I congratulate the Russian Federation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September and wish them every success with their timely and relevant agenda of critical issues. My delegation conveys its thanks to Poland for its outstanding work as President of the Council la…
Today we are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the International Day against Nuclear Tests. Indeed, 10 years ago the States Members of the United Nations unanimously supported Kazakhstan’s initiative to establish this Day. It was on this very day 70 years ago that the first Soviet nuclear bomb wa…
I thank His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland and commend the Polish presidency of the Security Council this month for convening today’s open debate. We express our warm appreciation to all of today’s briefers for their comprehensive reports. We commend the Special Representative…
I thank the Peruvian presidency for convening this open debate on the critical subject of links between terrorism and organized crime, since both of them are today destabilizing regional and global security. I join other delegations in thanking Mr. Yury Fedotov, Under-Secretary-General, Executive Di…
I thank the Kuwaiti presidency for convening this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto for his detailed and informative update. We are very glad to see …
I thank the Indonesia presidency for focusing the spotlight on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
On the twentieth anniversary of the protection of civilians agenda, civilians continue to make up the majority of casualties in conflict, and this issue remains as critical as ever. My dele…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, on the smooth start to your leadership of the Council for this month, outfitting all the members of the Council with shirts and getting them ready for the heat of summer, in a very original move. We wish you all the best in your able stewardship of the Council for…
Kazakhstan thanks the German presidency for highlighting our attention on preventing conflict-related sexual violence. We commend Secretary-General Guterres for the insights drawn from his annual report (S/2019/280) and Special Representative Patten for the overview of her mandate and work. We also …
I would first of all like to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, on its very successful presidency of the Security Council and to express our appreciation to you, Sir, in continuing to preside over this very important debate, which shows your strong commitment to the signature event that yo…
We thank Special Envoy de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. As he ends his highly meritorious service, I would like to express to him and his team our most sincere gratitude on behalf of Kazakhstan for their efforts and commitment to achieving enduring peace in Syria. We greatly appreciate the…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his insightful briefing on developments concerning the tunnels along the Blue Line. The tunnels identified are a clear violation
of resolution 1701 (2006), and we are glad to hear today they are being disabled. We are convinced that United N…
First of all, I would like to thank the presidency of Côte d’Ivoire for convening this very important briefing on the drug situation in West Africa, and also express gratitude to Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for his comprehensive repor…
My delegation thanks Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective briefing and his unfailing commitment to the region.
First of all, we welcome the decision taken by Israel and Hamas in Gaza to hold a ceasefire that would follow the agreement the two sides reached in 20…
My delegation welcomes His Excellency President Aleksandar Vučić and Mr. Hashim Thaçi to the Chamber and thanks Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for providing us with an overview of recent developments.
We would like to remind the Council that one month ago in this very Chamber (see S/PV.8399), we e…
I would like now to take the floor in my national capacity.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto for his briefing and personal contribution to achieving peace and prosperity in Afghanistan. We commend the work and dedication of his qualified staff. We are also grateful…
I appreciate this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), pertaining to Afghanistan and the Taliban, which I am pleased to do in accordance with paragraph 56 of resolution 2255 (2015). I am also grateful to
the Special R…
I would like to thank the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for having organized this briefing and giving me the opportunity to address the Security Council as outgoing Chair of the following sanctions Committees: the Security Council Committee
pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (20…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for his comprehensive and very informative briefing.
As we know that the ongoing conflict continues to have an impact on the lives of civilians in Syria, we strongly support humanitarian actors, including United Nations agencies and non-governmental organiz…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo; the Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Serge Christiane; and Ambassador Karel van Oosterom for their informative briefings. I would also like to welcome the participation of Secretary of State…
Let me start by welcoming you, Mr. President, in the Chamber and commend the Ivorian delegation for holding another very active debate on cooperation in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. My delegation expresses its appreciation to Secretary-General Guterres, Chairperson of the African Unio…
