We would like to express our profound appreciation to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners for their untiring efforts to provide life-saving assistance in Yemen under extremely challenging conditions. We also thank Under- Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his briefing on those activitie…
We thank Joint Special Representative Mamabolo for his comprehensive briefing.
We are pleased to note that the security situation in Darfur continues to improve. With intercommunal conflict remaining low and criminality decreasing, we commend the efforts of the Government, as well as the concerted …
At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports under this agenda item (A/73/269, A/73/270 and A/73/273). I would like to associate my delegation with the statements delivered by the representatives of Morocco and Egypt on behalf of the Group of African States an…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing on the most recent political and security situation in Mali. We also want to extend our appreciation to the military and civilian personnel of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSM…
I would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his most useful and comprehensive briefing on the latest developments concerning the Middle East and Palestine.
It is clear that provocative actions continue to fuel tensions on the …
We join others in thanking the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, for his comprehensive briefing today. We very much appreciate and support his untiring diplomatic endeavours to relaunch a credible political process with a view to resolving the Syrian crisis. W…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougui and Special Envoy Said Djinnit for their comprehensive and informative briefings, as well as for their continued efforts and capable leadership in the field.
We note the significant progress that has been made in the preparati…
We thank Special Representative Arnault for his briefing on the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2018/874). We are very pleased to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García, who i…
I want to join others in congratulating Bolivia on assuming the presidency of the Council and assure it of our fullest support. Let me also express our appreciation to United States Ambassador Nikki Haley and her entire staff for their successful presidency last month.
We thank you, Mr. President, …
Allow me to start by expressing my warmest congratulations to the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-third session. I can assure her of my delegation’s fullest support and cooperation in the effective discharge of her responsibilities. Let me also convey my sincere appreciation to her …
I thank the United States presidency for organizing today’s ministerial-level meeting on an issue that has serious implications for regional and international peace and security.
A year ago, I presided over a meeting of the Security Council during the Ethiopian presidency at which we discussed the …
We thank the United States presidency for convening today’s high-level briefing on non-proliferation. We are very pleased to see you presiding over this important meeting, Mr. President. Non-proliferation has indeed been high on the Council’s agenda and it is therefore timely and relevant that we ar…
We join the whole world in paying special tribute to Nelson Mandela — one of Africa’s greatest sons, an inspiration to humankind and a global icon. Today we have an opportunity to celebrate the life of Mandela and reflect on his legacy. It was a life of endless courage, boundless sacrifice, measurel…
We thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for requesting this meeting, and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for his briefing. We also express our appreciation to the United Nations and its humanitarian partners for their selfless service in Yemen under extremely difficult circumstances.
The…
We welcome today’s unanimous adoption of a landmark resolution on performance in peacekeeping (resolution 2436 (2018)). As the penholder, the United States deserves our appreciation for all its efforts in facilitating the negotiations on the draft text. We know that it was not an easy process, but i…
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his briefing on the latest developments with regard to the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
We remain concerned that negative actions taken by the parties continue to stok…
Allow me to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Nicholas Haysom for their briefings. I also take this opportunity to say how much we have appreciated Mr. Haysom’s dedicated efforts and contributions on the issue of Abyei over the past two years.
We are pleased to note once agai…
Allow me, first of all, to join other colleagues in expressing our sincere condolences to the Russian Federation.
We thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings on the Syrian political and humanitarian track. We reiterate our support for the c…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and Special Envoy Haysom for their respective briefings. As this is likely to be the last time that Mr. Haysom briefs the Security Council in his current capacity, let me express our appreciation to him for all his dedicated efforts as Special Envoy of the S…
We would like to thank the Secretary General for his comprehensive
report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2018/824) and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We appreciate the briefing by Special Representative Yamamoto and are grateful to Ambassador Sai…
