S/2019/169 SC
74
Session
| Draft symbol | S/2019/169 |
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| Sponsors (12) | |
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Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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Canada
Djibouti
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Namibia
Romania
Slovakia
Tunisia
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.8473
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Lamamra.
Mr. Lamamra: First of all, I would like to express to you, Mr. President, and through you to all members of the Security Council, my sincere thanks for your welcome and the kind words you addressed to me.
As the Council members well to know, I was called recently by the President of the Republic of Algeria, President Ab…
The President
I thank Mr. Lamamra for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Gounden.
Mr. Gounden: I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to address the Security Council at this open debate on silencing the guns. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for attaining the high office of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time in…
The President
I thank Mr. Gounden for his briefing.
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
I would like to begin by saying that it is indeed a great honour to be here presiding over today’s important and historic open debate on a theme of such significance for Africa — silencing the guns in Africa by 2020. I convey gre…
Mr. Lindner
At the outset, I would like to thank my colleague and friend from Equatorial Guinea, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, for convening this timely debate, as well as the speakers who have already spoken on the topic and those who will speak later today.
(spoke in Spanish)
I thank you for your initiative, Mr. President — you and your country have my full respect.
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I have come t…
Mr. Singer Weisinger
We wish to thank the Permanent Mission of Equatorial Guinea for having convened this important open debate and putting before the Security Council the African Union initiative Silencing the Guns in Africa. We also commend the good offices involved in the drafting of the resolution adopted today (resolution 2457 (2019)). We are also grateful to Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra and Mr. Vas…
Mr. Delattre
I would first like to welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea and that of the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
Allow me to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, on behalf of France, for organizing this important debate, and to commend the excellent work carried out by Equatorial Guinea during its presidency o…
Mr. Nebenzia
We are pleased to welcome you today as President of the Security Council, Sir. We would like to thank the Equatorial Guinea presidency, both in terms of its performance of its functions throughout this month and for organizing today’s meeting on a subject whose significance for the work of the Security Council is difficult to overestimate. And we are grateful to our briefers, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo…
Ms. Wronecka
I would like to commend the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for organizing this timely debate aimed at ending the conflicts on the African continent. We are very pleased to see you today, Sir, as President of the Council, and we appreciate the work of the Equatorial Guinean diplomats here. I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, African Union High…
Mr. Adom
I would like to thank the Equatorial Guinean presidency for organizing this open debate on the African Union’s ambitious Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative and for its outstanding leadership of the work of the Council.
Allow me also to welcome your presence among us, Sir, which testifies to the leadership and commitment of your country to the efforts made by our States to make a reality of th…
Mr. Djani
First of all, I would once again like to welcome you, Sir, as well as the State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, to the Chamber. I wish to convey our sincere appreciation to you for convening this very important meeting, as well as to congratulate you and your delegation on promoting the very important and historic resolution 2457 (2019) that we have just adopted. I do believe …
Mr. Cohen
I thank Ms. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; Mr. Lamamra, African Union (AU) High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa; and Mr. Gounden, Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes, for their briefings today.
Today’s debate and vote on resolution 2457 (2019), supporting the AU Silencing the Guns by 2020 …
Mr. Nkosi
At the outset, allow me to convey the apologies of our dear sister Ms. Lindiwe Sisulu who, due to other pressing commitments, unfortunately could not join today’s special discussion. My delegation wishes to join previous speakers in expressing its profound appreciation to the rotating presidency of the fraternal Republic of Equatorial Guinea for convening this important open debate on silencing t…
Mr. Hickey
I would like to thank our briefers of today — Ms. DiCarlo, Under-
Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs; Mr. Lamamra, African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa; and Mr. Vasu Gounden — for their valuable insights. The United Kingdom warmly welcomes Equatorial Guinea’s initiative to schedule a high-level debate on this important issue.
I was particul…
Mrs. Van Vlierberge
First of all, we would like to thank Equatorial Guinea for organizing today’s open debate. We would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, the African Union High Representative, and the founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes for their insightful briefings this morning.
Today’s open debate on the African Union’s Silence the Guns i…
Mr. Meza-Cuadra
I would like to thank Equatorial Guinea for convening today’s meeting, and express gratitude to Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Mr. Ramtane Lamamra and Mr. Vasu Gounden for their briefings. We also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea to this important debate, in which we are recognizing the importance and significance of the African Union Silence the Guns in Africa by 2020 initiat…
Mr. Wu Haitao
China welcomes His Excellency Mr. Simeon Oyono Esono Angue, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Equatorial Guinea, who is presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, the African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, Mr. Lamamra, and Mr. Gounden for their briefings.
Home to the largest number of developing countries, Africa is also the most dyna…
Mr. Almunayekh
I welcome you, Mr. President, as you preside over our meeting today. I would also like to thank the
briefers — Ms. DiCarlo, Mr. Lamamra and Mr. Gounden. I thank them for their detailed and valuable briefings, which included a wealth of information on various aspects of the Silencing the Guns in Africa by 2020 initiative, the African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in …
The President
May I remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate their texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.
I wish to inform all concerned that we will be carrying on this open debate right through t…
Mr. García Sáenz
Guatemala thanks the delegation of Equatorial Guinea, in its capacity as President of the Security Council, for convening this open debate, which provides us with an opportunity to exchange views on an issue as important as cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations to silence the guns in Africa.
We are also grateful for the concept note (S/2019/169, annex)…
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