Presidential Statements

United Nations Security Council Presidential Statements. While not legally binding, presidential statements reflect the consensus of council members and therefore are significant reflection of international opionion.

Afghanistan 28
Albania 2
Algeria 4
Angola 22
Argentina 1
Azerbaijan 1
Benin 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 42
Burundi 33
Cambodia 1
Cameroon 4
Central African Republic 22
Chad 9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61
Congo, Republic of the 2
Croatia 32
Cuba 1
Cyprus 3
Côte d'Ivoire 26
Denmark 1
Djibouti 1
Egypt 1
El Salvador 2
Eritrea 10
Ethiopia 11
Gambia 1
Georgia 16
Guatemala 2
Guinea 2
Guinea-Bissau 16
Haiti 17
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 1
Indonesia 1
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1
Iraq 25
Israel 25
Jordan 1
Kenya 1
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 5
Kuwait 14
Kyrgyzstan 1
Lebanon 38
Liberia 9
Libya 15
Mali 7
Mauritania 2
Montenegro 4
Mozambique 4
Myanmar 2
Nepal 1
Niger 1
Nigeria 3
Pakistan 5
Palestine, State of 6
Papua New Guinea 2
Russian Federation 2
Rwanda 16
Serbia 21
Sierra Leone 23
Solomon Islands 1
Somalia 38
South Africa 1
South Sudan 10
Spain 1
Sudan 28
Syrian Arab Republic 29
Tajikistan 14
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 3
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 12
Turkey 1
Uganda 4
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1
Western Sahara Territory 4
Yemen 7
Zimbabwe 1

Anti-terrorism law 1
Arbitrary arrest and detention 1
Armed forces / Military 5
Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 14
Asylum-seekers 1
Border conflict 8
Burden-sharing and international co-operation 8
Capacity building of state institutions 3
Ceasefire 8
Child soldiers 9
Children's rights 5
Children-at-risk 6
Civil war 2
Civilian character of asylum 1
Combatants / Former combatants 8
Conflict prevention 6
Conflict resolution 14
Conflict situation 16
Coup d'état 2
Crime prevention 3
Crimes against humanity 1
Criminal justice 15
Demobilization / Disarmament 10
Democracy 2
Drug trafficking 6
Elections 24
Embargo 1
Ethnic cleansing 5
Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 1
Foreign occupation 2
Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 2
Freedom of assembly and association 1
Freedom of expression 1
Freedom of information 1
Freedom of movement 32
Freedom of speech 1
Gender mainstreaming 1
Gender-based persecution 1
Genocide 2
Good governance 4
HIV and AIDS 1
Human rights and fundamental freedoms 59
Humanitarian assistance 24
Impunity 7
Integration 2
Internal armed conflict 29
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 9
International armed conflict 12
International courts and tribunals 4
International criminal law 3
International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 11
Landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) 1
Law of the sea 1
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) 2
Migrant rights 1
Migrants 1
Military operations 4
Muslim 1
National security / Public order 1
Naturalization 1
Non-refoulement 1
Opposition 2
Palestinian 1
Peace agreements 7
Peace process 23
Peacekeeping 67
Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 1
Piracy 4
Political parties 3
Political situation 69
Prison or detention conditions 1
Protection of civilian persons in time of war 25
Racial / Ethnic persecution 1
Reconciliation 2
Refugees 12
Religious discrimination 1
Religious persecution (including forced conversion) 1
Resettlement 3
Returnees 1
Right to self-determination 3
Rights of non-citizens 1
Rohingya (Arakanese) 1
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 16
SGBV 5
Sanctions 2
Security forces 7
Security situation 92
Small arms 1
Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 1
Terrorism 56
Trafficking in persons 2
Uzbek 1
Voluntary repatriation 3
War crimes 3
Women's rights 5
Women-at-risk 3

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Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7974th meeting, 15 June 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"] 15 June 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7937th meeting, 11 May 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Identical letters dated 19 January 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (S/2016/53)"] 11 May 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7913th meeting, 4 April 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Central African Republic"] 4 April 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7881st meeting, 10 February 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Somalia"] 10 February 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7868th meeting, 20 January 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"] 24 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7856th meeting, 4 January 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo"] 4 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7848th meeting, 21 December 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"] 21 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7826th meeting, 5 December 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo"] 5 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7812th meeting, 16 November 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Central African Republic"] 16 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7801st meeting, 3 November 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Mali"] 3 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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