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 39
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 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 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 70
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 93
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 7749th meeting, 28 July 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"] 28 July 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7742nd meeting, 22 July 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"] 22 July 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7717th meeting, 15 June 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Women and peace and security"] 15 June 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7694th meeting, 24 May 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security"] 24 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7692nd meeting, 13 May 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 13 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7690th meeting, 11 May 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 11 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7676th meeting, 25 April 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"] 25 April 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7675th meeting, 25 April 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"] 25 April 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7650th meeting, 17 March 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan"] 17 March 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7599th meeting, 31 Dec. 2015, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "United Nations peacekeeping operations"] 31 December 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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