I would like to thank Presidents Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their comprehensive briefings. We commend the Tribunals for the progress made in relation to their respective mandates over the past six months. As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the International Crimi…
Draft resolution A/69/L.20 appropriately recognizes the major milestones reached this year in Afghanistan. It also recognizes the continuing security, economic and development challenges, and the continuing vital importance of effective partnerships between Afghanistan and the international communit…
Australia welcomes the adoption of resolution 69/1, which supports the Secretary-General’s intention to establish the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response.
The Ebola outbreak is an urgent and devastating crisis. It has transformed itself into much more than a health crisis, as we all…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for her briefing on the situation in Haiti and acknowledge the significant contribution of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), alongside the Government and the people of Haiti, in rebuilding the country,…
I wish to thank the Secretary- General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings. We would like to acknowledge High Commissioner Navi Pillay’s achievements over the past six years and to thank her for her dedicated pursuit of her vital mandate.
Conflict prevention was the reaso…
I thank you, Mr. President, for dedicating the Council’s time this morning to this vital issue. We thank the briefers for eloquently reminding us today that millions of civilians are under threat, caught up in humanitarian crises and directly attacked in conflicts. Without the assistance of humanita…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for presiding over today’s debate. Your presence here today is a clear reflection of your Government’s commitment to peace and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Kobler, Special Envoy …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing.
Alongside other members of the international community, Australia is deeply concerned about the escalation in hostilities between Israel and the militant groups in Gaza. It is a tragedy that the recent events have led us to that point. It i…
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17 in Ukrainian territory on 17 July has shocked the world. We have witnessed the tragic death of 298 people. There were 28 Australians on board Flight MH-17. Our nation is in mourning for all the victims. The news that the lives of 80 children were lost is…
We express our appreciation to Rwanda for its leadership on peacebuilding, including the relationship between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I thank Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak and Ambassador Antonio Patriota for their briefings this morning.
Today’s meeting is a key …
I would like to thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her briefing, as well as for the continuing efforts of the Office of the Prosecutor in relation to Darfur. These briefings are an important opportunity for us to reaffirm that both the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Council have vital r…
I thank Ambassador Y. Halit Çevik and his team for leading this important review to a strong consensus outcome.
Australia condemns the terrorist attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and the taking hostage of the Turkish Consulate staff. We urge ISIL to release the host…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. We also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his tireless efforts to build a flexible and sustainable United Nations peacekeeping force, able to respond not only to the challenges of today but also to anticipate those o…
I would like to thank President Meron and President Joensen and Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for their thoughtful and informative briefings. I would like to acknowledge their commitment to the cause of international criminal justice. Their effective leadership of the Tribunals that we …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman for his briefing.
Australia congratulates Ukraine on the successful holding of presidential elections on 25 May. The high turnout, in which millions people cast ballots across the country, reflects the determination of the Ukrainian people to chose their own…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zarif for his briefing to the Council on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the reporting period. I would also like to welcome to the Council the President of Serbia, M…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for his comprehensive briefing. We continue to believe that the Office of the High Representative has an important role to play in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Inzko’s briefing today has reminded us of the u…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her informative and valuable briefing to the Council
on the work of the Office of the Prosecutor in relation to the situation in Libya.
Australia remains concerned about the volatile political and security situation…
I would like to thank Special Representative Abou Moussa for his briefing and for his dedication to pursuing the importance mandate of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). As Mr. Moussa has said, Central Africa faces critical challenges to its peace and security and
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I would like to welcome to the Security Council His Excellency Mr. Samura Kamara, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone. I would also like to thank Executive Representative Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen for his briefing and his work and for that of…
