Speeches

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the open debate on the working methods of the Security Council

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the open debate on the working methods of the Security Council

The issue of the Council’s working methods never fails to invite criticism from the wider UN membership, which has a strong perspective on how the Council should or should not discharge its duties.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine in the UNSC briefing on non-proliferation

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine in the UNSC briefing on non-proliferation

We highly commend the dedicated efforts of the UN Secretariat, IAEA as well as the Facilitator’s team, aimed at full and proper implementation of the JCPOA and UNSC resolution 2231, which inaugurated a new stage not only in Iranian nuclear issue but also in the non-proliferation regime in general.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the High-Level Thematic Debate of the United Nations General Assembly “Human rights at the centre of the global agenda”

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the High-Level Thematic Debate of the United Nations General Assembly “Human rights at the centre of the global agenda”

Ukraine is strongly committed to promotion and protection of human rights and freedoms, which laid the foundation for a large-scale reform program launched in Ukraine in 2014.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the debate of the UN General Assembly on the Fifth Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the debate of the UN General Assembly on the Fifth Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

The Fifth Review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) is an important step forward in highlighting the emerging threats and evolving trends in international terrorism.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the 26th SPLOS

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the 26th SPLOS

The UNCLOS legal order currently faces great challenges from the internationally wrongful acts of the Russian Federation in Ukraine and its adjoining maritime areas.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the 1540 Formal Open Consultations

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the 1540 Formal Open Consultations

Ukraine, as a state with a nuclear-weapon-past and a full-fledged Party to the NPT, CWC and BWC, is strongly committed to implementation of resolution 1540 and spares no effort to prevent non-state actors from acquiring materials and technologies that could be used as a weapon of mass destruction.

Statement by H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko at the UN Security Council meeting in reply to the statement of the delegation of the Russian Federation

Statement by H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Yelchenko at the UN Security Council meeting in reply to the statement of the delegation of the Russian Federation

Today the Russian Federation delegation once again resorted to a flat lie, this time stating that this Council did not receive any request from Ukraine on deployment of a peacekeeping operation.

 Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council briefing “ICC Sudan”

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UN Security Council briefing “ICC Sudan”

Ukraine remains deeply concerned about the increased violence and insecurity in Darfur, a growing number of IDPs and restriction of humanitarian access to conflict areas, where vulnerable civilian population resides.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNSC debate on the work of International Criminal Tribunals

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNSC debate on the work of International Criminal Tribunals

A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting under Agenda Item 33 “Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development”

Statement by the delegation of Ukraine at the UNGA meeting under Agenda Item 33 “Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development”

There is no doubt that the refugee and displacement crisis is one of the most important issues on the agenda of the UN General Assembly. It has also been a long-standing one in the GUAM region.