My delegation thanks Kuwait for the initiative of holding this emergency meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I congratulate Mr. Mladenov for the quality of his briefing.
Côte d’Ivoire remains particularly concerned about the serious events on the border …
My delegation wishes to thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), for his presentation of the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of the mandate of UNSOM and the United Nat…
My delegation thanks Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for the quality of his briefing on the situation in Kosovo. We also welcome Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister a…
I thank Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo, Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the UNAMID mandate (S/2018/389). The report informs us of the UNAMID op…
My delegation would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her biannual briefing on the Court’s activity on cases relating to the situation in Libya.
The difficulties encountered by the Prosecutor in executing various arrest warrants show the…
I thank the Polish presidency for organizing this meeting with Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations and the Force Commanders of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation
in Darfur, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission i…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on Poland’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, and to assure you of Côte d’Ivoire’s support, as we had already begun to do yesterday during our important discussion on children and armed conflict. In any case,…
My delegation thanks Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations; Ambassador Ismail Wais, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy for South Sudan; and Ms. Nasiwa, for their respective briefings on the situation in South Sudan. We also thank y…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the adoption of resolution 2414 (2018), on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2018.
My delegation voted in favour of the resolution, which clearly sets out the framework and the goals of t…
My delegation thanks Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his enlightening briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Côte d’Ivoire is concerned about the escalation of violence during the Great March of Return, org…
As this is the first time I take the floor before the Security Council since the sudden passing away of our compatriot and friend and Council members’ colleague, Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations, I would like to convey to members the…
My delegation thanks Ms. Jayathma Wickramanayake, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, for her briefing. Our thanks also go to Mr. Graeme Simpson, lead author of the progress study on youth, peace and security (see S/2018/86); Ms. Sophia Pierre-Antoine, member of the Advisory Council of the World…
Today is a particularly sad day for my country, Côte d’Ivoire, which has just lost its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bernard Tanoh- Boutchoue, who died yesterday afternoon. I would like to thank all United Nations delegations for the many messages of support and solidari…
My delegation thanks Mr. Alexander Zouev, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, and Ms. Irina Schoulgin Nyoni, speaking on behalf of the Chair of the Liberian configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings. My delegation would also like to thank M…
My delegation thanks the United Kingdom for having initiated this briefing on the letter (S/2018/218) of 13 March from Mrs. Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following the events that took place in Salisbury on 4 March. We also thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disa…
Côte d’Ivoire would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his briefing on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. My delegation would also like to take the opportunity of the first briefing delivered by Mr. Martin Griffiths, the new Special Envoy of the S…
My delegation thanks the Russian Federation for taking the initiative to organize this briefing on the humanitarian situation in Raqqa and Rukban. We also thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his enlightening briefing on the humanitarian situation in Syria, …
I would like to commend your country, Peru, Mr. President, for including this important issue of sexual violence in conflicts around the world on our agenda during its presidency.
The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing on the rep…
The delegation of Cote d’Ivoire would like to thank the Secretary-General for his presence and for his briefing on the latest developments in Syria following the air strikes carried out by certain members of the Security Council during the night of Friday, 13 April. Côte d’Ivoire requests all the ac…
The delegation of Côte d’Ivoire thanks Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing on new developments in the critical situation in several countries in the Middle East, in particular Syria, since the Security Council considered the issue on 9 and 10 April (see S/PV. 8225 and S/PV. 8228).
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