We wish to thank the Ukrainian presidency for having decided to convene this open debate on conflicts in Europe. This is obviously a very relevant topic, as is clear from the various high-level debates on the issue and the robust recommendations emanating from the 2017 Munich Security Conference, wh…
Among the many, many expressions of sympathy we have heard since yesterday in memory of our illustrious colleague Vitaly Churkin, whose affection and friendship we shall sorely miss, one in particular struck me, and I should like to reiterate it here:
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“With Ambassador Churkin’s …
At the outset, I should like to convey the sincere gratitude of the Senegalese delegation to the Ukrainian presidency for having taken the initiative to organize this important debate on a topic of proven relevance. The briefings of this morning made by Ms. Viotti, Mr. Stock, Mr. Rao and Mr. Trelawn…
As this is the first time that I take the floor, Sir, since your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, I would like to warmly congratulate you and to wish you every success. Rest assured of the full support of the Senegalese delegation. I would also like to commend the skil…
At the outset, my delegation would like to convey the heartfelt congratulations of the Government of Senegal to His Excellency Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, who has just officially assumed office following the oath-taking ceremony that took place in the Embassy of The Ga…
I would like to say at the outset, Mr. President, that my delegation fully associates itself with the very apt words you expressed prior to the beginning of this meeting in paying well-deserved tribute to Ambassador Samantha Power as she prepares to leave the Chamber and her
work as Permanent Repre…
At the outset, I apologize that Senegalese Foreign Minister
Mankeur Ndiaye, who had planned to participate in the debate, had to attend a limited summit yesterday in Abuja to discuss the situation in Gambia. He has asked me, on behalf of Senegal, to congratulate the Government of Sweden for this mo…
There are no military solutions to the protracted and complex Syrian crisis. That is a conclusion the Security Council has reached repeatedly here in this Chamber, and that is why the Senegalese delegation, having backed resolution 2236 (2016), submitted by the Russian Federation, is gratified to se…
I would like first to thank the Russian presidency for having organized this annual debate on the topic of women and peace and security, which the Security Council and the international community continue to attach major importance, in accordance with its primary mission of conflict prevention and r…
At the outset, I would like to thank this morning’s briefers, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, from Jerusalem, and Mr. Stephen O’Brien, for the clarity of their briefings, which highlight once again the alarming situation on the ground. It continues to be characterized by the pursuit of settlements and violen…
The situation in Syria is intolerable. Against the backdrop of exploding bombs, meeting after meeting, negotiation after negotiation, resolution after resolution, human beings are annihilated. Homes, markets, schools, health facilities are all reduced to rubble, in violation of all the rules of inte…
By convening today’s emergency meeting on a Sunday, it is our collective conscience that you, Madam, are appealing to. Just some four days after the high-level meeting that was organized here by your country, we meet here once again at the joint request of France, the United States and the United Ki…
In January, at a ministerial-level Security Council meeting (S/PV.7609) held under the Uruguayan presidency, we adopted resolution 2261 (2016), which created a monitoring mission in Colombia designed to begin its work during the 12 months following the signing of a final peace agreement between the …
I would like to start by congratulating Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing. I would also like to thank His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ambass…
My delegation welcomes seeing you, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs of Malaysia, preside in person over the 7758th meeting of the Security Council, which your country has judiciously chosen to dedicate to the crucial issue of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destructi…
Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate Mr. Stephen O’Brien for his efforts in addressing the Syrian crisis and to thank him and all humanitarian workers who make daily sacrifices in that connection. I would also like to thank Mr. O’Brien for the clarity with which he presented the thirtieth report…
The delegation of Senegal welcomes the adoption of resolution 2304 (2016) today, Friday, August 12, which marks the end of the current mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). In doing so, the Security Council is responding to the earnest pleas by the Intergovernmental Authorit…
Mr. President, at the outset may I congratulate you on Malaysia’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in this month of August and assure you of the full support of the Senegalese delegation. I would also like to thank Malaysia’s predecessor in the post, Japan, for its outstanding pr…
The Senegalese delegation welcomes the adoption of resolution 2303 (2016), which authorizes the deployment of a police component to Burundi.
Just yesterday in this Chamber, our debate on peacebuilding (see S/PV.7750) demonstrated, inter alia, that the political and security situation in Burundi rem…
The Senegalese delegation should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having accepted the request of the British delegation to convene this important open meeting on one of the most sensitive regions of Africa and the world. I also thank both of this morning’s briefers, Mr. Feltman and Mr. O’Brien,…
