70/254 GA
70
Session
| Draft symbol | A/70/L.41 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 70/254 |
| UN Document | 70/254 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/70/PV.84
Speeches following this vote (20)
Mr. Vale de Almeida
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; the European Free Trade Association country Iceland, member of the European Economic Area; as well as Ukrain…
Ms. Vilde
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Estonia, Lithuania and my own country, Latvia. We align ourselves with the statement just delivered by the observer of the European Union. We express our appreciation to you, Mr. President, for organizing this timely debate.
The magnitude of the threat emanating from the spread of violent extremism requires united and coordinated collective action. There i…
Mr. Al-Mouallimi
In Saudi Arabia’s capacity as the coordinator on counter-terrorism within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and on behalf of the countries of the OIC, I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s debate, which affords an opportunity to the member and observer States of the United Nations to express their views on violent extremism and the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prev…
Ms. Wilson
We also would like to thank you, Sir, for convening this formal debate on such an important issue.
We thank the Secretary-General for his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674), which Australia fully supports. Furthermore, we are pleased that the General Assembly has adopted resolution 70/254, which welcomes the initiative of the Secretary- General. Through the resolution, Member…
Ms. Sison
I thank you, President Lykketoft, for your leadership and support for the Secretary-General’s visionary initiative to fight terrorism through preventing extremism. The General Assembly’s consensus adoption of resolution 70/254 today sends a strong message that we are united in confronting terrorism and the poisonous ideologies that sustain it.
Threats from violent extremism, especially when lead…
Mr. Lamek
I would first like to associate myself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to emphasize that we believe the Plan of Action to Prevention Violent Extremism (A/70/674) presented by the Secretary-General on 15 January to be of major importance. France therefore welcomes the fact that the General Assembly has today decided to show its unanimous support fo…
Mr. Charwath
At the outset, I would, of course, like to stress that Austria fully aligns itself with the statement delivered just now by the observer of the European Union.
Austria welcomes and supports the Secretary- General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674). We are heartened by the fact that the General Assembly is in a position to welcome that important initiative. We appreciate the…
Mr. Liu Jieyi
The Chinese delegation would like to thank the President for convening today’s plenary meeting of the General Assembly. I thank Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for submitting his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674).
In recent years violent extremist forces, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham (ISIS), have been expanding their presence in Iraq and Syria. That represent…
Mr. Lauber
Switzerland wants to thank the President for organizing this debate and welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly of resolution 70/254, on the Secretary- General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism. The adoption of that resolution will make it possible for us to respond to the Secretary-General’s appeal and to send a strong and unified message from the entire international community…
Mr. Zagaynov
I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this meeting and for the opportunity to exchange views on the Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism presented by the Secretary-General (A/70/674), which we have studied carefully. We will continue our analysis with the bodies concerned, since the issues raised in the Plan have a wide int…
Mr. Mahmoud
At the outset, I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for organizing today’s important meeting on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and the Secretary- General for preparing his report.
Violent extremism leading to terrorism is one of the most dangerous challenges facing our world today. No one is exempt. Egypt has been aware of th…
Mr. Al-Moumani
At the outset, I would like to extend my thanks to the President for holding today’s meeting on the Secretary- General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674).
We welcome and support the adoption today of resolution 70/254 on the subject. We welcome the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General in formulating the Plan of Action. We commend its flexible and practical approach, …
Mr. Mohamed
The Sudan aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on behalf of the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We would like to make the following statement in our national capacity.
My country commends the efforts of the President of the General Assembly and his Office to hold broad informal consultations with groups and countri…
Ms. Lehto
Finland aligns itself with the statement made earlier by the observer of the European Union.
Finland warmly welcomes the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and the adoption of resolution 70/254.
Violent extremism is not a new phenomenon, and we have been working to counter it for decades. However, violent extremism has increased rapidly in recent years, a…
Mr. Rycroft
The United Kingdom strongly endorses, supports and welcomes the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action for Preventing Violent Extremism (A/70/674).
In welcoming that initiative today, the General Assembly has declared with one voice that we stand united — united against violent extremism, united in defiance of its hatred and united in solidarity with its victims. We have all shared the sorrow, anger…
Ms. Lodhi
We would like to thank the President for convening today’s debate, which affords Member States the opportunity to express their views on the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674). We welcome the Secretary-General’s initiative and believe that we can best address violent extremism and develop effective responses by taking into account the views and experiences …
Mr. Çevik
Violent extremism is a major concern for the international community, including Turkey. The most recent General Assembly resolution on the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review (resolution 66/282), facilitated by Turkey, urges all Member States to unite against violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations.
There is no question that security measures based on the rule o…
Mr. Menkveld
At the outset, let me say that the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
The Netherlands supports the Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and welcomes the Assembly’s adoption this morning of resolution 70/254. As Mr. Albert Koenders, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingd…
Mr. Heumann
I would like to thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s debate on an important issue. I also wish to express my thanks to the Secretary-General for his Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism (A/70/674) and our appreciation for the hard work of the President’s Office, which has enabled us to adopt today’s resolution 70/254 on the Plan of Action by consensus and thus …
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