Security Council resolution 2324 (2016) [on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon]
Symbol: S/RES/2324 (2016)
Date: 2016-12-14
Meeting record: S/PV.7836
Subjects: Ban, Ki-moon, 1944-|UN. Secretary-General|UN. Secretary-General (2007-2016 : Ban)|TOP ECHELON STAFF|TRIBUTES
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2016-31 July 2017 - S/INF/72 - (SCOR, 72nd year).

United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2324 (2016)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               14 December 2016




               Resolution 2324 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7836th meeting, on
               14 December 2016

                    The Security Council,
                     Recognizing the central role that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has played
               in guiding the Organization in the discharge of his responsibilities under the Charter
               of the United Nations,
                     Further recognizing his sustained efforts towards finding just and lasting
               solutions to various disputes and conflicts around the globe,
                    Commending the reforms that he has initiated and the many proposals that he
               has made on the restructuring and strengthening of the role and function ing of the
               United Nations system,
                     1.    Acknowledges the contribution of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to
               international peace, security and development, his exceptional efforts to solve
               international problems in economic, social, environmental and cultural f ields, as
               well as his endeavours to meet humanitarian needs and to promote and encourage
               respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all;
                    2.    Expresses its deep appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for
               his dedication to the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter and to the
               development of friendly relations among nations.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                              S/RES/2324 (2016)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                          Distr. general
                                                                             14 de diciembre de 2016




               Resolución 2324 (2016)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 7836ª sesión,
               celebrada el 14 de diciembre de 2016

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                    Reconociendo el papel fundamental que el Secretario General Ban Ki -moon ha
               desempeñado al frente de la Organización en cumplimiento de sus responsabilidades
               con arreglo a la Carta de las Naciones Unidas,
                    Reconociendo además sus constantes esfuerzos por encontrar soluciones justas
               y duraderas a diversos conflictos y controversias en todo el planeta,
                     Encomiando las reformas que ha iniciado y las numerosas propuestas que ha
               presentado para reestructurar y fortalecer el papel y el funcionamiento del sistema
               de las Naciones Unidas,
                     1.    Reconoce la contribución del Secretario General Ban Ki-moon a la paz,
               la seguridad y el desarrollo internacionales, sus extraordinarios esfuerzos por
               resolver problemas internacionales en las esferas económica, social, ambiental y
               cultural y su empeño en atender las necesidades humanitarias y promover y alentar
               el respeto de los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales de todas las
               personas;
                    2.    Expresa al Secretario General Ban Ki-moon su profundo agradecimiento
               por su dedicación a los propósitos y principios consagrados en la Carta y al
               desarrollo de relaciones de amistad entre las naciones.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                  S/RES/2324 (2016)
               Conseil de sécurité                                            Distr. générale
                                                                              14 décembre 2016




               Résolution 2324 (2016)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 7836 e séance,
               le 14 décembre 2016

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Saluant le rôle crucial que le Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon a joué à la tête
               de l’Organisation en s’acquittant de la mission qui lui a été confiée en vertu de la
               Charte des Nations Unies,
                     Saluant également les efforts soutenus qu’il a déployés pour apporter de s
               solutions justes et durables à divers différends et conflits dans le monde,
                     Se félicitant des réformes qu’il a engagées et des nombreuses propositions
               qu’il a formulées au sujet de la restructuration du système des Nations Unies et du
               renforcement de son rôle et de son fonctionnement,
                     1.   Rend hommage à la contribution que le Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon
               a apportée à la paix, à la sécurité et au développement internationaux, ainsi qu’aux
               efforts exceptionnels qu’il a déployés pour régler les problèmes internationaux dans
               les domaines économique, social, environnemental et culturel, et à l’action qu’il a
               menée pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires ainsi que pour promouvoir et
               encourager le respect universel des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamen tales;
                     2.   Exprime sa profonde gratitude au Secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon pour
               son attachement aux buts et principes inscrits dans la Charte et à l’instauration de
               relations amicales entre les nations.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                         S/RES/2324 (2016)
               Совет Безопасности                                      Distr.: General
                                                                       14 December 2016




               Резолюция 2324 (2016),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 7836-м заседании
               14 декабря 2016 года

