The purpose of today’s meeting is to draw the attention of the Security Council to the dire humanitarian situation in Ukraine caused by Russia’s aggression and flagrant transgression of international law. Three General Assembly resolutions (resolutions ES-11/1, ES-11/2 and ES-11/4), adopted by an ov…
I would like to thank you, Sir, and the Mozambican presidency for including this item in our discussions, and I also thank Assistant Secretary- General Zouev and Mr. Adeoye for their briefings.
In our view, the reform of the security sector represents a comprehensive process for enhancing the provi…
Mr. President, let me join others in expressing my condolences to your country, Mozambique, and to Malawi.
Returning to our discussion today, we thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their informative briefings.
We are encouraged by the recent developments in and …
I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014), pursuant to paragraph 19 (e) thereof. The most recent such briefing took place one year ago, on 15 February 2022 (see S/PV.8966). As such, this briefing will cover the per…
I thank the briefers for attending today’s meeting.
In June last year, Albania convened a meeting of the Security Council on incitement to violence leading to atrocity crimes (see S/PV.9069). We referred to historical examples, how language and rhetoric could lead to massacres, war crimes, crimes a…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva for her briefing, and I thank Ms. Akbar for her important information. We hear her call.
As the world comes together to celebrate International Women’s Day while the Commission on the Status of Women is meeting to advance women’s ri…
We appreciate your focus on this issue during your presidency, Madam President, and we also thank the briefers for their information today.
The adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, in October 2000 marked a historic moment. Over the years, the women and peace and secu…
Let me begin by joining others in congratulating Malta on its successful presidency of the Security Council in February and by wishing you, Mr. President, all the best in the month of March.
Returning to the topic of discussion, I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom and Mr.…
Let me start by thanking Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The Syrian regime has used chemical weapons nine times — I repeat, nine times — against its own people, claiming hundreds of lives, including those of children. Every one of those nine incidents was independently verified by the releva…
Allow me to thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Director Muhrez for their briefings.
In less than two weeks, it will be 12 years since a handful of Syrian teenagers were arrested by the Al-Assad regime for spraying pro-democracy graffiti
in Dara’a. That sparked the …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing, mediation efforts and especially his inclusive approach towards lasting peace in Libya. We are encouraged by the vision he shared today, welcome it and believe that a sustainable Libyan-owned political pr…
Let me start by thanking Malta for organizing today’s meeting and you, Minister, for chairing it. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his powerful words, his continued genuine efforts to end the war in Ukraine and, above all, his moral clarity during this unprecedented crisis.
This is a tr…
Let me start by thanking High Representative Borrell Fontelles for his in-depth perspective on the cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). His personal and regular participation in the meetings on this topic testifies to the importance that is attached to this cooperation…
I would also like to thank the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM); Special Representative Mohamed El-Amine Souef and Executive Director Bahous for their comprehensive briefings. We also welcome the Permanent Representat…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing. We listened carefully to the interventions of Mr. Sachs and Mr. McGovern on the matter.
At the Security Council meeting on 30 September (see S/PV.9144), we expressed our deep concern regarding an apparent act of sabotage on the Nord Stream …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza and Ambassador Hilale, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Central African Republic country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings. I would also like to welcome the Minister for…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Deputy Commissioner-General Stenseth for their briefings. It is unfortunate to note that since our most recent meeting on this topic (see S/PV.9246), the situation on the ground has not improved. In fact, the overall climate has worsened. The absence of a p…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his updated information.
Here we are again at square one, a few days after our last meeting on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. At that meeting, some of our colleagues maintained that there was no reason to meet. The regime in North Korea, faith…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his briefing. I am also grateful to Ambassador Sajdik for his briefing, as well as for his efforts to bring peace to Ukraine during his time as Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for the Minsk negotiations.…
I would like to thank Malta for organizing this meeting on this important topic and you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over it. I thank you for bringing the inherent link between climate
and security back to the Security Council. I also thank the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assemb…
