I join others in thanking the Albanian presidency for organizing this meeting, as well as Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing.
Brazil knows first-hand the importance of United Nations peace missions. In the past 70 years, more than 55,000 Brazilian military and police personnel have pa…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing today.
As we have done in the past, we have read the latest report (see S/2023/637) of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) closely and have been unable…
Brazil aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
Let me start by thanking Germany and Namibia for the enormous efforts they put into the preparatory process for the Summit of the Future in this last semester. We also than…
I commend France for its careful work as the penholder in the negotiations. We also thank all Security Council members for their constructive engagement throughout the process.
As a close friend of Lebanon and being proud of its large community of persons of Lebanese descent, Brazil has long been e…
I thank Special Representative El-Ghassim Wane for his comprehensive briefing. It is critical for the Security Council to be kept fully updated on the situation in Mali as the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) transfers its tasks and prepares to leave…
I commend the Secretary-General for his thorough report (S/2023/568) and thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman and Ms. Khalaf, President of the Farida Global Organization, for their detailed presentations.
There has been significant progress in the fight against Da’esh.…
I thank the United States delegation for scheduling this meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her updates on the situation on the ground and Ms. Rashevska for her briefing. I also hope to read Mr. Kuleba’s testimony, which we were unable to hear today.
Eighteen months …
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his thorough briefing. We also listened attentively to Ms. Alkanawati’s presentation. I welcome the representatives of Syria, Türkiye and Iran to today’s meeting.
Brazil, a country that is very proud of its illustrious and hardworking community of Syrian descent, …
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Al Jerbi from civil society for her contribution, and I join others in welcoming the Libyan delegation to this meeting.
Brazil has followed with deep concern the recent armed clashes that erupted in Tripoli on 14 and 15 Augus…
I thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his briefing.
As previous speakers described, the security situation in Israel and Palestine has deteriorated markedly since the beginning of the year, with tensions escalating to alarming levels. Tragically, the…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to this meeting.
It is disturbing to see that some of the worst predictions about the conflict’s trajectory seem to be coming true. Brazil recognizes the right of all States to self-…
I thank Mr. Volker Türk and Ms. Elizabeth Salmón for their comprehensive briefings. I also thank Mr. Ilhyeok Kim for his testimony.
Brazil’s position has consistently been that debates on human rights issues should take place in the appropriate forums. Those discussions are most effective
when the…
We extend our gratitude to Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Ms. Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,
for their comprehensive briefings and their dedication to the people of Yemen on beh…
I thank Ms. Wosornu for her update on the situation in the Lachin corridor. I also welcome the delegations of Armenia, led by its Foreign Minister, and of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the European Union to this meeting.
We are concerned about the reports of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Kara…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Director Edem Wosornu for their comprehensive briefings, and I welcome Ambassador Mohamed and the Sudanese delegation to this meeting.
The violent power struggle that erupted in the Sudan in April has plunged the country into disarray. We remain …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, and Mr. Mohamad Katoub for their briefings today.
Once again, we have read the most recent report of the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (S/2023/558) and found…
I thank the briefers for their compelling presentations. As focal points for this issue at the Council, together with Switzerland, we thank the United States for providing this opportunity to advance our fight against conflict-induced food insecurity and malnutrition. We also congratulate the United…
It is always rewarding to see consensus in the Security Council.
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Brazil celebrates, with the other members of the Security Council, the unanimous adoption of the expansion of the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. I am particularly grateful to the pe…
I thank Mr. Gregorian for his briefing.
Last week, Brazil warned once again that the continuation of hostilities was causing ever-increasing human and material losses (see S/PV.9386). Preventing further destruction is a common responsibility of the parties and all Member States under the Charter of…
Like others, I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, Lieutenant General Subramanian, Lieutenant General Rodrigues De Miranda Filho and Major General Lázaro Sáenz for their insightful briefings. I also thank all those who serve as peacekeepers and are essential to the Organization’s long history of…
