I would also like to thank Mr. Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his comprehensive briefing and for leading the work of United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), as well as President Osmani-Sadriu and Foreign Minister Selaković for their statements.
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I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Shujaa Al-Deen for her insightful briefing.
Estonia remains deeply concerned about the ongoing hostilities in Yemen that have once again intensified in recent weeks, causing more…
I would like to thank all the briefers for their informative and valuable briefings today and express Estonia’s strong support for the work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. We warmly welcome Her Excellency Ms. Marta Lucía
Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affai…
I thank the Kenyan presidency for organizing this open debate today. I extend my warmest welcome to the Secretary-General and His Excellency President Thabo Mbeki and thank them for their insightful briefings. I also thank Ms. Fawzia Koofi on her presentation on the evolving situation in Afghanistan…
I thank the briefers for their informative and insightful contributions.
The illicit flow of small arms and light weapons and their ammunition exacerbates ongoing conflicts, intensifies intercommunal violence and abets and sustains violent extremists, terrorists and organized criminal groups. Contr…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We wholeheartedly support the statements he made today and last Thursday (SG/SM/20944) and the letter he sent to the Security Council on this matter.
Estonia strongly condemns the decision by the Government of Ethiopia to expel seven United Natio…
I thank Special Representative Keita, Ambassador Abarry and Ms. Mbangu for their presentations.
First, I would like to commend the Congolese Government for maintaining political stability in the country and making further progress in relations with the neighbouring countries.
Furthermore, we take …
I would like to thank Ms. Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Ms. Emmanuela Douyon for their informative briefings and valuable work.
This has been a very challenging year for Haiti — the assassination of President Moïse, the horrific earthquake and the con…
I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I very much appreciate her persistent calls for Security Council unity to uphold the norm against chemical weapons. Estonia reiterates that the identification of, and in particular accountability for, those responsible for the use of chemi…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Rothbart and Ms. Farsakh for their statements.
More than four months after the most recent round of violence in and around Gaza, the tensions and violence between the parties have unfortunately not subsided.
The continued la…
I join others in thanking the Deputy Secretary-General for her briefing and undertaking her visit to draw attention to the importance of women’s political participation. I would also like to sincerely thank Ms. Dini for sharing her insights.
Estonia is deeply concerned about the ongoing disagreemen…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Mhaissen for their thorough briefings.
At least half a million people have lost their lives during the decade-long Syrian conflict. Despite the current relative calm, military operations continue in many parts of the country. Achieving a nationwide ceasefire a…
I thank Ireland for convening this very important meeting today in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
(CTBT). I would also like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, Mr. Floyd and Ms. Wangui Wanyaga for their most valuable insights and excellent briefings.
For Estonia, the CTBT is one of the…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his briefing and thank Ms. Qaddour for her moving statement.
Estonia remains worried about the ongoing tensions and violence in several parts of Syria, which continue to impact civilians and contribute to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation…
I join others in thanking the briefers for their insightful interventions. I also warmly welcome the participation of the representative of the Sudan in this meeting.
At the outset, I would like to commend the bravery and resilience of Sudanese women, without whom the Sudan would not be on the path…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Sudan Sanctions Committee, covering the period from 14 June 2021 to today.
During the reporting period, the Committee received the interim report of the Panel of Exp…
I would also like to thank the briefers for their comprehensive overviews on the latest developments.
Libya has made great strides forward on the political, security and economic tracks over the past year. It is now important not to let the progress stall. The tasks ahead for the coming months are …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing and wish him every success in his new role. I also thank Deputy Director Mudawi and Ms. Al-Qadhi for their briefings.
Estonia is deeply concerned about increased military activity in Yemen during recent weeks, especially in Ma’rib, which has caused f…
I wish to thank Special Representative Lyons, Ms. Frogh and Ms. Yousafzai for their briefings and for sharing their experiences.
It has been less than two weeks since we last met to discuss Afghanistan (see S/PV.8848). One of the welcome developments in the meantime has been the flash appeal for ai…
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General, President Johnson-Sirleaf and Ms. Safaa Elagib Adam for their briefings.
The aim of every United Nations peacekeeping mission is to end and make itself redundant, but, as past experience has shown, peace requires a multidimensional approach, which ha…
