We would like to thank the briefers for their participation in today’s meeting and for
their contributions to the discussion. We note with appreciation the work of Ms. Zainab Bangura, who recently completed her term as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, …
We are grateful to the Chairs of the Security Council Committees for their detailed briefings on counter-terrorism activities.
To a great extent, the performance of Security Council subsidiary bodies determine the credibility and effectiveness of the Security Council as the key coordinating platfor…
First and foremost, we would like to join the expressions of heartfelt congratulations to the United States on presiding over last month’s deliberations and to Uruguay for assuming this month’s presidency.
We read the thirteenth report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor on the inv…
We too would like to thank the Secretary- General for his participation in today’s discussion.
The promotion and protection of human rights, along with the maintenance of peace and security and development issues, are fundamental activities of the United Nations.My statement contains the same quote…
I would just like to say a few words in connection with the disturbing statement made by the representative of the United States.
The American strikes on Syria on the night of 7 April were a violation of international law and an act of open aggression against a sovereign State. My Government’s posi…
I thank all the briefers for their participation in this meeting and for their valuable contributions to today’s discussion.
Our delegation fully shares concerns over the unprecedented damage done to cultural heritage by supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), Jabhat Al-Nusra a…
We too thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their participation in today’s meeting. The problem of human trafficking in conflict situations and terrorism was discussed by the Council in December last year (see S/PV.7847). The victims of human trafficking, including women and children, an…
I too should like to thank the briefers for their participation in today’s meeting.
Combating terrorism in today’s world must be an absolute priority in the work of the Security Council. Today, the international community is encountering increasingly sophisticated forms of terrorist activity and su…
Our delegation is disappointed that in considering resolution 71/253 today, the approaches of States that are not parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were not taken into account. The need to correct the resolution in order to align it with today’s realities is long …
We have taken note of the twenty-fourth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the investigation of the situation in Darfur.
First of all, we are rather taken aback by the demands made to the Security Council during the so- called follow up on the situation in Darfur.…
We welcome the initiative to discuss in the Security Council issues of legal cooperation in the context of combating terrorism. We think it is a timely debate. The tragedies in Egypt, Turkey and other countries remind us once again of the need for an energetic, consistent and joint struggle against …
As it did last year, my delegation voted against the discussion by the Security Council of the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We have often expressed our opposition to the Security Council’s inclusion of human rights issues on its agenda. We believe that they d…
We have carefully reviewed the reports of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) (see S/2016/670) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (see S/2016/669 and S/2016/975) from the past six months. We are pleased to note that the ICTY report does not conta…
For our country, a major maritime Power, improving international cooperation in the global oceans is of special importance. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for the preparation of detailed and very informative reports on this issue.
We take note of the work carried out by the bodies created…
We would like to thank the leadership of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for the reports (see A/71/263 and A/71/262) on their activities submitted to the General Assembly.
The Russian delegation has been fol…
In the six months since the previous briefing (see S/PV.7698), significant changes for the better in the political-military situation in Libya have not occurred. The main issue remains the fragmentation of the country and its governmental institutions, despite attempts by the Presidency Council in T…
I merely wish to briefly clarify the fact that, as I understand it, the interpretation of my statement was not entirely accurate. My reference to the fact that the suffering of civilians in Syria must come to an end was interpreted incorrectly. In that respect, we would ask members to refer to the c…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General and to the briefers for their participation in this meeting.
The issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict unfortunately continues to be an urgent one. We share the briefers’ concerns about the reports of casualties among civilians and humanitar…
I would like to respond very briefly to the delegation of Ukraine. This is a serious event. We are discussing the fight against terrorism — real terrorism, not that of which he is attempting to accuse the inhabitants of the eastern part of his country. I call on him to join this very important work,…
Upon the adoption of resolution 70/304, the Ukrainian delegation unfortunately took the floor for his own destructive ends rather than to focus on the Minsk agreements. We condemn such an approach.
