As this is the first time I have addressed the Council since the Republic of Equatorial Guinea assumed its presidency, while welcoming your presence here, Mr. President, I would also like to congratulate your country and extend to Ambassador Ndong Mba and his team my best wishes for their successful…
Allow me, first of all, to express the regrets of His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, who, owing to scheduling constraints, could not attend this high-level debate to
which you, Mr. President, kindly invited him. I would therefore like to extend to you,…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2454 (2019), on the sanctions regime for the Central African Republic. In its capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic, my country thanks all delegations for t…
My delegation welcomes this informative meeting on the humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and congratulates Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on his excellent briefing.
Côte d’Ivoire is particularly concerned about …
My delegation thanks Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing and welcomes the Ministers who are attending this meeting.
My delegation is concerned about the latest developments in the political and institutional crisis that has shaken Venezuela in recent years. While…
Côte d’Ivoire thanks the presidency of the Dominican Republic for organizing this public debate on the impact of climate disasters on international peace and security, which is critical. My delegation commends Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and the other briefers for their excellent presen…
My delegation welcomes today’s briefing on the review of the peace process in Colombia. WE would also like to welcome the presence at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia. His presence is a good illustration of the…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the holding of this open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian
question. We welcome the presence in the Council today of Ms. Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and we thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Mid…
Мy delegation welcomes this briefing on the situation in Libya. We congratulate Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on the quality of his briefing and reiterate our support for his tireless efforts to p…
My delegation thanks Her Excellency Ambassador Joanna Wronecka, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, for her briefing on the activities of the Committee for the period of 4 October 2018 to 17 January 2019. We commend her for her outstanding wor…
At the outset, and like the delegation of Equatorial Guinea, allow me to offer my delegation’s condolences to the Government and the people of Kenya following yesterday’s terrorist attack, which claimed numerous victims.
My delegation welcomes the presence among us of Ms. Kamissa Camara, Minister f…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the organization of this informative briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/1175) on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). We commend Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Hea…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this briefing on the implementation of the provisions of the Stockholm Agreement, concluded on 13 December 2018 between the Yemeni parties. We would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen and U…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this emergency meeting of the Security Council given the serious nature of the incidents that took place on Sunday 25 November between the Russian naval forces and Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait.
We wish also to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secret…
My delegation thanks Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, for the quality of his briefing. We also thank Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland and Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for his briefing on the …
On behalf of the African countries that are members of the Security Council — Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea — I thank the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate on strengthening African peacekeeping operations.
This debate follows the 11th extraordinary session of the As…
My delegation welcomes this briefing on the latest developments in the situation in the Middle East,
including the Palestinian question. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, whose briefing challenged us once again on the need to conti…
My delegation welcomes this briefing on the political process in the Syrian Arab Republic, and thanks Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, for his excellent briefing, updating us on the status of the political process in that country.
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the…
My delegation welcomes the holding of this briefing of the Security Council, focusing on the consideration of the developments in the situation in South Sudan and the extent of the challenges facing that country. We would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeepi…
My delegation welcomes this briefing on the progress of the operationalization of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). I thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Maman Sidikou, Permanent Secretary of the Group of Five for the …
