At the outset, allow me to congratulate the delegation of Malaysia on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also wish to pay tribute to the Mission of Lithuania for its excellent stewardship of the Council’s work last month. I would also like to say how much my country’s …
On behalf of my delegation, I welcome the adoption today of resolution 69/281, entitled “Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq”. I thank the German Minister of State, Ms. Maria Böhmer, for her support. Our thanks and appreciation also go to the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations as ou…
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you, Madam President, for assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, the professional manner with which you are steering the Council’s deliberations,
and your initiative to devote this meeting to the human cost of the illicit t…
At the outset, I would like to thank France for its efforts in organizing today’s meeting and shedding light on the humanitarian tragedy that has resulted from the actions of Daesh in Iraq and the region. I would also like to express the thanks and greetings of my Minister for Foreign Affairs to His…
At the outset, I should like to congratulate the French Republic on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I commend the efforts of the Permanent Mission of China for its very effective presidency of the Council last month.
The Iraqi Government has paid great attention to i…
At the outset, allow me to express my congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also pay tribute to the Permanent Mission of Chile for its skilful presidency of the Council last month. And I thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for …
First, I should like to thank the President Bachelet of Chile for her presence at this important meeting. We congratulate Chile on acceding to the presidency of the Council for this month. We would also like to wish for all Member States a good year full of peace and security for everyone.
We thank…
We would first like to congratulate Chad on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and to thank the delegation of Chad for holding this important open debate on combating terrorism and on the relationship between terrorism and cross-border organized crime. I would also like t…
I should like to begin by thanking Australia and by expressing my gratitude to Ms. Julie Bishop for presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. I also thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan, in his capacity as Chair of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. We are grateful to Australia for organizing thi…
I should like at the outset to congratulate Australia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I thank it for its significant efforts, which have been reflected in the holding of a large number of events. I thank His Excellency Ambassador Gary Quinlan for his outstandi…
Allow me, first of all, to congratulate the United Kingdom on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August and for its efforts in organizing the work of the Council. I thank Sir Mark Lyall Grant and the members of his team for their fruitful efforts in conducting …
At the outset, allow me to congratulate Rwanda on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for its great efforts to preside over the Council’s business. I should also like to thank you, Sir, for agreeing to convene twice at the request of my country to discuss the …
My country would like to thank the Secretary-General and the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the report (A/68/650) on the progress achieved in the implementation of the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Disea…
My delegation would like to congratulate the Minister for
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, in his capacity as President of the Council, for having organized this open debate. We also wish to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Nigeria for the distinguished manner in which she led …
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Luxembourg on its
assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and for its considerable efforts and excellent organization of the Council’s work in a very busy month, thereby setting an example of the effective role that non-permane…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, and the friendly Kingdom of Jordan on your assumption of the Arab seat on the Council and your presidency of the Council for this month. I would also like to congratulate Lithuania, Nigeria, Chad and Chile on having been elected as members of the…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate the People’s Republic of China on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to commend you, Mr. President, for your wise leadership. It also gives me pleasure to welcome Mr. Nikolay Mladenov, Special Representative of…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on International Migration and Development (A/68/190), which is before the General Assembly today.
I am pleased to thank Iraq’s international development partners, especially the International Organization for Migration and its Director Gen…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Madam President, and to congratulate the United States of America upon its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to express my appreciation to the representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant, w…
Allow me at the outset to extend my sincere gratitude to Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, for his tremendous efforts in helping the people and Government of Iraq as head of the United Nations Assistance Mi…
