I thank France for convening this meeting.
(spoke in English)
The conflict in Ukraine affects all of us, even in regions far from where the hostilities are taking place. The Security Council is the appropriate forum for seeking a solution that ensures lasting peace. This week marks seven months si…
Brazil abstained in the voting on decision 77/506, after voting in favour of draft amendment A/77/L.2, which was proposed by Belarus. We agree that any Head of State facing exceptional difficulties should be allowed to participate in the general debate through a pre-recorded statement. We regret, ho…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Haysom and Ms. Riziq for their informative briefings. I also welcome the delegation of South Sudan to this meeting, in which our delegation would like to raise four issues.
First, we join the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing, and I welcome the delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan to this meeting.
The border clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the past few days are contrary to the spirit and letter of the trilateral statements of 9 Novem…
At the outset, I want to thank the French presidency of the Security Council for supporting the convening of today’s meeting, as proposed by Brazil and Ireland. As co-focal points in the Council on food security and armed conflicts, we aim to keep highlighting the centrality of food security to conf…
I thank the briefers for their presentations.
Special Envoy Pedersen told us last month (see S/PV.9117) that we needed to be honest about the mismatch between the scale of our collective political efforts and the scale of the challenge at hand — we agree.
Troubling signs of military escalation are…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan,
and Mr. Ibrahim Mudawi for their briefings. I also welcome the delegation of the Sudan to this meeting.
Our delegation will raise three points.
First, we are concerned about the violenc…
Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered by Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
At the outset, allow me to express our appreciation and support for the work done by the Permanent Representatives of Oman and New Zealand, along with their teams, in facilitating the process relat…
I would like to join previous speakers in conveying our deepest condolences to the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, our friends and colleagues at the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and the people of the United Kingdom on the passing away of Her Majesty Q…
At the outset and on behalf of Brazil, I would like to express our deep condolences to all our colleagues at the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As the world mourns her departure, we remember with fondness her trip to Brazil, where she was re…
Brazil would like to say a few words in its national capacity.
First, we would like to extend our personal thanks to you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and to Kazakhstan for its initiative. I would also like to thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Af…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative James Swan, Deputy Special Representative Fiona Lortan and Special Representative Annette Weber for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the representative of Somalia in this meeting.
Somalia can boast significant political progress in 2022…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary-General Ilze Brands Kehris and Ms. Oleksandra Drik for their briefings.
Two weeks ago, the Security Council met to discuss the situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.9115) after six months of conflict. The report Under-Secr…
Brazil would like to thank Japan and Sierra Leone for their efforts as co-facilitators of resolution 76/304, on international cooperation on access to justice, remedies and assistance for survivors of sexual violence.
Combating sexual violence is a key priority for the Government of Brazil. Our cur…
I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Zhang Jun and his team at the Chinese mission for the dynamic leadership in the exercise of the presidency in the month of August. I
also congratulate you, Mr. President, on taking over the presidency this month and pledge to you the full support of my d…
Let me start by expressing our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his team’s visit to Zaporizhzhya and his report.
The IAEA mission last week to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant was a pos…
Our statement concerns resolution 76/301.
The coronavirus disease has taught the international community that we urgently need to redouble our collective efforts to detect new health emergencies and respond to them in a timely, efficient and coordinated manner. Brazil welcomes the initiative to con…
I would like to start by thanking my colleague Ambassador Osama Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Mahmoud for the comprehensive overview of the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2021. We are grateful to him and to Egypt for the insight and leadership they gave us last year. I also want to express my w…
I briefly take the floor to commend — and thank — China for its very successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of August — and without neckties. I also wish the delegation of France all the best in its presidency of the Council next month.
I thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I thank the Permanent Representative of India for her briefing. I also welcome the Libyan delegation in today’s meeting; we listened carefully to the briefing by the Libyan Permanent Representative.
Let me join others in expressing our deep…
