In the past 72 years, United Nations peacekeeping has been instrumental in the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. In that regard, we have been only active, rather than proactive, in that call, especially in the area of sustaining peace.
Today the need for a global commit…
Let me join others in sincerely commending you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on youth, peace and security. This particular open debate comes on the heels of the equally important one on women and peace and security, which convened about a week ago (see S/PV.8234). Botswana hearti…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, Peru, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We also thank you, Sir, for convening this thematic debate.
We thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her briefing on the Secretary-General’s r…
Let me at the outset join my colleagues in thanking you, Sir, for convening this important meeting to discuss the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict, breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to the prevention and settlement of confli…
My delegation joins other representatives in sincerely congratulating Japan on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We also express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, and to your delegation for the initiative to convene this very important debate t…
Let me at the outset join other delegations that have preceded me in sincerely congratulating you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting on Security Council reform. Sir, my delegation welcomes your appointment of the Permanent Representatives of Georgia and the United Arab Emirates as …
Allow me to join others in congratulating the French Republic on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to sincerely thank it for having convened yet another open debate on children and armed conflict, shortly after having organized the open debate last…
Let me to join others in thanking you and in congratulating you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also commend you for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his very co…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as the President of the General Assembly at its seventy- second session. In this context, I wish to assure him of the full support and cooperation of my delegation in the discharge of his mandate. I also wish to take thi…
My delegation joins others in congratulating the Arab Republic of Egypt on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. We also commend you, Mr. President, for convening this very important open debate today on the topic “United Nations peacekeeping operations: t…
Allow me to join other delegations in sincerely commending President Thomson for convening today’s review meeting.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the Gambia on behalf of the Group of African States.
My delegation also welcomes the Secretary- Gener…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of African States.
The Group adds its congratulatory voice in connection with the newly elected and re-elected members of the Human Rights Council. The Group of African States welcomes the President of the Human Rights Council, Mr. …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
SADC aligns itself with the statement just delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the African Group.
Allow me to join in expressing our h…
Let me, at the outset, convey my delegation’s congratulations and gratitude to Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi on her ascendance to the presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as well as for her very insightful brief to the General Assembly. My delegation expresses its readiness and …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate France on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of March. We commend you, Sir, for having convened this very important debate on
an issue that remains one of the most serious threats to national, regional and international peace and security. W…
Let me start by joining other delegations in congratulating Australia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. I also wish to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important debate on international cooperation in combating t…
Allow me to join other delegations in expressing our congratulations to the United Kingdom on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of August. I also wish to express my delegation’s sincere appreciation to you, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to convene this importan…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his current report (A/68/825) and for his continued devoted attention to the issues of women’s and children’s health, the elimination of violence against women, and the prevention of mother- to-child transmission of HIV. We also particularly appreciat…
I would like to join other delegations that spoke before me in extending our sincere congratulations to you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of March. In the same vein, I wish to thank you on behalf of my delegation for convening today’s o…
The Botswana delegation joins in sincerely commending the presidency of your country for hosting today’s debate and in thanking you, Madam President, for the very insightful and comprehensive concept paper (S/2014/75, annex) that has been produced to guide our deliberations. My delegation is therefo…
