. We owe a great debt to the Police Commissioners for the first- hand knowledge they have provided to us in their briefings, espe…
We wish to thank High Representative Inzko for his briefing, and in particular for introducing the forty-eighth report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2015/841, annex). We have studied the report carefully.
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 22…
Your presence in the Council today, Sir, demonstrates the importance that the United Kingdom accords to the search for peace and security in Somalia. We welcome the Prime Minister Sharmarke of Somalia to the Security Council, and thank him for his statement. We deeply appreciate the statements of ou…
We want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting, which provides ample opportunity to reflect on recent developments in the Middle East. We also want to acknowledge the presence of the Ministers and to thank Deputy Secretary-General Eliasson for his profound and inspiring briefing.…
Nigeria is very grateful to Spain for organizing this debate on the working methods of the Security Council and for providing a concept note (S/2015/793, annex) to guide our deliberations. We also welcome the convening of the debate in an open format. It allows the Council to hear from the wider Uni…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting. I also want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his very sombre briefing.
All peoples and nations of goodwill acknowledge that the current surge in violence and killings in Jerusalem has become a potent threat t…
Nigeria welcomes you, Mr. President, to the Security Council and thanks the Spanish delegation for organizing this seminal debate. We acknowledge the presence of participating ministers and welcome them to the Security Council.
Our appreciation goes to the Secretary-General for his abiding commitme…
Nigeria welcomes the adoption of resolution 2240 (2015), which seeks to address the menace of migrant smuggling and human trafficking in the Mediterranean, which has developed into a grave humanitarian crisis. As a State party to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime an…
Nigeria voted in favour of resolution 2241 (2015), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), because we acknowledge the role of the Mission as vital to stabilizing South Sudan. The tasks of the Mission are clear: to protect civilians, to monitor and investigate huma…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her briefing and commend her astute leadership of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Nigeria commends the transitional Government in Haiti for the
significant progress recorded in the country’s politi…