                   Совет Безопасности,
                    учитывая центральную роль, которую Генеральный секретарь Пан Ги
               Мун играл в деле руководства Организацией при выполнении им своих обя-
               занностей в соответствии с Уставом Организации Объединенных Наций,
                    учитывая далее его неустанные усилия, направленные на отыскание
               справедливых и надежных путей урегулирования различных споров и кон-
               фликтов во всем мире,
                    высоко оценивая начатые им реформы и большое число внесенных им
               предложений относительно реструктуризации системы Организации Объеди-
               ненных Наций, усиления ее роли и повышения эффективности ее функциони-
               рования,
                    1.   признает вклад Генерального секретаря Пан Ги Муна в обеспечение
               международного мира, безопасности и развития, его исключительные усилия,
               направленные на решение международных проблем в экономической, социал ь-
               ной, экологической и культурной областях, а также его инициативы по удовл е-
               творению гуманитарных потребностей и поощрению и содействию обеспече-
               нию уважения прав человека и основных свобод для всех;
                    2.  выражает глубокую признательность Генеральному секретарю Пан
               Ги Муну за его приверженность целям и принципам, закрепленным в Уставе, и
               развитию дружественных отношений между государствами.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                S/RES/2324 (2016)
               安全理事会                                Distr.: General
                                                    14 December 2016




               第 2324(2016)号决议

               安全理事会 2016 年 12 月 14 日第 7836 次会议通过

                 安全理事会，

                 赞赏潘基文秘书长履行《联合国宪章》规定的职责，发挥核心作用引领联合
               国的工作，

                 还赞赏他为谋求世界各地各种争端和冲突的公正持久解决作出不懈的努力，

                 赞扬他倡导的改革和他对调整和加强联合国系统的作用和运作提出的许多
               建议，

                 1.   肯定潘基文秘书长对国际和平、安全和发展作出的贡献，肯定他为解决
               经济、社会、环境和文化领域中的国际问题做出的非凡努力，并肯定他为满足人
               道主义需求、为促进和鼓励对所有人的人权和基本自由的尊重而做出的努力；

