We voted in favour of resolution 2245 (2015), prepared by the delegation of the United Kingdom, to change the mandate of the United Nations Support Office to the African Union Mission in Somalia (UNSOA), as we, like other members of the Council, are interested in seeing the swift establishment of su…
The Russian Federation voted in favour of the United Kingdom’s resolution 2244 (2015), on Somalia and Eritrea, as for us and other members of the Security Council the imperative is to swiftly achieve peace and stability in the countries of the Horn of Africa. However, we continue to have concerns ab…
We have studied with interest the conclusions and work of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (see A/70/95), led by His Excellency Mr. Ramos-Horta, on the activities of peacekeeping operations and special political missions, as well as the recommendations that the Secretary-General …
Given the need to pursue active international efforts towards a peaceful settlement to the armed conflict in South Sudan and the important role in that process being played by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Russia decided today not to stand in the way of the Security Council’s adoption o…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for introducing the latest report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (S/2015/667) and for her assessment of the situation in that country.
Major progress has been achi…
We would like to thank the Nigerian delegation for convening today’s meeting on the issue of security sector reform (SSR). We are also grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Titov, Assistant Secretary- General Nakamitsu and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bangura for their detailed …
We would like to thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing. We note the key role of the United Nations in establishing a more reliable, fair and effective architecture for international relations, where the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security is …
The Security Council’s agenda over the past month has been extremely busy, Mr. President, and we would like to thank your delegation for presiding so capably over its functions.
I would like to focus on various important subjects. The central event of the Malaysian presidency was its convening of a…
We have taken note of the twenty-first report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on the investigation of the situation in Darfur. We thank Ms. Bensouda for her comments on the 2009 report of the African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur (S/2009/599, annex I).
The military, …
The Russian delegation voted in favour of the adoption of resolution 2228 (2015) on the extension of the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), based on the important stabilizing role of that hybrid mission in Darfur. For us, it is also of principal importan…
We thank the delegation of Malaysia for organizing today’s meeting on peacebuilding issues. We are grateful to the former and current Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission for their informative briefings and skilful leadership of the Commission.
Peacebuilding support is one of the key instruments …
We thank the Malaysian delegation of for organizing today’s meeting. We are also grateful to the Force Commanders of the military components of the missions in South Sudan, Mali and the Middle East for their very comprehensive briefings. We believe that this type of meeting format — by now tradition…
The Russian Federation shares the growing concern about the problem of the illegal trade in small arms and light weapons. We believe that combating it requires a coordinated effort on the part of the international community while at the same time maintaining the central role of the United Nations. H…
We do not want to extend our discussion with the representative of Ukraine, but it is clear that the Ukrainian delegation is using any excuse to disseminate its insinuations and accusations in order to detract from opinions about Kyiv’s intention to not implement the Minsk agreements and the measure…
We thank the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Mr. Diakité for their briefings.
The Russian Federation shares the growing concern around the world for the problem of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. Each year thousands of innocent people become its vict…
Peacebuilding assistance is one of the key tools of the United Nations for the effective resolution of conflicts, the stabilization of post-conflict situations and preventing the resumption of devastating crises. We believe that national Governments bear the primary responsibility for setting priori…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sandra Honoré for introducing the Secretary-General’s report on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (S/2015/157) and offering her assessment of the situation in the country.
Over the reporting period, the general situation in Hai…
We, too, wish to congratulate the French delegation on the assumption of its presidential functions.
The Russian Federation voted in favour of resolution 2206 (2015), guided by the importance of supporting the Council’s unity in the interest of settling the situation in South Sudan. However, we con…
We welcome you, Sir, to the presidency of the Security Council and thank the delegation of Chile for organizing this meeting on the subject of peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict. We would also like to thank the Deputy Secretary-General for his briefing and Ambassador Patriota of Brazil for h…
This month, the Council’s agenda has been unusually dense. We are grateful to you personally, Mr. President, and to the entire Chadian delegation for skilfully and effectively discharging your presidential functions.
As per custom, Council members have been addressing the issues of the Middle East …
