Uruguay voted in favour of resolution 2295 (2016) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), convinced of the importance of ensuring the continuity of the crucial work the peacekeeping operation is doing on Mali. It is clear that w…
I wish to express appreciation for the comprehensive briefings on the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals delivered by President Carmel Agius, President President Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz. I also …
I wish to begin by congratulating the French presidency for having organized this briefing, and in particular I would like to thank Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy, for her valuable statement to the Council.
Uruguay attaches…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on having assumed the presidency of the Council and to offer you the full cooperation of the delegation of Uruguay in your work.
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I also thank the delegation of Egypt once again, led by Ambassador Amr Aboulatta and his team, for t…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegations of Egypt and Spain for convening this meeting. I would like to also express my gratitude for the timely distribution of the context note on the destabilizing effects that climate change can have when they further exacerbate the traditional causes of …
I would like to begin by commending the Egyptian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this open debate, as well as for the concept note (S/2016/428, annex) that was circulated in order to provide input for this discussion. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General for Peace…
First of all, allow me to commend you, Mr. President, for your concept note (S/2016/416, annex) and for your initiative to convene this open debate focused on countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorist groups. I also express my gratitude for the briefings by Deputy Secretary-General Jan E…
First, I would like to say that yesterday, which saw the first meeting under the Egyptian presidency of the Security Council (see S/PV.7685), after listening the briefings of the representatives of the Red Cross and Médicins Sans Frontières in this Chamber, I could see how difficult it is follow sat…
First of all, I would like to thank the delegations of the United Kingdom and France for requesting this meeting. I would like to thank the President for having managed to do whatever it took to make this meeting happen.
I would also like to thank Mr. Feltman and Mr. O’Brien for their briefings. I …
First, I would like to express our satisfaction at the presence of the Secretary-General in the Chamber. More specifically, we acknowledge the presence of the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mr. Peter Maurer, and the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Ms.…
Because this is one of the few occasions on which the subject of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has been addressed in
an open meeting of the Security Council, Uruguay, as a non-permanent member elected by the General Assembly to the Security Council and a …
At the outset, we would like to thank the delegation of Ukraine for bringing this item to the attention of the Security Council, and also for the presence of Mr. Vadym Prystaiko, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. We would also like to thank Mr. Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for…
I will be very brief. I have made the impromptu decision to speak, having been encouraged by the words of praise my delegation has received from some of my colleagues here with regard to our work in the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), concerning Côte d’Ivoire. To be quite f…
Uruguay welcomes the convening of today’s open debate and the concept note (S/2016/321, annex) that was distributed by the President’s delegation in a timely manner.
We also thank Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for his in-depth briefing to the Council on…
Uruguay deplores and condemns the terrorist attack carried out just a few minutes ago that targeted a bus in Jerusalem. Uruguay deplores and condemns each and every terrorist attack. Last week, we said that terrorism could truly be labelled as an act of cowardice; that is the only appropriate name f…
I would like to join other delegations in commending you, Mr. President, on your initiative in holding today’s open debate and for the concept note (S/2016/306, annex). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing.
Inevitably, I will be revisiting some issues that…
I am pleased to address the members of the Council in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d’Ivoire.
At the outset, I would like to summarize the main findings in the final report of the Group of Experts on Côte d’Ivoire pursuant to pa…
Allow me to congratulate the Angolan presidency for organizing this debate, as well as for the concept note that has been distributed (S/2016/223, annex). Allow me as well to say how pleased we are at the participation of many other ministers and deputy ministers present today, as well as of the Spe…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing.
Uruguay associates itself with the statement to be delivered by the Permanent Representative of Peru on behalf of the Group of Friends of Haiti, and my remarks will therefore focus on asp…
Allow me at the outset to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, for his briefing and particularly for his work. I also thank the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and our colleague Ambassador Saikal for his statement.
Allow me to express par…
