I would like to start by joining other Council members in thanking the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her briefing.
We must acknowledge that, since our last discussion in the Council on this matter (see S/PV.7698), the overall picture fundamentally rem…
Ukraine joins the other Council members in welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2315 (2016). We are grateful to the United Kingdom delegation for preparing the text and are ready for further active engagement on the issue, including as a member of the relevant Coordination and Drafting Gro…
Out of respect for the presidency, other delegations around the table and the broader membership, I will be very brief and will not engage in a debate with the delegation of an aggressor State.
Let me just quickly react to one point usually used by the Russian delegation, that is, that issues raise…
I thank the President for convening today’s debate.
Ukraine believes that efforts to make the Security Council more representative and balanced and its work more effective and transparent, especially with regard to decision-making, are vital in getting the United Nations to adapt to the global real…
I would like to thank Special Representative Honoré for her useful briefing.
While Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, I would like to make a few comments in my national capacity.
Unfortunately, as we deliberate in this Chamber, Haiti is …
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and again assure him of our full support. I also thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Vlora Çitaku for their statements.
My delegation has taken note of…
I also apologize for taking the floor again. I will be very brief. Out of respect for the presidency, colleagues around the table and the broader United Nations membership, I will confine myself just to a few brief points.
First, we do not intend to engage in a debate at this table about obvious fa…
Ukraine wishes to express its gratitude to the Malaysian presidency for organizing today’s useful debate. We also wish to thank today’s briefers for their valuable insights.
While fully aligning myself with the statement to be delivered later today by the Chargé d’affaires of the Delegation of the …
First of all, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for his customary detailed and moving account of the situation in Syria. I assure him that Ukraine fully supports his urgent call for 48-hour humanitarian pauses in that country.
Before going directly to the subject, I would like c…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman and Under- Secretary-General O’Brien for their comprehensive briefings, as well as the United Kingdom delegation for requesting this meeting.
The humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin continues to destabilize the entire West Africa regio…
I would like to join other delegations in expressing our appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Haysom, for his briefing and dedicated service as Head of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We wish him every success in his future assig…
I would like to thank International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Bensouda for her useful briefing.
Ukraine remains deeply concerned about the increased violence and insecurity in Darfur, the growing number of internally displaced persons and
the restriction of humanitarian access to conflict ar…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting, and the
delegation of Spain for initiating it. We also thank all of today’s briefers for their very useful presentations.
Climate change in the Sahel, along with desertification and land degradation, is one of the contributi…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Bensouda, for her informative briefing.
Ukraine remains concerned about the continued violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights in Libya. We strongly condemn the indiscri…
As a sponsor of today’s resolution 2288 (2016), Ukraine took into account the fact that it is a logical and much-desired outcome of the dedicated efforts of the Security Council, the United Nations and the international community to restore peace and stability in Liberia. Less than a month ago, we t…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate to discuss the major issue of United Nations-African Union cooperation. We commend your delegation, Sir, for choosing to convene this meeting at this very opportune time on the heels of yesterday’s anniversary of the tenth joint meet…
Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security
Council for the month of April, as well as to express our appreciation for Angola’s presidency during the month of March.
My delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 2279 (2016). We consider today’s decision t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Ms. Sandra Honoré, for her briefing.
Before I turn to the points my delegation would like to make, I note that Ukraine aligns itself with the statement to be made by the observ…
Ukraine welcomes the adoption of resolution 2272 (2016), which we consider
to be a milestone document. We commend the United States delegation for its leadership in that regard.
During yesterday’s debate (see S/PV.7642), the lack of sufficient progress in the fight against sexual exploitation and …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. We also appreciate the leadership of the United States in that regard. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his strong and unambiguous stance on the issue discussed today.
Ukraine is convinced of the enormous importance of addr…
