We thank Mozambique for convening today’s meeting. We thank our briefers: Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women; Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross; Ms. Bineta Diop, Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security of the Chairperson of th…
We are grateful to Malta for convening today’s briefing. We would like to thank Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children; and …
We would like to thank Mr. Voronkov and Mr. Weixiong Chen for their analysis of the activities of the United Nations entities in charge of the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). I also thank Ms. Praxl.
Issues related to combating terrorism must always be de-politicized. …
I thank Mr. Karim Khan. As always, he has given an excellent and emotional briefing.
Darfur is the first pilot project of the Security Council to engage the International Criminal Court (ICC) in international efforts to normalize the situation in a specific country, namely, the Sudan, in order to a…
The results of the vote speak for themselves. The text of previous iterations of the consensus- based omnibus annual resolution enjoyed unanimous support, whereas resolution 77/238 has lost the support of almost one third of all Member States, including those that voted against the resolution or abs…
We will vote against draft resolution III, on the situation of human rights in Iran, and draft resolution V, on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. We dissociate ourselves from the consensus on draft resolution I, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Rep…
First of all, I would like to sincerely thank all delegations that voted in favour of resolution 77/204, on combating neo-Nazism.
For Russia, this resolution is the blood and suffering of every family. It is a tribute to the memory of the heroism of our forebears. We are the last generation that in…
We welcome the President and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
The Residual Mechanism was established by the Security Council 12 years ago. Finally, a miracle has happened: the President announced her intention to transform the Mechanism from a judicial …
We have almost concluded consideration of the report of the Sixth Committee, but I wanted to ask for the Assembly’s attention for a few minutes.
The need for a frank discussion about the working methods and practices of the Committee is long overdue. During this session, with Member States coming w…
I congratulate Ghana on its presidency of the Security Council during November and wish you and your delegation, Madam, every success in December.
The Russian Federation closely follows the activities of the United Nations Investigative Team
to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh…
At the outset, my thanks go to all of our briefers today for their very valuable information and useful contributions.
During the reporting period, the number of pirate attacks and robberies on ships in the Gulf of Guinea has slightly decreased. At the same time, however, the root causes of those i…
It is a good thing that Prosecutor Khan is in Libya now and is able to see with his own eyes the blood, pain and tears of the Libyan people.
Our position on the biased and politicized activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not changed. For 11 years now, the Security Council has he…
We congratulate Ghana on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and thank Gabon for its successful presidency in October. We welcome Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and thank him for his briefing.
Assistance to refugees is an essential…
We greatly value the work of the International Court of Justice as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. We thank the President of the Court, Joan E. Donoghue, for her comprehensive and detailed analysis delivered at our previous meeting on this item (see A/77/PV.20), held on 27 Octobe…
We welcome the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. Villegas. He is not at this meeting, but we still welcome him.
We have looked at the report on the Human Rights Council’s work for 2022 (A/77/53 and A/77/53/Add.1), and we regret to note that the past year has not brought any positive change…
Today we have heard many kind words with regard to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Let us now hear the truth.
The position of the Russian Federation regarding the activities of the International Criminal Court is well known and has not changed. Year after year, that judiciary body continues…
We thank you and your team, Mr. President, for having organized today’s meeting on strengthening women’s resilience and leadership as a pathway to peace in regions plagued by armed groups. We are grateful to the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima B…
We welcome the new President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, to New York. It is well known that a new appointment always carries new expectations with it. Our expectations are extremely simple.
The Residual Mechanism has taken a great de…
I would like to join in the condolences to the people of the United Kingdom and the royal family on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Russian Federation dissociates itself from the consensus on the decision to include the agenda item entitled “The situation in the temporarily occupied territor…
I would like to begin by thanking the delegations of Slovenia, Switzerland, Costa Rica, the Maldives and Morocco, the main sponsors of draft resolution A/76/L.75, on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, for their openness and constructive approach in negotiating the docum…
