Since this is our first meeting this month, let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. I would like to assure you of our full support as you carry out your duties.
I would also like to commend Ambassador Van Oosterom and his team on a successful presidency …
I will be very brief. We thank you, Mr. President, for responding to the request for the convening of today’s meeting. We express our gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General and Acting Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for his briefing on the latest in the situation …
We thank the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this high-level debate on peacekeeping operations and for building on the momentum generated over recent years on the reform agenda. We are pleased to see you, Mr. Prime Minister, presiding over this meeting, which demonstrates…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for his comprehensive briefing. We want to express our appreciation to the United Nations and humanitarian partners for their continued selfless and courageous service in providing assistance to all Syrians in difficult circumstances.
We remain concerned ab…
We are happy to see you, Madam President, presiding over this briefing. I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock and David Beasley of the World Food Programme for sharing their views on the link between conflict and hunger and their experience in the field. We want to
express appr…
I would like to start by thanking the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for having organized this important briefing on the situation in the Lake Chad basin, building on what the Security Council did last year. I wish to express appreciation to Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for…
The deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indeed a matter of serious concern. The continued instability in the country has displaced many and caused a major humanitarian crisis that requires serious attention. We thank Under- Secretar…
We have been following the news about the nerve-agent attack in Salisbury, in the United Kingdom. We would like to express our sympathy for and solidarity with the families of the victims, as well as the Government and the people of the United Kingdom. We have taken note of the letter that was circu…
We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive, up-to-date and very useful briefing on the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018).
Two weeks after the adoption of that resolution, the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to cause serious concern. The United Nations and its humanitaria…
I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Angelino Alfano, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy, on his assumption of the post of Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I would also like to thank him for his comprehensive briefing and for outlinin…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report (S/2018/165) on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Yamamoto for his briefing. As we ma…
Let me express our appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her maiden briefing on the current situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the activities of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock and Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for their comprehensive briefings.
We would like to express our gratitude to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners for their continuing efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of Syr…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed for his briefing. We greatly appreciate his service and tireless efforts to bring about a diplomatic solution to the Yemeni crisis. He was entrusted with a very difficult, complex and challenging task. I would add that we believe that he did his…
We wish to express our thanks to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, former President Kafando, for his briefing on the current political situation in Burundi. We also thank Ambassador Lauber, Chairman of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for his bri…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2401 (2018) on the humanitarian situation in Syria. We voted in favour because we believe that the resolution can make a positive difference on the ground in the alleviation of the continued tragedy of the Syrians. Having discussed the severe humanitar…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock for his briefing. We appreciate his efforts and understand the challenges he faces.
We are deeply concerned about the military escalation in eastern Ghouta and its devastating impact on civilians. We are also equally concerned about escalating conflict…
We join others in expressing appreciation to the Kuwaiti presidency for organizing this high-level debate and we are pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the meeting. At a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges and threats to global peace and security, the need for multilateralism has n…
We would like, as always, to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his useful and comprehensive briefing on the most recent developments concerning the Middle East and Palestine. We have always benefited from his briefings. We were pleased and honoured to have had His Excellency President Mahmoud A…
I wish to thank Mr. Modibo Touré, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his briefing on the latest developments in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS). I would also like to express appreciation to Ambassad…
