Let me first express my deepest condolences for the tragic murder of innocent children and teachers in Texas. As Israelis, our hearts bleed at the news of this horrific tragedy, and our prayers are with you, Madam President, and with your country, at this very difficult time.
Just a couple of weeks…
Israel is supportive of the notion that the United Nations system should be strengthened and reformed in a manner that would amplify the responsibility and transparency of Member States with regard to their decisions and votes. The question of resolution 76/262, entitled “Standing
mandate for the G…
I would first like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Costa Rica and their teams for coordinating and facilitating the negotiations on resolution 75/314, on the establishment of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent. Given the importance that Israel attributes to the Perma…
It has been nearly a week since the ceasefire came into effect, and while some things are clear, a few things remain to be seen. It is clear that this is not a conflict between Israel and the people of Gaza or between Israelis and Palestinians. This is a conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The peopl…
Following the darkest years in its history seventy-five years ago, Europe has emerged from under the grip of tyranny. We owe our freedom to the courage and determination of the Allied armies — the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, Canada, France and other countries — that fought to re…
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting people and countries all over the world and is having a devastating effect on us all. It is therefore appropriate for the United Nations to hold a special session of the General Assembly in response to the coronavirus disease.
Israel regrets …
I would like to thank the permanent representative of Azerbaijan, Ambassador Aliyev, and the Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada, Ambassador Blais, for their leadership as the co-facilitators of the modality draft resolution on the special session of the General Assembly (A/75/L.13) in respons…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representatives of Afghanistan and of Croatia for their leadership on the omnibus resolution 74/306 and for their tireless efforts during the negotiations on the text.
We believe that the text put forward by the co-facilitators was a comprehensive and balanced on…
Allow me to join some of the previous speakers in expressing our deep concern about today’s proceedings. While we understand the need to address concerns about geographic representation, we believe that bringing the issue directly to the General Assembly creates a dangerous precedent on budgetary is…
The preamble to resolution 73/344 addresses the need to promote education for peace, universal coexistence among peoples, and respect for the life, dignity and integrity of human beings. Those are all values that Israel strongly supports and seeks to promote. However, it is not enough to adopt a res…
I would like to thank the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict and the Executive Director of UNICEF for their briefings; but most of all, I would like to thank Ms. Kamara and Mr. Awan for their moving remarks.
We, unfortunately, meet here yet again to discuss the horror of childre…
I would like to congratulate both the Security Council and the Secretary-General on the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the protection of-civilians in armed conflict agenda by the Council.
As a nation whose civilians have faced decades of threats from hostile forces, Israel supports t…
Israel is mindful of and sensitive to the history of the Chagossian people, and our vote today is without prejudice to the merits of this dispute, which we believe should be resolved by consensus and bilaterally between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. Rather, our objection reflects Israel’s princi…
Israel welcomes the initiative to convene a debate on training and capacity- building for United Nations peacekeepers. Over the past year, we have taken important steps to address the current gaps in training and capacity-building, most recently during the Peacekeeping Ministerial.
If our ultimate …
I would like to thank the German presidency for organizing this important open debate, and the briefers for their comprehensive insights.
Nineteen years ago, the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000), calling for enhanced efforts by the international community to increase the participatio…
I would like to express our condolences to the people and the Government of New Zealand and to the families of the victims of the terror attack against Muslim worshippers in Christchurch. We strongly condemn that horrifying act of terrorism.
Israel joined the consensus on the resolution adopted tod…
We thank Minister Le Drian of France for convening today’s important debate. We also thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Ms. Mercy Buku for their presentations.
Terrorism financing and money-laundering is the fuel that fires the engine…
This explanation of vote refers to all the draft resolutions under agenda items 38 and 39. On 29 November 1947, the United Nations adopted resolution 181 (II), which called for the creation of independent Arab and Jewish States living side by side. The State of Israel accepted that resolution, and t…
The theme of the current session of the General Assembly is “Making the United Nations relevant to all people: global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies”. In that spirit, we need to focus on empowering one another, strengthening ties and embracin…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hochschild and the co-Chair of the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, for their interesting and timely briefings.
I would also like to thank Mexico for last year initiating the agenda…
