At the outset, I would like to thank the briefers: Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Mr. Yury Fedotov. We underscore our
appreciation for the efforts of UNAMA i…
At the outset, Mr. President, we would like to welcome the fact that you are presiding over this meeting. We would also like to welcome the Secretary-General and thank him for his participation and for his valuable briefing.
We thank you, Sir, for selecting the topic of today’s debate and for the c…
I will be brief. I would have preferred not to respond to the statement by the representative of Israel. Israel is a State Member of the United Nations, and when it became a member it pledged to respect the Charter of the United Nations. Article 25 of the Charter states that the Members of the Unite…
Kuwait voted against draft resolution S/2018/520. At the outset, I would like to underscore that our vote does not mean that we do not condemn all acts of violence targeting civilians. We have stressed that in our previous statements in meetings on the situation in the occupied territories, includin…
The draft resolution (S/2018/516), which was not adopted by the Security Council owing to the veto by the United States, was submitted by us on behalf of the Group of Arab States, as Kuwait is the Arab member of the Council at present. This draft resolution was also supported by the Organization of …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June. We wish you every success. I would also like to join you in expressing our thanks to Her Excellency Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland for the outstan…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Ms. Michèle Coninsx for their briefings. I commend the efforts of the United Nations in providing advice and assisting the people and the Government of Iraq, in accordance with resolution 2367 (2017), through the United Na…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip and the most recent developments in the occupied territories. We commend his endeavours and underscore our full …
We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and to commend you for presiding over it. We also welcome the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and Ukraine to participate in this meeting.
At the outset, we would like to thank the Under- Secretary-General for Pol…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important open debate to discuss this essential topic. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing today, as well as Mr. Yves Daccord, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross …
I thank you, Madam President, for holding today’s meeting.
We appreciate the untiring efforts of Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), to achieve peace and stability in Libya, and we very much appreciat…
At the outset, I would like to express my best wishes to the Arab and Muslim nations on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. I hope it will be auspicious for our peoples and nations.
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important debate on the topic of upholding i…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam President, for your swift response to our request to hold this emergency meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for the important briefing he delivered today on the tragic even…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing to the Security Council on the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) (S/2018/407). The State of K…
I believe it goes without saying that first and foremost I would like to thank the Governments of Bangladesh and of Myanmar for their assistance and logistical support throughout our visit. The visit was short — somewhat of a whirlwind. Without the assistance provided with both Governments, the visi…
I would like to thank the Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo, for his briefing.
I shall focus my comments on the security, humanitarian and political aspects in Darfur and the reconfiguratio…
At the outset, we would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his valuable briefing regarding recent developments in the peace process and the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Most of our quarterly open debates on this it…
At the outset, I would like to thank the President for organizing this high-level meeting on the important issue of peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Addressing that issue is the reason the Organization was founded more than 70 years ago. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his op…
Your Excellency, Minister for Foreign Affairs, we welcome you as you preside over this important meeting which you have organized. It underscores the importance of peacebuilding and peacekeeping, and reflects the principles, objectives and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. I wish also t…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank all of the briefers for their important contributions at the beginning of this meeting.
The topic of our debate today is of special importance for two main reasons. First, it is because this is the first tim…
