At the outset, on behalf of the Government of Kazakhstan, my delegation joins others in conveying our deepest condolences to the United States and its people on the passing away of a great statesman, former President George Herbert Walker Bush. He was the one who recognized the independence of Kazak…
At the outset, my delegation would like to congratulate the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December and to assure you, Mr. President, of our support. I would also like to express our great appreciation to the delegation of China for its …
I thank the Chinese presidency for putting the spotlight on strengthening peacekeeping operations in Africa, and would like to join previous speakers in commending Secretary- General António Guterres and the African Union (AU) Commissioner Smaïl Chergui for their comprehensive and insightful briefin…
We thank Special Envoy De Mistura for his briefing. At the outset, on behalf of Kazakhstan, I would like to express our most sincere gratitude for his efforts and those of his team in their commitment to peace in Syria. Most of all, we express our recognition for the Special Envoy’s outstanding enga…
My delegation thanks Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective briefing, as always, and his unfailing commitment to the region.
First of all, we welcome the decision taken by Israel and Hamas in Gaza to observe a ceasefire based on the terms of the agreement the two …
My delegation joins others in expressing thanks to Special Envoy Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General Lowcock, Executive Director Beasley and social protection specialist Jarhum for their insightful, eloquent and informative updates. Kazakhstan is closely following the recent developments and would li…
We commend the presidency of China for this opportunity to discuss the activities of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). We would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Maman Sidikou, Permanen…
First, we would like to thank the delegation of United Kingdom for drafting today’s very important resolution (resolution 2444 (2018)). We also welcome the representatives of Somalia, Eritrea and Djibouti in the Chamber.
We would like to highlight that this year has been marked by unprecedented pos…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General
and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, for his comprehensive update on the reporting period based on the recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/981).
The current state of affairs in K…
We would like to express special thanks to Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his productive and effective work for more than three years in his capacity as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) at a critical time for Iraq. Kazakhstan commends…
Since this is the first official meeting under your presidency, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate Bolivia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and to wish you successful work. Likewise, we would like to commend the United States delegation fo…
I join others in thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, for his clear and comprehensive update. We convey our readiness to extend our support to his activities. We also express our deep appreciation
to him and the staff of the Office for the Coordination of…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his very comprehensive and objective update on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). We are closely following his negotiations with the key countries on this issue. In particular, we appreciate Mr. Mladenov’s meetings with politicians of the Israeli, …
We express our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Haysom for their comprehensive updates on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and for their efforts to support the Sudan and South Sudan in settling the outstanding issues between the two countr…
At the outset, I wish to extend our sincerest condolences to our colleagues and friends of the Russian delegation with regard to the tragedy of the downing of the aircraft that had military personnel on board. We are deeply troubled by that tragedy, and we extend our deepest condolences to the famil…
We join other in expressing our sympathy to all those who suffered from the devastating hurricanes here in the United States, in the Carolinas, as well as in the Philippines and China.
We thank the United States delegation for having convened today’s meeting and Under-Secretary- General Rosemary Di…
We are grateful to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his briefing and personal contribution to achieving the goal of peace and prosperity in Afghanistan. We applaud the work and dedication of his able team. We are also grateful to the Permanent Representative of Afghanista…
We thank Mr. Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his dedicated service, and wish him all the best in his future endeavours. I am glad to once again see Mr. Francisco Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Soma…
We thank the United States presidency for drawing attention to the issue of peacekeeping’s successful performance and effectiveness. We thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Ms. Blakemore for their comprehensive and informative briefings.
Kazakhstan is fully committed to strengthening and impro…
Our hearts still go out to all the victims and families of the unforgettable and unforgivable terrorist attack of 9/11. We send our prayers and profound condolences to all those families that lost loved ones at the World Trade Center. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, people all over the world, …
