At the outset, I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for her briefing. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Marcin Bosacki, Secretary of State of the Polish Government.
Ms. DiCarlo’s remarks confirm the gravity of the facts. On the nig…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on the start of your presidency and commend the Permanent Representative of Panama for his presidency last month.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, Deputy Permanent Representative of Germany and Chair of…
First of all, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
We are gathering here today to recall the reality of the war that the Ukrainian people continue to face every day, as Mr. Jenča once again just reminded us.
France condemns in the strongest terms the R…
I would first like to thank the Secretary-General for being here this morning in the Security Council and for his commitment to fostering a return to security and stability in Haiti. I also thank UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Catherine Russell, for her briefing on the worrisome situation of childre…
First of all, I would like to thank all the members of the Security Council for their commitment and availability throughout the negotiation process on the resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (resolution 2790 (2025)).
The negotiations this year to…
I apologize for extending this meeting slightly, but the matter of hostages is a serious and important topic. I will not repeat what I said already, namely regarding our solidarity on the matter and the need to release the hostages as soon as possible.
I would like to challenge at least two points …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, and the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Joyce Msuya, for their briefings. I would also like to thank Ms. Ashing for her briefing on the tragic consequ…
At the outset I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Ms. Martha Pobee, for her briefing, as well as the United States for requesting this meeting.
As noted by the United Nations, we are once again facing a very worrisome deterioration of the security situation in the eastern Democra…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher for their briefings.
Syria finds itself today at a crossroads. After decades of dictatorship and war, an inclusive Syria at peace with itself is possible. However, this transition remains fragile, …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, for her briefing. I express our full support for the implementation of the road map. The fragile situation in Libya attests to the urgent need to relaunch the political process. I also thank the representati…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Vladimir Voronkov, Executive Director Natalia Gherman and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Elisa de Anda Madrazo for their briefings.
The Council must remain mobilized to address the terrorist threat posed by Da’esh, which remains significa…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the crucial issue of protecting victims of sexual violence in conflict zones. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Pramila Patten, to whom
The use of rape and se…
I would like to thank Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General; and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; for their brief ings. I also welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representative of Yemen.
France once again …
I wish to thank the Republic of Panama for convening this meeting on maritime security and welcome you, Mr. President, among us.
I also thank the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr. Arsenio Domínguez, as well as Mr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales and Mr. Valdecy Urquiza, Sec…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this emergency meeting, which we requested together with our European partners on the Security Council. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair…
I would like to thank Mr. Leonardo Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Levinia Addae-Mensah for her remarks and her commitment to peace and conflict prevention in Africa.
I also wish to ex…
I would like to thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) for this briefing. And as this was the first briefing in that capacity by you, Mr. President, as you mentioned, I take this opportunity to congratulate Panama on assuming the role of Chair of the Committe…
I thank the Assistant Secretary- General, Mr. Jenča, for his briefing, and Mr. Ilay David for his moving testimony. On behalf of France, I wish to assure him of our solidarity and support. I welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel, Mr. Gideon Saar. I also welcome …
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and express my best wishes for your presidency of the Security Council during this month of August.
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I would also like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Pakistan on his effective presidency and that of his Mission thro…
The situation is unbearable. It is unbearable because Russia, which called for us to meet this morning to discuss obstacles to the peace process in Ukraine, launched just last night large-scale air strikes against Ukrainian cities, in particular against Kyiv. Russia launched more than 300 drones and…