                 2.   深切感谢潘基文秘书长为维护《联合国宪章》确立的宗旨和原则，为发
               展各国间的友好关系作出的奉献。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/2324 (2016‬‬                                                                                 ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪14 December 2016‬‬                                                                            ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                                 ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠١٦) ٢٣٢٤‬‬
             ‫ﺍﻟــــﺬﻱ ﺍﲣــــﺬﻩ ﳎﻠــــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــــﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴــــﺘﻪ ‪ ٧٨٣٦‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘــــﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ١٤‬ﻛــــﺎﻧﻮﻥ‬
                                                                  ‫ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬ﺩﻳﺴﻤﱪ ‪٢٠١٦‬‬
                                                                                          ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳﺴـﻠﻢ ﺑﺎﻟــﺪﻭﺭ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴـﻲ ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﻗـﺎﻡ ﺑــﻪ ﺍﻷﻣـﲔ ﺍﻟﻌــﺎﻡ ﺑـﺎﻥ ﻛــﻲ ‪ -‬ﻣـﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺩﻓﹼــﺔ‬
                                      ‫ﺍﳌﻨﻈﻤﺔ ﰲ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﺍﻻﺿﻄﻼﻉ ﲟﺴﺆﻭﻟﻴﺎﺗﻪ ﲟﻮﺟﺐ ﻣﻴﺜﺎﻕ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺴــﻠﻢ ﺃﻳﻀــﺎ ﲜﻬــﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺅﻭﺑــﺔ ﻣــﻦ ﺃﺟــﻞ ﺇﳚــﺎﺩ ﺣﻠــﻮﻝ ﻋﺎﺩﻟــﺔ ﻭﺩﺍﺋﻤــﺔ ﳌﺨﺘﻠــﻒ‬
                                                       ‫ﺍﻟﱰﺍﻋﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺼﺮﺍﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﺮﺓ ﰲ ﺷﱴ ﺃﳓﺎﺀ ﺍﳌﻌﻤﻮﺭﺓ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺸــﻴﺪ ﺑﺎﻹﺻــﻼﺣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﺑــﺪﺃ ﺗﻨﻔﻴــﺬﻫﺎ ﻭﺑﺎﳌﻘﺘﺮﺣــﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺪﻳــﺪﺓ ﺍﻟــﱵ ﻗــﺪﻣﻬﺎ ﺑﺸــﺄﻥ‬
                                                     ‫ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﻫﻴﻜﻠﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺩﻭﺭ ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﻭﺃﺩﺍﺋﻬﺎ‪،‬‬
             ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳﻌﺘﺮﻑ ﺑﺈﺳﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻥ ﻛﻲ ‪ -‬ﻣﻮﻥ ﰲ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﻭﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴـﺔ ﻋﻠـﻰ‬
             ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﱄ‪ ،‬ﻭﲟـﺎ ﺑﺬﻟـﻪ ﻣـﻦ ﺟﻬـﻮﺩ ﺍﺳـﺘﺜﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﳊـﻞ ﺍﳌﺸـﺎﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴـﺔ ﰲ ﺍ‪‬ـﺎﻻﺕ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼـﺎﺩﻳﺔ‬
             ‫ﻭﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴــﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻴﺌﻴــﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻴــﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﻣــﺎ ﻗــﺎﻡ ﺑــﻪ ﻣــﻦ ﻣﺴــﺎﻉ ﻟﺘﻠﺒﻴــﺔ ﺍﻻﺣﺘﻴﺎﺟــﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﻧﺴــﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﺰﻳــﺰ‬
                                             ‫ﻭﺗﺸﺠﻴﻊ ﺍﺣﺘﺮﺍﻡ ﺣﻘﻮﻕ ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﳊﺮﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺠﻤﻴﻊ؛‬
             ‫‪ - ٢‬ﻳﻌﺮﺏ ﻋـﻦ ﺗﻘـﺪﻳﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻴـﻖ ﻟﻸﻣـﲔ ﺍﻟﻌـﺎﻡ ﺑـﺎﻥ ﻛـﻲ ‪ -‬ﻣـﻮﻥ ﻟﺘﻔﺎﻧﻴـﻪ ﰲ ﺧﺪﻣـﺔ‬
                                           ‫ﻣﻘﺎﺻﺪ ﺍﳌﻴﺜﺎﻕ ﻭﻣﺒﺎﺩﺋﻪ ﻭﰲ ﺗﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺩﻳﺔ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2016/1051):
United Nations                                                                           S/2016/1051
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               14 December 2016

                                                                               Original: English




               Draft resolution

                    The Security Council,
                     Recognizing the central role that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has played
               in guiding the Organization in the discharge of his responsibilities under the Charter
               of the United Nations,
                     Further recognizing his sustained efforts towards finding just and lasting
               solutions to various disputes and conflicts around the globe,
                    Commending the reforms that he has initiated and the many proposals that he
               has made on the restructuring and strengthening of the role and functioning of the
               United Nations system,
                     1.    Acknowledges the contribution of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to
               international peace, security and development, his exceptional efforts to solve
               international problems in economic, social, environmental and cultural fields, as
               well as his endeavours to meet humanitarian needs and to promote and encourage
               respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all;
                    2.    Expresses its deep appreciation to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for
               his dedication to the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter and to the
               development of friendly relations among nations.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                  S/PV.7836
             Security Council                                                                                                Provisional
             Seventy-first year


             7836    th meeting
             Wednesday, 14 December 2016, 11 a.m.
             New York




President:   Mr. Oyarzun Marchesi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              (Spain)


Members:     Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Martins
             China. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Wu Haitao
             Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Aboulatta
             France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Delattre
             Japan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Bessho
             Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Ibrahim
             New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          Mr. Van Bohemen
             Russian Federation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Churkin
             Senegal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Seck
             Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Yelchenko
             United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . .                                  Mr. Rycroft
             United States of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               Ms. Power
             Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Bermúdez
             Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  Mr. Ramírez Carreño

Agenda
             Tribute to the outgoing Secretary-General




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S/PV.7836                              Tribute to the outgoing Secretary-General                               14/12/2016


