We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, as well as the Special Representative of the African Union, Mr. Moussa Nebie, and the representative of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Mr. Mauro Garofalo, for their detailed briefings.
We share the concerns about the co…
We are grateful to Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Sandra Honoré for her presentation of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2017/840), as well as her assessment of the situation in the country on the eve of the transi…
We have been closely studying the information being presented on the Secretary-General’s proposals for reform of the United Nations in the areas of the Organization’s peace and security architecture, development system and management. We understand the importance of adapting the Organization to the …
We appreciate your organization of today’s meeting,
Mr. President. The briefings by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and by the representatives of Bangladesh and Canada on behalf of the troop-contributing countries (TCCs), were helpful.
We believe firml…
The Russian delegation supported the adoption of the resolution 2381 (2017), expanding the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. The mission will now provide assistance in monitoring compliance with the temporary ceasefire agreement between the Government of Colombia and th…
We thank Mr. David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, as well as Mr. Festus Mogae, Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, for their substantive briefings.
We believe that it will be possible to stabilize the situation in South Sudan only if there is a lastin…
The Russian delegation supported the adoption of resolution 2377 (2017), endorsing the size and mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, which will begin its work on 26 September. We consider it important that the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia …
It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of His Excellency Father Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the General Assembly at its sixty-third session. On behalf of the members of the Group of Eastern European States, let me convey our heartfelt condolences and sincere regrets to his fam…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane for his substantive briefing. We are also obliged to the Secretary-General for the balanced assessment he has given once again in his monthly report, and grateful to President Mogae for his detailed statement.
We share the view that the situation in South S…
We thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s timely meeting. We also thank Secretary-General António Guterres and the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, Mr. Smail Chergui, for their detailed briefings.
We welcome the efforts of our African partners in the resoluti…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Ms. Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her presentation of the Secretary- General’s report (S/2017/604) and assessment of the situation in the country during the critical period of…
We are grateful to Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his substantive and comprehensive report (S/2017/563). We agree with his assessment that the situation in the diverse and extensive region that he covers is a complex one. The terrorist threat remains …
The Russian delegation supported the adoption of the resolution 2366 (2017) on the establishment of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. This new resolution symbolizes a new step on the path to consolidating sustainable peace in the country through a political process and national di…
We too extend our condolences to our Chinese colleagues in the light of the incident that occurred at a preschool in the east of the country. We extend our sympathy to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
We thank the briefers for their comprehensive statements. We ag…
The statement of the representative of Ukraine, which featured simple allegations, was made with the single goal of distracting from Kyiv’s lack of resolve to implement the Minsk agreements. Unfortunately, it was no surprise that he made uncorroborated allegations and siought to besmirch Russia. Ukr…
We appreciate Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev’s first but nonetheless substantive and multilingual briefing, and listened attentively to the statement by Ms. Nathalie Ochoa Niño, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) staffer in Colombia.
With the increasing numbers of hotbeds of ten…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, for his briefing. We also thank Mr. Andrew Gilmour and the representative of the Community of Sant’Egidio.
We share the concerns about the continuing instability …
We are pleased to see you, Sir, in the chair of the President of the Security Council.
We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
In recent times, we have heard about the issue of water here at the Security Council with enviable regularity. We agree that the issues of access to water resourc…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Aichatou Mindaoudou, for her comprehensive briefing on the internal political situation in the country and the conclusion of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI).
We welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Re…
We thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/71/864), which provides ample food for thought about ways to step up efforts to counter the spread of HIV and support its carriers. We welcome the recent results achieved in combating HIV, including expansion of the scaled application of antiretrovira…
