My delegation welcomes today the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2399 (2018), which extends the sanctions regime against the Central African Republic for one year. We hope that the implementation of its provisions will allow for significant progress to be made in resolving the cr…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the holding of the quarterly open debate of the Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his enlightening briefing on this issue.
The situation i…
Côte d’Ivoire thanks Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix; the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Ursula Mueller; and Mr. Festus Mogae, Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and
Evaluation Commission, for their respective briefings…
My delegation thanks the Russian Federation for having called for this emergency meeting of the Security Council with a view to once again discussing the issue of the use of chemical weapons in general, and in Syria in particular, where, it seems, that atrocious weapon is being used.
My country, wh…
I thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his briefing on the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/1105) on progress made in the political process in Mali and the activities of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali…
Côte d’Ivoire thanks the presidency of Kazakhstan for convening this ministerial-level debate on the issue of peace, security and development in Central Asia and Afghanistan, which is a source of major concern to the Security Council and to all the States of Central Asia, and beyond. I would like to…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the presence at this Security Council meeting of His Excellency Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as that of the President of Poland, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Minist…
Let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Ghassan Salamé, for his briefing on the situation in Libya and to assure him that my country, Côte d’Ivoire, supports his efforts to bring about peace in Libya. I wo…
Côte d’Ivoire notes with great interest the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/1104), His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, and reiterates its support for his tireless efforts to promote sustainable peace and security throughout the world in general, and in West Africa and the Sahel in particula…
My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having kindly agreed to convene this important briefing on the situation in Colombia. This is a major concern for all members of our Council.
Before I continue, I would like to hail the presence of His Excellency the Vice-President of Colomb…
My delegation would like to thank Mr. Jean- Pierre Lacroix for his high-quality presentation to the Council, which has helped us to understand the most recent developments in the region of the Sudan.
In our statement today, Côte d’Ivoire would like to focus on two key points: the peace process in D…
Côte d’Ivoire commends Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping
Operations, for his exceptional briefing on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In that connection, I would like to comment on two key issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the curr…
As I speak for the first time in the Security Council Chamber, I would like to wish everyone a
happy new year. I would also like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January.
With your permission, Mr. President, I would like to sa…
In my capacity as representative of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and Chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and as Chair of the group of States members of the OIC in New York, I have the p…
On behalf of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, and the Ivorian Government, I wish every success to the Bolivian presidency of the Security Council and pay tribute to Uruguay for the effective way in which it steered the deliberations of this import…
I would like to congratulate the Uruguayan presidency of the Security Council on organizing this high-level public debate on the issue of the protection of civilians and medical care in conflict. I also congratulate Secretary- General Mr. António Guterres, the Vice-President of the International Com…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. As we did in the case of your previous mandate, we express our full confidence that you, Sir, will steer the work of the Council effectively.
My country is ve…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We have every faith in you and will provide you with support during your term.
My delegation is very pleased to participate in this high-level open debate on trafficking in …
At the outset, allow me to express on behalf of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, His Excellency Mr. Alassane Ouattara, and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, our best wishes for the succcess of the Ukrainian delegation during its presidency, and to pay homage to all Council members for …
First and foremost, allow me begin by conveying the deepest condolences of the Ivorian Government to the Governments and the peoples of Germany and Russia for the terrorist attack in Berlin and the assassination of Ambassador Andrey Karlov, respectively.
I would like to congratulate the Spanish pre…