       The meeting was called to order at 11.05 a.m.            both arising from your negotiating skills and diplomatic
                                                                acumen, and both reflecting the driving force of your
Adoption of the agenda                                          action — promoting solidarity throughout the world
                                                                and among different generations so that the men and
       The agenda was adopted.
                                                                women of tomorrow might inherit a sustainable planet
                                                                and a safer world.
Tribute to the outgoing Secretary-General
                                                                     You have also embraced the cause of human rights,
    The President (spoke in Spanish): I welcome the
                                                                advocating for fairer and more egalitarian societies
presence of the Secretary-General, His Excellency
                                                                where the human rights and fundamental freedoms of
Mr. Ban Ki Moon, at this meeting.
                                                                all human beings are fully recognized, protected and
     The Security Council will now begin its consideration      promoted. Under your leadership, the Human Rights
of the item on its agenda.                                      Council was created and UN-Women established, and
                                                                you appointed the first Special Envoy on Youth. Thanks
    Members of the Council have before them
                                                                to you, Mr. Secretary-General, the most vulnerable or
document S/2016/1051, which contains the text of a              marginalized have been increasingly heard and assisted
draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s        by the United Nations.
prior consultations. It is my understanding that the
Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft                During the decade in which you have been at the
resolution before it.                                           helm of the Organization, you have worked tirelessly to
                                                                ensure that humanitarian aid reaches those who need it
    May I take it that it is the wish of the Security Council   most. You held the first World Humanitarian Summit in
to adopt draft resolution S/2016/1051 by acclamation?           Istanbul this spring to remind the world that 130 million
    There being no objection, I declare the draft               people today need humanitarian assistance to survive.
resolution adopted by acclamation, as resolution 2324           You have been at the forefront in placing the issue of
(2016).                                                         refugees and migrants at the heart of the concerns of the
                                                                international community. You have also advocated for a
    I shall now make a statement on behalf of                   collective action to more equitably share responsibility
the Council.                                                    and to reinforce our common effort in addressing this
     Mr. Secretary-General, it is a great honour to             issue. Finally, Mr. Secretary-General, you have not
convey to Your Excellency, on behalf of the members             ceased promoting action to relieve the suffering of
of the Security Council, our profound gratitude for the         those populations in need.
continuous support you have provided to the Council                 Under your guidance and leadership, the United
in the discharge of its primary duty, the maintenance           Nations has undertaken multiple reforms. I would
of international peace and security. During the course          like to emphasize, given its particular relevance to the
of your two terms, you have shared in the efforts of            Council, the three reviews carried out in 2015 on peace
the Council, brought potential threats to its attention,        operations, the peacebuilding architecture, and the
and called on us to overcome our differences when               women, peace and security agenda. All three call for
needed, making best use of the authority and powers             greater efforts in the area of prevention, for increasing
granted to the Secretary-General by the Charter of the          the efficiency of peacekeeping operations and for a
United Nations.                                                 greater commitment to accountability. In that regard,
    Today, we pay tribute to the perseverance, devotion         we very much appreciate the zero-tolerance policy with
                                                                respect to sexual exploitation and abuse by Blue Helmets
and flexibility that you have shown in the performance
                                                                that you have launched with such determination and
of your duties, and to your unrelenting determination to
                                                                which redounds to the legitimacy and credibility of our
serve “We the peoples” above any other consideration,
                                                                peacekeeping operations and indeed the entire United
as you committed to do when you took the oath of office
                                                                Nations system. Those achievements are a testament
10 years ago.
                                                                to the moral authority and institutional potential that
    Two remarkable successes should be highlighted              the Office of the Secretary-General possesses. They
from your vast legacy: the Sustainable Development              demonstrate clearly that no aim is too high and no
Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,                agenda too ambitious as long as it is accompanied


