We would like to thank France for its leadership in facilitating the negotiations for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). In recent weeks we have had extensive and important discussions on the s…
We thank Ambassador Tanin for his briefing just now; we also thank High Representative Mogherini and the European Union for facilitating the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Those efforts should, in turn, be rewarded with the strong commitment from Serbia and Kosovo, in good faith, towards th…
I would first like to welcome our colleagues from Djibouti, Somalia and Eritrea to the Council.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has a long-standing and strong commitment to peace and development in the Horn of Africa. That is why we voted in favour of resolution 2444 (2018) today. We see our decisio…
I would like to thank Mr. Valentin Inzko for presenting his twentieth report (S/2018/974, annex) as High Representative, a sobering milestone. We highly value his dedicated personal efforts and persistence in carrying out his mandate for the greater good of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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I thank Ms. Nakamitsu for her informative briefing.
I will focus on three points: first, our support for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); secondly, accountability; and thirdly, political developments.
First, I will address our support for the OPCW and the establishm…
As this is my first public meeting here this month, please allow me to honour your presidency, Sir, by trying to say this in Chinese.
(spoke in Chinese)
Thank you, Mr. President.
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First of all, let me take this opportunity to thank the United Kingdom for its diligent efforts in…
We voted in favour of resolution 2440 (2018) and we thank the United States, as penholder, for the facilitation of the resolution. The fact that the resolution could not count on the unanimous support of the Council should not, in
our opinion, distract us from what we believe is truly important, na…
Let me first thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Mueller for their briefings on the alarming situation in parts of eastern Ukraine.
In line with General Assembly resolution 68/262, adopted by an overwhelming majority on 27 March 2014, let me reiterate our full supp…
The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement by the observer of the European Union.
We thank Mexico for the excellent work in facilitating the draft resolution (A/73/L.8) on the report (see A/73/334) of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We would like to join others in expr…
First of all, let me join others in offering condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible plane crash in Indonesia.
Let me thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his sobering briefing. Let me also thank the humanitarian workers in Syria for their tireless efforts to improve the lives of those in …
I thank Staffan de Mistura for his briefing. Frankly speaking, we are disappointed. We were hoping for more positive information, and we are concerned about the challenges that Mr. De Mistura described, especially the attitude of the Syrian regime with regard to the role of the United Nations.
In o…
First, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his sobering and concerning briefing. Let me also thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for its efforts on the ground and for its initiative in providing the Council with a warning on the increased threat of …
At the outset, I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing. I would also like to welcome Mr. Issa Konfourou, Permanent Representative of Mali and my personal friend. We thank Mr. Koen Davidse for his service as Deputy Special Representative for Mali, and we wi…
Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive briefing. The Kingdom of the Netherlands fully supports the Special Coordinator in his efforts to prevent a catastrophe in Gaza, and we thank him for his tireless efforts for peace aimed at bringing the parties closer together…
First, I would like to thank the Special Envoy for his very clear and comprehensive briefing. I also wish to convey our deep appreciation for his persistence and resilience and for his continuous efforts in the last years to bring us closer to a political solution. We welcome his commitment to going…
Last week’s visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo made possible a better analysis of the challenges facing the country in the run-up to the elections. I would like to thank the representatives of France, Bolivia and Equatorial Guinea for their preparatory work and their very thorough briefin…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Jean Arnault for his comprehensive briefing and for the tireless efforts for peace by him and his team. Let me also welcome to the Security Council Colombia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García, as…
Let me to congratulate you, Sir, on your country’s presidency of the Security Council. We wish you and your team good luck. You can count on our full support for your work in the weeks ahead. Let me also thank Ambassador Nikki Haley and Ambassador Jonathan Cohen and their teams for their excellent a…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Mladenov for his overview of recent developments. It is a sobering list that underlines the urgent need for positive steps. We commend him and his team for their persistent efforts for peace. We also thank him for his briefing on the implementation of resolution…
First, let me express our thanks to Mr. Lacroix, Mr. Haysom, Mr. Wais and Ms. John for their informative briefings.
I would like to take a moment to thank Nicholas Haysom for his service as Special Envoy for the Sudan and South Sudan and congratulate him on his new position as Special Representativ…
