Let me begin by thanking you, Sir, for convening this important debate. It brings much needed awareness and attention to an important subject. I would also like to recognize the excellent work done by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Bangura, a…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on women and peace and security — a subject of great importance for all of us in the international community.
Israel believes that women must play an equal role in all aspects of the State a…
Allow me to express Israel’s appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month.
It has been 18 years since a bomb ripped through the Argentine Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and injuring hundreds of others. The Islamic Repub…
The start of the Rio+20 Conference is only 30 days away. Hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world are still waiting for accreditation, and Syria has chosen to waste our precious time by turning today’s proceedings into another work of theatre of the absurd.
It is of c…
Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel once wrote: “If anything can, it is memory that will save humanity ... hope without memory is like memory without hope”.
Today, we reaffirm the vital importance of memory. Draft resolution A/66/L.25 commemorates the victims of the transatlantic slave trade. It recalls the…
Allow me, Mr. President, to commend you for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month.
I would like to begin by offering Israel’s condolences to all those affected by the appalling attacks on United Nations Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, last week.
Israel welcomes the adoption of r…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate on counter- terrorism. I would also like to express my appreciation to the Chairpersons of the s committees for their
professional work and for their informative briefings this morning.
Considering the crucial role that the United Nat…
It is with dismay and disappointment that I address this gathering as we consider the recent report (A/65/53) of the Human Rights Council. According to its founding instruments, that Council — one of the leading United Nations human rights bodies — is required to conduct its work based on the princi…
Israel assigns importance to discussing the issue of the revitalization of the Conference on Disarmament. It is indeed timely that we discuss this issue in earnest — not merely because of the longstanding stalemate that has characterized the Conference’s work, but mainly because of the calls to take…
As we are meeting at the end of the month, please allow me, Mr. President, to commend you for your able stewardship of the Security Council this month.
Israel welcomes the adoption of resolution 1937 (2010) and the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). I wo…
At the outset, let me thank the President of the Assembly for convening this meeting on a subject that has, tragically, touched the lives of too many individuals around the world.
Israel firmly believes that the collective fight against terrorism must be more than just statements of commitment reaf…