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by an unwavering commitment to the Charter of the                The Council’s role in maintaining international
United Nations.                                             peace and security is as daunting and necessary as it
                                                            was 70 years ago, when the United Nations was founded.
     Today’s world is very different from that of
                                                            Over the past decade, I have witnessed at first-hand the
10 years ago, when you took office as Secretary-Council’s capacity for innovative thinking. During my
General. At the helm of the Secretariat, you have
                                                            tenure, it established more than a dozen peacekeeping
ensured that the Organization has made the most of
                                                            operations and special political missions, some of them
technological advances and has prepared itself to
                                                            incorporating novel approaches in order to respond to
meet the challenges of globalization, technological
                                                            complex situations. The Council’s decision to establish
change and new and emerging threats. Now that your
mandate is ending, it is only right that we commend         the Force Intervention Brigade in the Democratic
your untiring efforts to remain in direct contact with      Republic of the Congo set an important precedent in
all our world leaders, to listen and offer your good        addressing the challenges in the eastern part of that
offices and to strengthen United Nations collaboration      country. The United Nations Mission in Nepal played a
with regional organizations all over the globe. You have    key role in supporting the country’s peace process and
also encouraged the United Nations system to open up        the free and fair election of its Constituent Assembly in
to partnerships with the private sector and reinforced      2008, culminating in the completion of the Mission’s
collaboration with the academic world, as well as           mandate in 2011. Other successes include the paths
strengthening the participation and involvement of civil    to stability that have been found in Côte d’Ivoire and
society in the Organization’s daily work. In a few days     Liberia. We also deepened partnerships with regional
you will pass the baton to your successor, Mr. António      organizations, particularly the African Union.
Guterres, and we are confident that he will perform the          During my tenure, the Council has also consolidated
duties entrusted to him in an exemplary manner. He          the normative framework in relation to some very
can count on our wholehearted support as he tackles         important cross-cutting items. I would particularly like
his responsibilities.                                       to highlight its mainstreaming of the subject of women
     That universal author Miguel de Cervantes, who         and peace and security into its agenda. I encourage
died 400 years ago this year, said that good deeds never    it to continue its important work in that regard, and
lack a reward. On behalf of the Security Council, and in    I know that my successor, António Guterres, will be
the confidence that this promise will undoubtedly come      a most determined ally in that. I would also like to
true, I would like to offer you our warmest wishes for      commend the progress that the Council has made in
prosperity, health and success in the new stage of your     addressing sexual violence in conflict. While Council
life that is about to begin.                                reform continues to be discussed in intergovernmental
                                                            negotiations, the Council has increased its flexibility,
(spoke in Korean; translation provided by the               transparency and efficiency. I urge it to continue
delegation)                                                 its work to advance not just early warning but early
    I thank you for all your efforts and wish you good      preventive action, including through a greater focus on
luck in your future endeavours.                             human rights and greater involvement on the part of
                                                            civil society.
(spoke in Spanish)
                                                                 I would like to conclude by emphasizing that
   I do not know if you understood any of that, but it      the Council is strongest when it is united. Some
was meant very affectionately.                              striking examples of that include the Joint Mission
    I now give the floor to the Secretary-General.          of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
                                                            Weapons and the United Nations, formed to achieve
    The Secretary-General: I would like to thank you,
                                                            the destruction of chemical weapons in Syria, and
Mr. President, for your leadership and your excellent
                                                            the establishment of the United Nations Mission for
Korean pronunciation. I am very touched.
                                                            Ebola Emergency Response to fight the epidemic in
    I would like to thank the Council for this tribute.     West Africa. But where unity is lacking, such as on
I am deeply honoured by the recognition I have been         the question of Western Sahara, the consequences can
given. It has been a great privilege to work with all the   be profound, and in the case of South Sudan, even
Security Council members over the past 10 years.            catastrophic. However, my deepest regret as I leave


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office is the continuing nightmare in Syria. I once           The President (spoke in Spanish): I thank the
again plead with all the members of the Council to        Secretary-General for his statement.
cooperate and fulfil their collective responsibility to       I think I can say that the sustained applause he has
protect Syrian civilians.                                 received is an indication of the degree of sympathy and
                                                          affection felt by the members of the Security Council
     The Security Council holds the key to peace and      and the General Assembly, since it breaks with the
progress for some of the world’s most vulnerable          tradition of not applauding in the Chamber. I thank the
people. It has been a privilege and an honour to serve    Secretary-General once again for his statement and his
it. I thank the Council for supporting me and our         continued collaboration.
indispensable Organization.                                   The meeting rose at 11.20 a.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 015 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ANGOLA
Y CHINA
Y EGYPT
Y FRANCE
Y JAPAN
Y MALAYSIA
Y NEW ZEALAND
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SENEGAL
Y SPAIN
Y UKRAINE
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES
Y URUGUAY
Y VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)