I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Ms. Edem Wosornu for their briefings, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in today’s meeting. I also take note of the briefing delivered by Ms. Yasmeen Al-Eryani.
In recent weeks, we have witnessed concerted efforts to create suita…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Executive Secretary Eric Tiaré for their comprehensive briefings. We also thank the Peace building Commission for its valuable recommendations, including on the importance of a regional approach to promoting stability and security in the region.
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I would like to join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his informative briefing today.
His sobering report is a reminder of not only the importance of why we are here but also what we must do our utmost to avoid: losing our sense of urgency about the conflict. And we should n…
We welcome the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, and we take note of his briefing. We also welcome Ambassador Taher Elsonni to our meeting.
In the context of today’s discussion, I would like to focus on the following three issues.
First, with regard to crimes committe…
I would like to thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing, and I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and the European Union.
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I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Hanna Tetteh for their informative briefings. I also welcome the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan to this meeting.
Today’s meeting is taking place at a very critical time where, despite the extension of the declared ceas…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Before I touch upon the topic of today’s meeting, I would like to welcome the decision taken by the Arab States yesterday to readmit Syria to its seat at the League of Arab States. That decision was taken based on our shared belief in the importance of…
I would like to thank Foreign Minister and Chairperson-in- Office Osmani for his insightful remarks.
The current situation on the European continent should encourage us all to reflect on what the international community has learned since the end of the Second World War. It should also lead us to re…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to our colleagues from the Russian Federation and congratulate them on their successful presidency of the Council last month. I wish the same to Switzerland during its presidency of the Security Council this month.
We thank Switzerland for orga…
I would also like to begin by thanking Special Representative Ziadeh for her informative briefing, and I welcome the participation of Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Ms. Gërvalla- Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, today.
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I thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Ms. Lisa Doughten for their important briefings.
The political situation has long failed to show any signs of diplomatic progress that would suggest the possibility of ending the Syrian crisis, which has entered its thirteenth year. We therefore stress the need to step…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of Japan and the United Arab Emirates in our capacity as co-penholders on the Afghanistan file.
I would like to start by thanking the Russian Presidency for its flexibility in scheduling today’s vote.
Today Security Council members are votin…
I welcome Special Representative María Isabel and wish her immense success in her new role. We fully support her work and that of the United Nations in Haiti, including through the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, as it is a key component in efforts to achieve security and stability in the…
I would like to thank all our briefers today for their sobering remarks. I thank Special Representative Perthes in particular for providing us with the most recent updates, and I join others in expressing our hope that the United Nations team is holding up and staying safe under such difficult circu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over this high-level debate. I also thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing and his continued efforts to de-escalate tensions.
At the beginning of my statement, I would like to congratulate the M…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for presiding over today’s meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing.
Our sustained commitment to effective multilateralism, based on international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, is …
I thank Special Representative Bathily and Ambassador Ishikane for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome Ambassador Elsonni to today’s meeting.
Since our last briefing on Libya (see S/PV.9270), we have seen the Libyan parties take some positive and encouraging steps in conjunction with inte…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his valuable briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
First and foremost, the United Arab Emirates condemns the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Dem…
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Ms. Ghada Mudawi for their valuable briefings on the latest developments in Yemen. We reaffirm our support for the United Nations efforts in that context and also welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Yemen, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Al-Saadi, in today’s mee…
At the outset, I thank the Special Representative, Mr. Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing and for his efforts and those of his team in supporting peace in Colombia. I also thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission for his briefing. We also listened carefully to Mr. Londoño Echeverri’s briefing. We…
