The delegation of Argentina would like to express its gratitude to the delegations of Australia, Jordan and Luxembourg for driving this initiative forward and for their efforts to achieve a consensus text, in which they conducted themselves with openness and transparency. We also wish to highlight t…
My delegation would like to thank the Lithuanian presidency of the Security Council for convening this important open debate. It is our pleasure to see you again, Minister Linkevičius, presiding over a meeting of the Council, and we look forward to the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affai…
I would like to welcome you, Sir, and to congratulate Lithuania on its election to the Council as a non-permanent member, as well as to commend the leadership of your country’s Mission to the United Nations under Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė.
We welcome the initiative of Lithuania to hold the pre…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s open debate. I would also like to thank you, Sir, for the concept paper (S/2014/30, annex).
The proposal made by Jordan for today’s debate leads to a discussion on how we can put into practice the purposes and principles of the U…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. As this is the last official Council meeting for December, I should like to pay tribute to your leadership and congratulate you and your delegation on the way you have carried out your tasks this month. I should like to thank the Secretar…
I would like to thank the French delegation for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the President of the World Bank, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations and the European U…
As is the custom in the Council, I will focus specifically on the topic of this debate, which is to analyse the eighteenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court received by the Security Council, in accordance with resolution 1593 (2005).
Not as a reproach, but rather so as to…
I am grateful today for the presence in the Council of Presidents Meron and Joensen and of Prosecutors Jallow and Brammertz, and to thank Judge Meron in his capacity as President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledg…
I would also like to thank Mr. Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2013/671).
At the outset, like my colleagues, I would like to highlight the serious situation of insecurity in the Central African Republic, wh…
Argentina abstained in the voting on the draft resolution before us because, as a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, we understand that we are dealing with a court of justice established in order to help eliminate impunity, and that is complementary to and not a rep…
Argentina thanks the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for introducing the sixth report of the Office of the Prosecutor pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011).
The constructive dialogue between the Libyan authorities and the Office of the Prosecutor is a work in …
Here we are at this important debate, and I wonder what our state of mind is and what is our state of awareness. At times, some may be sceptical, feeling that this is just one more meeting and that nothing will change. Perhaps others fall victim to resignation, sometimes called pragmatism, accepting…
I would like to thanks the presidency of Azerbaijan for having convened today’s important open debate — important not only for the members of the Security Council but also for the general membership.
Argentina has historically advocated that efforts to improve transparency, inclusivity, openness, d…
I thank Mr. Feltman for his briefing. I also extend my appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine for their statements.
At the end of July, some days after our last open debate on the situation in the Middle East (see S/PV.7007), Palestinians and …
I want to thank the Secretary-General and everyone who, based on their experience and commitment, has contributed to the need to make progress in realizing the full equality for women.
In that connection, I should like to recall what Patrick Cammaert, former Deputy Force Commander of the United Nat…
We are pleased to see the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia presiding over this debate on small arms. The importance and significance of this discussion are highlighted by the presence of dignitaries, foreign ministers and other high-level individuals here today. We also note the participati…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and ask you to convey our gratitude to Secretary of State John Kerry for having emphasized the importance of this meeting by his presence. I also thank the delegation of the United States for placing this matter at the heart of the Council’s consideration an…
I would like, first of all, to commend you, Madam President, for having organizing this debate. I also thank Special Coordinator Serry for his detailed presentation. I express my respect to the Permanent Representative of Israel and my gratitude to the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Pal…
I thank Mr. Eliasson for his briefing and his thoughts, as well as each and every journalist present here today.
The protection of civilians in armed conflict is a topic to which the international community attaches great importance. It is therefore legitimate and necessary for the Security Council…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for presenting the quarterly report on the work
of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). The Committee has a key role to play in ensuring compliance with the measures imposed on Iran, so it is important to maintain…
