I now speak in my capacity as Security Council Facilitator for the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015).
In July 2015, the Security Council adopted resolution 2231 (2015) (see S/PV.7488). Three months later, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came into effect. The agreement aims to …
I thank the three briefers for having shared their insightful analysis on the latest developments in Afghanistan. We were touched by the impressive pictures of the peace march that Special Representative Yamamoto just showed us.
We align ourselves with the European Union statement to be delivered l…
Let me first thank the Secretary-General for his briefing this morning and for his comprehensive report (A/72/884).
I would also like to align myself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union and with the joint statement of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to P…
I join others in welcoming this opportunity to exchange views on this important topic. We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
We align ourselves with the statement of the European Union to be delivered later in the debate.
The people of the Middle East and North Africa region continue to…
Let me to join others in welcoming the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the Security Council. We express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her briefing and report. We also pay tribute to the Prosecutor and her Office for their tremendous efforts and leadership in…
At the outset, allow me to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his very insightful briefing. I also extend my thanks to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali, Mr. Coulibaly, for joining us here in the Security Council.
On the fifth anniversary of the United Nations Multidimensional Integr…
I would first like to thank President Meron and Prosecutor Brammertz of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their briefings and for their comprehensive report (see S/2018/347). We also wish to thank Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Permanent Representative of Peru, for his…
Let me first thank Peru and Sweden for their initiative to advance
the youth, peace and security agenda by proposing a draft resolution in follow-up to landmark resolution 2250 (2015). We commend both countries for the careful way in which they organized the process and also commend Jordan as the o…
We would like to commend Ambassador Joanna Wronecka and her team for an excellent presidency of the Security Council in the month of May.
My statement relates to both draft resolutions. First of all, we thank Kuwait for taking the initiative to present a draft resolution that addresses the recent c…
On 21 December last year, the parties to the conflict in South Sudan agreed on a cessation of hostilities. The Kingdom of the Netherlands welcomed it as a positive step towards a political solution. But it was just days, perhaps even hours, before the fighting resumed. Once again we saw the leaders …
I join others in thanking Mr. Mladenov for his accurate briefing and dedicated work in very challenging circumstances.
As Mr. Mladenov said, yesterday’s events once again show the great the risk of escalation in the absence of progress in the political, economic, humanitarian dimensions. The curren…
Let me first express our deep appreciation to our four briefers today for their briefings, leadership and action.
Recent attacks have demonstrated the increasingly precarious security situation in the Sahel. We commend the decision of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) to join forces to co…
Allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his passionate plea against impunity. I should also like to thank Director-General Daccord for his passionate plea for international humanitarian law, and Ms. Edwar for her passionate plea for humanitarian action. I also thank the presidency for having org…
I join others in thanking Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his sobering briefing. We deplore the loss of lives and the number of people wounded, as he described.
As I said last month in the Security Council, we cannot afford to put the peace process on the back
burner (see S/PV.8244). The gap between the…
First, let me thank my good friend Ambassador Tanin for his comprehensive briefing. We continue to welcome the good cooperation between the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and its international partners, such as the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. I will…
I thank the President for organizing today’s important dialogue between the Security Council and the Force Commanders. I would also like to thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the three Force Commanders present for their clear and concise briefings. We think it is very useful for …
Madam, we wish you the best of luck during your presidency, and you can count on our full support in your work this month. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Peru for its excellent stewardship of the Council in April, both here in New York and during the Council’s visits abroad in A…
We voted in favour of resolution 2414 (2018). The fact that it could not count on the unanimous support of the Council should not distract us from what is truly important, namely, the relaunching of the political process. This is something that I believe we all support, because it is in the interest…
I join others in thanking Mr. Mladenov for his precise briefing and dedicated work. Listening to him, we can draw one sole conclusion — we cannot allow the peace process to be put on the back burner.
I align myself with the statement to be made later by the observer of the European Union.
I will f…
First of all, let me thank the President for organizing this important debate.
Looking at the current, worrying international developments, it is clear that sustaining peace needs to remain an important priority of the United Nations and its Member States. In fact, the Organization was founded to s…
