As it did last year (see S/PV.7353), our delegation voted against holding a meeting on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We would like to note that the request (S/2015/931) to convene this meeting was circulated to the Security Council just two days after the adoption of t…
We thank the leadership of the Tribunals and
the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their information on the progress of legal proceedings, the pace of their completion and the transfer of the Tribunals’s functions to the Mechanism. We take this opportunity to congratulate …
Our delegation attaches great importance to the General Assembly’s discussion of issues concerning the law of the sea and sustainable fishing. We thank the Secretary-General for his substantive reports on maritime issues. We also thank the coordinators of the informal consultations on draft resoluti…
The tragedy in Paris is yet another example of the savagery of the terrorism that is threatening human civilization. In Lebanon and Iraq, terrorist attacks have also claimed the lives of many people in recent days. Our country is among those that have experienced the horror of international terroris…
We greatly appreciate the work of
the International Court of Justice as the principal international judicial body of the United Nations system. We congratulate Judge Ronny Abraham on his election as President of the Court and thank him for his detailed report (A/70/4).
It is clear that States cont…
At the outset, we, too, would like to thank the delegation of Spain for having led the work of the Council in October and wish the current President every success this month.
We have taken note of the tenth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the investigati…
We supported resolution 2240 (2015) on combatting illegal migration in the Mediterranean, aware of the scale of the tragedy and the need for measures to be taken to save human lives. Furthermore, our delegation would like to point out that headway in truly resolving the current crisis is unlikely wi…
The Russian delegation supports today’s adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 69/315, on the draft post-2015 development agenda up to 2030. We trust that this document will be adopted by the leaders of Member States at the United Nations summit in September. We consider that the draft agend…
The draft resolution (A/69/L.69) before the General Assembly has not undergone any changes compared to last year’s text (resolution 68/274). This initiative is politicized and opportunistic in nature. The Georgian delegation, as it has done in the past, is using this theme and its humanitarian chara…
We are grateful to the heads of the Tribunals and the Residual Mechanism for briefing us on the judicial proceedings, the speed at which they are winding up and the transition to the Residual Mechanism.
In resolutions 2193 (2014) and 2194 (2014), the Security Council took a step in the direction of…
At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr. Stock, and to the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities, and of the Counter-Terrorism Committee for their …
We welcome the opportunity for the Council to once again address the issue of the protection of journalists, which is such an important aspect of the problem of the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
In the context of the various ongoing armed conflicts, journalism remains one of the most d…
We have taken note of the ninth report on the situation in Libya. We thank Ms. Bensouda for her participation in this meeting and her briefing.
Following the destruction of its State institutions in 2011, the situation in Libya continues to be a source of multifaceted threats. It is enough to menti…
With your permission, we would like, at this time, to give a more detailed response to the statement made by the representative of Ukraine, all the more so since, with respect to that country, there is a great deal to say on the matter of extremism. However, contrary to what our Ukrainian colleagues…
The second statement by the representative of Ukraine proved once again that he does not understand the subject of today’s debate. It is not Ukraine and not the situation in Ukraine.
If I may, I would like to comment on the statement made by the representative of Ukraine. The theme of today’s meeting was conflict-related sexual violence. I do not recall hearing those words in his statement, which we believe is a clear example of abusing the forum of the Security Council.
That o…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam, for convening today’s meeting and express our gratitude to the guest briefers for their participation in it and their assessment of the current situation in the fight against sexual violence in armed conflict.
Separately, we recognize the efforts of…
The statement made by the representative of Ukraine has shown once again that his delegation is trying to exploit any opportunity it can to repeat its baseless insinuations against Russia. His remarks are particularly cynical when they are made in the context of a debate on the situation of children…
I should like to thank the delegation of France for its initiative in convening today’s meeting. We also thank the Secretary-General and the invited briefers for their dedication to preventing and addressing the violation of children’s right in armed conflict and for the valuable information they ha…
I would like very briefly to respond to the statement made by the representative of Ukraine.
Such attempts yet again to place all of the blame for what takes place in that country onto the Russian Federation come as a surprise to no one. Even the reports regarding the shelling by the Ukrainian army…
