I thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of the Russian Federation for organizing this debate on a subject of remarkable significance for international peace and security. This debate is propitious, and the unprecedented presence of so many Ministers in this forum serves to accentuate the glob…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. The Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, and Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, have provided us with profound insights into the situ…
I want to thank you, Sir, and your delegation for organizing this seminal and timely debate. We thank you, especially, for the concept note (S/2015/543, annex) that you have provided to guide our discussion.
We are greatly indebted to the Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Prime …
One year ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2166 (2014). The resolution calls for an investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 in accordance with international civil aviation guidelines. Most significantly, the resolution calls for accountability, transpa…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing. I thank Ambassador Olof Skoog, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota for their very insightful perspectives. We are greatly indebted to all the Chairs of the country- specific configurati…
Mr. President, I want to welcome you to the Security Council and to thank you in particular for having convened this seminal debate.
The protection of children is undoubtedly a moral duty and a legal obligation for all States. We thank the Secretary-General for his abiding commitment to the cause o…
I would like to thank Mr. Feltman,Under-Secretary-General, and Mr. Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for their very lucid briefings.
The recent escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine is very disturbing, as we have all heard from members…
The Nigerian delegation warmly welcomes you, Mr. President, as well as other ministers present here today. We are especially indebted to the delegation of Lithuania for organizing this important debate on the protection of journalists in conflict situations and for the concept note provided to guide…
I would like to thank you very much, Madam President, for convening this open debate on a subject of profound contemporary significance. I also thank you for the deeply analytical concept note (S/2015/306, annex) that you have provided as a
compass for our deliberations. I would like to express my …
I want to thank High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Inzko for his briefing and for his forty-seventh report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and
Herzegovina (S/2015/300, annex). We have carefully studied the report and taken due note of the main issues contained the…
Nigeria welcomes Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II to New York. We also thank the delegation of Jordan for organizing this important and timely debate. We want to acknowledge the presence of participating Ministers and to welcome them to the Security Council. Our appreciation also goes to the …
I would like to lend my voice to those who have welcomed you in our midst today, Mr. President. We believe that your presence at this debate is profoundly indicative of the prominence that Jordan accords the question of the Middle East. I also want to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
T…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this debate. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Bangura and Ms. Allamin for their very lucid briefings.
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/203) presents an operational context for conflict-related sexual …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely debate. I also thank Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, for his very lucid
and comprehensive briefing and Ambassador Tanin for a very perceptive outlook on his country’s remarkable…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his leadership in consolidating the relationship between the United Nations and regional organizations, which he has so well conceptualized in his state…
Nigeria believes in the critical role of the Security Council in seeking a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on Security Council resolutions, the Madrid principles of land for peace, the road map for peace in the Middle East, and the Arab Peace Initiative. We are
convi…
I thank you, Sir, for having convened this important debate. I would like to welcome the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, and thank him for his inaugural briefing. I also thank the Executive Dir…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate on the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). I join those who have taken the floor before me to thank our distinguished briefers for their succinct briefi…
I thank the Secretary- General not only for his briefing but especially for his unflinching and abiding efforts to achieve peace and security in the Middle East.
My comments will focus on three issues, namely, the Palestinian question, Syria and Lebanon.
On the question of Palestine, we note that …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mladenov, for his briefing.
The formation on Monday 8 September of a new, inclusive Government in Iraq was a landmark achievement in the…
