I take this opportunity to congratulate the United States on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for organizing today’s open debate on this issue of great importance and urgency.
Children constitute nearly one third of humankind and are our most valuable resource. Chi…
I would like to explain our position with respect to decision 68/557, which the Assembly has just adopted and which you, Mr. President, very kindly read out for us.
I would like to refer, in that context, to some of the sentiments and words that you, Sir, yourself used in your acceptance speech, in…
My delegation had the honour to negotiate resolution 68/302 to its logical conclusion on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. Although it was a lengthy period of protracted negotiations spanning nearly six months, the journey that we undertook from seemingly unbridgeable positions to the eventual so…
At the outset, Mr. President, let me thank you for organizing today’s debate on the theme “United Nations peacekeeping operations: The United Nations and regional partnerships and its evolution”. We would also like to thank the Secretary- General, the Deputy Secretary General of the European Externa…
India is deeply concerned at the steep escalation in the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, which has resulted in a large number of civilian casualties and heavy damage to property.
When the Council last held its open debate on this issue in April 2014 (see S/PV.7164), the direct negoti…
I thank the President for convening this High-level Meeting.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as the leading cause of disability and death globally. They impact productivity and impoverish society due to burgeoning health expenditures. They pose a mounting challenge to health-care prac…
As one of the largest troop- contributing countries to United Nations peacekeeping operations, India underscores the importance of resolution 68/281, which the General Assembly has just adopted. This is the first time in almost 20 years that the General Assembly has revised the basic troop reimburse…
My delegation would like to thank the President for scheduling this debate, at the conclusion of which we will adopt draft resolution A/68/L.50 on the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. We would like to express our thanks to our colleague, Ambassador Halit Çevik …
We take it as a sign of the awareness that all is not well in the world of United Nations peacekeeping when the Russian Federation, which is a permanent member of the Security Council and its current President, decides, in our view with good reason, to hold this open debate on new trends in United N…
The eradication of poverty and the promotion of full and productive employment for all are central challenges for the international community in the post-2015 development agenda. As world leaders reaffirmed in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (resoluti…
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to Nigeria for convening this quarterly open debate, which will allow the Council to take stock of recent developments in the Middle East, including the State of Palestine. I would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr…
I thank you, Sir, for giving me the floor and for the concept note prepared by your delegation (S/2014/238, annex). It is a sign of the importance you attach to this issue, Sir, that we are discussing it once again under Nigeria’s presidency. We would recall that we participated in the meeting presi…
We thank the Peacebuilding Commission for the report on its seventh session, contained in document A/68/729. We also thank the Secretary-General for his report on the Peacebuilding Fund, contained in document A/68/722. We would like to take this opportunity to outline what we feel should be some of …
At the outset, Madam President, let me thank you for organizing today’s debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ján Kubiš, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings.
While the text of my statement is be…
We thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. Given the paucity of time and the large number of speakers, I will read out an abridged version of our statement, which is being circulated for the record.
We thank the briefers at this meeting and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/689…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Jordan for organizing this debate on the theme “Wwar, its lessons and the search for a permanent peace”, and for circulating the revised concept paper (S/2014/30, annex) for this debate. We have listened with interest to the views expre…
At the outset, let me thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate on the situation in Afghanistan. I take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin for his statement. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing.
Let me begin by expressing our conce…
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the President for convening this important discussion in the General Assembly on the question of Palestine.
We are marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Let me begin, therefore, by quoting from the message…
At the outset, let me thank the President for organizing this discussion. I also avail myself of this opportunity to commend the German delegation, and Ambassador Wittig personally, for coordinating the intergovernmental negotiations in an excellent manner, which has brought us to the annual draft r…
Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, and your delegation for organizing today’s debate on the important issue of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We also thank all the briefers in this debate for their very valuable inputs.
It bears recalling that the Security Council has be…
