I would like first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We thank you for having convened this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at a time when the region is witnessing unpreced…
It is a pleasure to see you, Madam, presiding over our meeting today.
(spoke in French)
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam, for your statement, which in my view comprehensively covers the major points that we will debate here today regarding the collective action carried out in the Un…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing.
Israel is using all its land, naval and air military capability to humiliate the Palestinian people, who have n…
Allow me to continue on behalf of the facilitators of the intergovernmental process.
The discussions that took place among Member States and other stakeholders during the process also led to increased knowledge among Member States here in New York of the complex human rights treaty body system, and…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in today’s joint debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its seventh session (A/68/729) and the report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/68/722).
I would like at the outset to thank the Presid…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Lithuanian delegation for organizing this open debate and to thank it as well for the excellent concept note (S/2014/75, annex), setting out the terms of the discussion. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his pre…
It gives me great pleasure to speak on behalf of the Arab Group in the debate on agenda item 36, regarding the question of Palestine, which coincides with the commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This is an important occasion, at which the international c…
First of all, I would like to thank the Permanant Representative of China for introducing the report of the Security Council (A/68/2) and the delegation of the United States for contributing to its elaboration. I would like to convey to you, Mr. President, my heartfelt gratitude for making the refor…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation for the
activities of the United Nations in the area of sport and the work of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace. I would also like to commend the efforts of Mr. Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the Secretary-Genera…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in this joint debate on the annual report (A/67/715) of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the report (A/67/711) of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
I would like, at the outset, to thank the President f…
I would like to thank the Pakistani presidency of the Security Council for organizing this timely open debate on a very important topic and for the opening remarks. We welcome the adoption of resolution 2086 (2013) this morning. We remain confident that the recommendations and remarks outlined in th…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we would like to reiterate our full support for the heroic struggle of the Palestinian people to put an end to their suffering. We would like to reiterate our support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian peo…
