I thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing.
We are deeply troubled by the fact that, as we gather here every month, we note over and over again that the situation in the Middle East remains marred by pervasive endless violence with the unfortunate consequences that we have witnessed so many t…
We also thank all of today’s briefers, and particularly thank Mr. Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for briefing us on the latest updates on the ground.
Albania is concerned about the continued fighting that has left more than 700 people killed and more than 4,000 injured. W…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his remarks and paying tribute to his tireless efforts, as well as to his clear, strong and always principled position in favour of peace and security, multilateralism and respect for the Charter of the United Nations.
Four hundred years ago, Franç…
I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing. We support his efforts in the process of enabling national elections in Libya this year through a comprehensive and inclusive approach. I also thank Ambassador Ishikane for his briefing in his capaci…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Deputy Director Mudawi for their briefings.
This time last year we saw a glimmer of hope in the ocean of despair that Yemen had become in its eight- year war. From April to October, the truce would bring about a drastic reduction in the levels of violence, and ab…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
We have warned of this many times before, so we are not surprised today. We warned that if we did nothing, if we stayed silent and were muted while the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea broke international law and threatened its neig…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his continued work and for his update on the developments in the country. I thank Ambassador Šimonović for his thoughts and recommen…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing and commend the work of the dedicated peacekeepers and personnel of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We also welcome the representative of Mali to today’s meeting.
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I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
As this is the first formal meeting of the Security Council for this month, I would like, as other colleagues before me have done, to thank Mozambique for having presided over our work in a very thoughtful and professional way in March. I very much hope that…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her remarks.
Russia’s latest provocative announcement of its intention to transfer tactical nuclear weapons to another country, Belarus, would be troubling news at any time. But given the war of aggression it is relentlessly pursuing in Ukraine, it translates into a clear…
I thank Mozambique for convening today’s important open debate. I also thank the briefers for their insightful remarks. We see value in re-engaging the Security Council on this important issue. We welcome the guiding spirit of the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want Master Roadmap. In th…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing, efforts and leadership of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We also thank her for the excellent atmosphere during the Council’s visit t…
I would like to thank the Mozambican presidency for bringing this matter to the Council’s attention and you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting. I thank the Secretary-General and President Assoumani for their important remarks.
Despite undeniable successes and continued and sustained efforts, ter…
In the Security Council meeting on the issue held in February (see S/PV.9266) and during the follow-up consultations, we clearly expressed our deep concern regarding the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the exclusive economic zones of Denmark and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Such…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Petersen and Mr. Talahma for their briefings.
It saddens us deeply that every time we take the floor to speak on this file, we struggle to find the words to describe the deterioration of the catastrophic situation in Syria, which is entering its thirteenth year…
Allow me to congratulate and thank Ambassador Pérez Loose of Ecuador for his leadership in advancing the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and for his briefing today.
The year 2022 was a dynamic one for the Committee. We undertook a full review of…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his account of the events. I would like to start on a positive note and commend the parties for the understanding reached at the meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh last Sunday. We are encouraged by the level of participation, which has not been seen in nearly a dec…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing and his clear recommendations to the Security Council.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remains defiant and determined to continue with the same escalatory policy of provocations that we saw last year. The new missile launches are …
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his update and for his tireless efforts.
After 13 months of the continued “marry me or I will kill you” approach of Russia in Ukraine, there is little doubt that this war is a turning point in modern history. It continues to challenge European sec…
I will be very brief. I regret having to take the floor again, but after hearing what the Russian delegation had to say, I want to set the record straight, because this is very important.
Comparing two realities that have absolutely nothing in common is an entirely artificial exercise. The Republic…
