Security Council Open Debate on the “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Upholding the UN Charter”
New York, 9 January 2020
Mr. President,
I wish to thank you for organizing this extremely topical debate and wish Vietnam a successful tenure on the Council.
Sport for development and peace: building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal
9 December 2019
Mr. President,
Fully subscribing to the statement of the European Union, I wish to make some additional remarks because of my country’s strong links with the Olympic Ideal, formed through Cyprus’ participation in the Olympic Games since their initiation in antiquity. [Read more…]
Open Debate on the role of reconciliation in maintaining international peace and security
Security Council, United Nations
Mr. President,
While peace agreements may treat the symptoms of conflicts, their cause cannot be fully addressed without the restoration – at the grassroots level – of the fractured relationship that starts or fuels the conflict cycle. As the human pillar of conflict resolution, complementing its political and justice [Read more…]
Report of the International Criminal Court at the 74th Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
4 November 2019
Mr. President,
My remarks today are complementary to the statement delivered by the European Union. I wish to thank President Eboe-Osuji for his presentation of this year’s report and welcome the intense level of the Court’s activity during the reporting period, with 11 situations under investigation by the Prosecutor, 10 ongoing preliminary examinations and 3 trial proceedings. [Read more…]
74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Report of the International Court of Justice
30 October 2019
Mr. President,
At the outset, allow me to thank President Yusuf for his introduction of this year’s report of the International Court of Justice. I also wish to thank former Registrar Philippe Couvreur for his dedicated service to the Court in his nearly 20 years as its Registrar. [Read more…]
Mr. Chairman,
In addition to the statement of the European Union, my delegation would like to make some specific remarks on the violations of individual and collective human rights and fundamental freedoms of Cypriots that stem from the invasion and ongoing [Read more…]
Item 75 – “Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts”
Plenary Meeting of the Sixth Committee, 74th UN General Assembly, 15 Oct. 2019
Mr. Chairman,
As this is the first time my delegation takes the floor, allow me to congratulate you on your election and wish you and the Bureau every success in steering our work. [Read more…]
General Assembly Seventy-fourth session, 7th plenary meeting
His Excellency Nicos Anastasiades, President, Republic of Cyprus
United Nations, 26 September 2019
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to You Mr. President and assure of my Government’s unwavering support throughout your tenure. [Read more…]
United Nations General Assembly, 12 September 2019
Madam President,
I wish to thank the President of the Security Council for the month of September for his presentation of the Council’s annual report for 2018. We consider essential the meaningful discussion of this report by the General Assembly, given that the Council discharges its responsibilities on behalf of all of us and that the success of the international political and legal order established by the UN depends on the principal organs fulfilling their distinct but complementary roles. [Read more…]
Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
United Nations, 25 June 2019
Mme President and Commissioner-General
I can be very brief as the comments from colleagues in the room have fully covered the substantive points I wanted to make. I would like to echo, in particular, the overwhelming appreciation expressed here today regarding the vital role that UNRWA [Read more…]