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 34
Cambodia 1
Cameroon 4
Central African Republic 24
Chad 9
Colombia 2
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 63
Congo, Republic of the 2
Côte d'Ivoire 27
Croatia 32
Cuba 1
Cyprus 3
Denmark 1
Djibouti 1
Egypt 1
El Salvador 2
Eritrea 10
Ethiopia 11
Gambia 1
Georgia 16
Guatemala 2
Guinea 2
Guinea-Bissau 17
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 16
Mali 7
Mauritania 2
Montenegro 4
Mozambique 4
Myanmar 3
Nepal 1
Niger 1
Nigeria 3
North Macedonia 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 39
South Africa 1
South Sudan 10
Spain 1
Sudan 28
Syrian Arab Republic 29
Tajikistan 14
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 12
Türkiye 1
Uganda 4
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1
Western Sahara Territory 4
Yemen 9
Zimbabwe 1

Anti-terrorism law 1
Arbitrary arrest and detention 1
Armed forces / Military 5
Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 15
Asylum-seekers 1
Border conflict 8
Burden-sharing and international co-operation 8
Capacity building of state institutions 3
Ceasefire 9
Child soldiers 9
Children's rights 6
Children-at-risk 7
Civil and political rights 1
Civil war 2
Civilian character of asylum 1
Combatants / Former combatants 8
Conflict prevention 6
Conflict resolution 15
Conflict situation 16
Coup d'état 2
Crime prevention 3
Crimes against humanity 1
Criminal justice 15
Demobilization / Disarmament 11
Democracy 2
Drug trafficking 6
Elections 25
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 60
Humanitarian assistance 28
Impunity 8
Integration 2
Internal armed conflict 33
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 10
International armed conflict 12
International courts and tribunals 4
International criminal law 3
International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 12
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 2
Migrants 2
Military operations 4
Muslim 1
National security / Public order 1
Naturalization 1
Non-refoulement 1
Non-state agents of persecution 2
Opposition 2
Palestinian 1
Peace agreements 11
Peace process 25
Peacekeeping 71
Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity 1
Piracy 4
Political parties 4
Political situation 75
Prison or detention conditions 1
Protection of civilian persons in time of war 26
Racial / Ethnic persecution 1
Reconciliation 2
Refugees 14
Reintegration 1
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) 2
Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 16
Sanctions 2
Security forces 7
Security situation 96
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 5
Small arms 1
Survivors of trafficking / Persons at risk of trafficking 2
Terrorism 59
Trafficking in persons 3
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 6922nd meeting, 15 Feb. 2013, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"] 15 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6917th meeting, 12 Feb. 2013, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Protection of civilians in armed conflict"] 12 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6900th meeting, 15 Jan. 2013, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 15 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6897th meeting, 20 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Post-conflict peacebuilding"] 20 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6895th meeting, 19 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Central African region"] 19 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6892nd meeting, 19 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Timor-Leste"] 19 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6882nd meeting, 10 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace and security in Africa"] 10 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6876th meeting, 30 Nov. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Sierra Leone"] 30 November 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6865th meeting, 19 Nov. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Maintenance of international peace and security"] 19 November 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6852nd meeting, 31 Oct. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Women and peace and security"] 31 October 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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