I will be brief. Most of the things I want to say have been said before, so I will focus on a very few points.
Germany warmly welcomes the peaceful voting during the referendum and joins others in congratulating the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and, above all, the people every…
I would like to join my colleagues in warmly welcoming Baroness Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union.
High Representative Ashton’s briefing to the Security Council comes at a good and timely moment. Recent developments in Tunisia and Egypt, both …
I, too, would like to thank Special Adviser Jack Lang for his excellent briefing and report (S/2011/30) on legal issues linked to piracy off the coast of Somalia. We commend the report for its high level of detail and its systematic and comprehensive approach. The report is a most thorough analysis …
One year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, our thoughts are with the victims and their families. We recall the extraordinary sacrifice made by the personnel of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Valerie Amos and…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe for his comprehensive briefing and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for his statement.
Germany aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later by the delegation of the European Union (EU) on behalf of the Union.
For too long, the peopl…
This is the first time that Germany is taking the floor in the Council as one of the new non-permanent members. Allow me to express my country’s determination to assume the responsibility associated with membership in the Security Council. Germany will contribute to the work of the Security Council …
Germany aligns itself with the statement that will be delivered by the representative of the European Union. Germany would
like to thank the United States of America, in its capacity as presidency of the Security Council, for giving this important issue such a prominent role on this month’s Council…
2010 was a very important year for the future of Afghanistan. The Conferences held in London, in January, and in Kabul, in July, were important milestones. They provided guidance for the long-term cooperation of the international community with the Afghan people in their efforts to establish sustain…
In my capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I would like to make the following brief remarks.
The Peacebuilding Commission welcomes the action expected today by the General Assembly on the draft resolution contained in document A/65/L.7. I would like to thank the three co-facilit…
Thank you for giving Germany the opportunity to participate in this debate. I would like to commend your Government, Mr. President, for its continued constructive role in promoting regional cooperation in Central and South Asia, in particular through the Ankara Cooperation process. We commend your h…
Some 884 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water, and over 2.6 million people do not have access to basic sanitation. Every year, around 2 million people die from diseases caused by unsafe water and sanitation — most of them small children.
Germany is committed to the realizatio…
Germany aligns itself with the statement of the European Union.
Nigeria is to be commended for having convened this important debate on conflict prevention with a special focus on Africa. Conflict prevention is one of the main challenges we face today, and the active engagement of the Security Coun…
Germany fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. Let me at the outset thank Under-Secretary-General John Holmes for his statement and for his work at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and wish him all the best for the future. Let me also extend a ve…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative Staffan de Mistura for his briefing this morning and, more generally, for his strong leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which he has displayed since taking office. I would also like to express to him my condo…
Sixty-five years ago, the guns fell silent on battlefields all over Europe, marking the end of the Second World War, the bloodiest and deadliest conflict that humankind has ever known.
Today, we humbly bow our heads to pay tribute to the countless victims of the Second World War — men, women and ch…
Germany endorses and fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union (EU).
Today’s High-level Dialogue is taking place at a critical time. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in their entirety by 2015 will require a major joint and coordinated effort by all development pa…
Thank you, Mr. President, for giving Germany the opportunity to participate in this important debate. I would like to join my colleagues and extend my special thanks to the Secretary-General for his report on the situation of Afghanistan (S/2010/127). I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-Gener…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to address the Security Council in my capacity as Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission. Allow me to thank you in particular for your initiative to bring us together to discuss peacekeeping and peacebuilding in the Security Council.
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It is a particular honour for my delegation to address the General Assembly on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States as we gather today to commemorate the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
Slavery is a disgrace for humankind. It is one of the most fundamental …
