We also thank the penholder, China, for their efforts.
Denmark voted in favour of today’s resolution (resolution 2818 (2026)) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and ensure its continued presence on the ground.
Afghanistan continues to confront a pr…
Denmark abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2026/159, presented today by Russia, as Denmark does not believe that the Russian Federation submitted this draft resolution in good faith.
In contrast, resolution 2817 (2026), submitted by the Kingdom of Bahrain, represents a genuine effort to …
Let me thank the Kingdom of Bahrain for its efforts as penholder on resolution 2817 (2026).
The large number of co-sponsors from within the Council and across the entire membership demonstrates the collective desire to end Iran’s strikes against countries in the region and bring peace to the Middle…
Let me thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her insightful remarks. I thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here today and for shedding light on a topic that greatly affects instability and conflict around the world.
Access to critical minerals and energy systems sits at the very heart o…
Denmark thanks the United States for highlighting this critical topic of the first day of the presidency. And we commend the First Lady of the United States for her presence here today and for showing leadership on this issue. Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her sobering briefi…
I thank the United Kingdom presidency for convening the Council for this urgent meeting following the latest developments in the Middle East. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his statement.
Today’s developments are deeply concerning and pose the risk of further destabilizing an alread…
I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Rugwabiza and Ambassador Hilale, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings today. And I welcome the representative of the Central African Republic to this meeting.
Allow me to make three points.
First, Denmark congratul…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General for her sobering briefing and welcome the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine to this meeting. And I thank you, Minister Doughty, for leading the meeting here today.
Exactly four years ago, as the Council met in an emergency meeting (see S/PV.8974) and as the Secr…
I thank Under Secretary-General DiCarlo, Director Wosornu and Ms. Al-Karib for their disheartening updates. Their briefings, like all the briefings we get on the situation in the Sudan, embody the tragic duality of that conflict: accounts so harrowing as to be unimaginable, yet so recurrent that the…
Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and Ms. Hiba Qasas and Mr. Nadav Tamir for their important statements that give reasons for hope.
We meet today three months after the adoption of resolution 2803 (2025), which endorsed President Donald J. Trump’s Comprehensive Plan…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tetteh and Mr. Albibas for their briefings, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to the Council.
This year marks 15 years since the uprising against the former regime. Many things have changed since then. However, Libya still fa…
Let me begin by also extending a warm welcome to Deputy Special Envoy Cordone. We thank him for his briefing and wish him every success in his new role. I also thank Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director Doughten. I want to particularly acknowledge the contribution of Ms. Muzn…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Doughten of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings, and I welcome the representative of Yemen to this meeting.
Denmark reiterates its demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all those unlawfully detained…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and our briefers for their remarks.
South Sudan is on the brink of collapse. The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is under direct threat by the transitional leadership, while the people of South Sudan face…
Let me also thank today’s briefers for their insightful remarks, in particular the perspectives shared from the front lines of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Let me also thank all U…
Let me thank today’s briefers and welcome Minister Elmore and the European Union’s Special Envoy for Counter-Terrorism to the Chamber today.
Few threats have shown the same ability to endure and adapt as Da’esh. Their theatres may differ, but their method is the same: exploiting fragility, grievanc…
Denmark welcomes today’s adoption by the Security Council of a resolution to renew the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) (resolution 2814 (2026)). We thank the penholders — Panama and the United States — for their efforts.
Denmark hopes that 2026 will be a transformat…
Let me thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for his informative briefing.
We are relieved that the earthly remains of the last hostage held in Gaza since the terror attack on 7 October 2023 have finally been returned, and we hope that this can contribute to healing for the families affected. …
Denmark voted in favour of resolution 2813 (2026), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for another two months before its drawdown on 31 March.
For six years, UNMHA has served as a critical stabilizing presence in Hudaydah. It has engaged wit…
Let me also thank the Secretary-General, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Ali Youssouf and Judge Yusuf for their insightful briefings. We commend Somalia for convening this timely debate today.
Around this table, we must recall that the rule of law is not an abstract principle. For civil…
