Allow me to convey to you, Mr. President, the appreciation of His Excellency Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon and Head of State, for your invitation to take part in this high-level debate of the Security Council. The President of the Gabonese Republic also asked me to convey…
I thank you, Madam President, for Ghana’s initiative in convening today’s meeting. I also thank Prosecutor Khan for presenting his report, in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011), and I welcome the presence of the representative of Libya.
Gabon is pleased to see the Prosecutor giving his briefing…
I thank Mr. Khaled Khiari for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Korea and Japan in today’s meeting.
The situation on the Korean peninsula is very worrisome. On 2 November, North Korea once again launched a number of ballistic missiles, one of which lande…
I congratulate Ghana on its presidency of the Security Council and assure you, Madam President, of Gabon’s brotherly support.
I thank you for taking the initiative of convening this high-level debate, which is of particular interest to Gabon. We are indeed convinced of the central role that peaceke…
The general elections of 2 October took place against a backdrop of tension and community conflict, which was fuelled by divisive rhetoric. We take note of the numerous measures taken to enable the holding of the elections and to facilitate the functioning of institutions, including appointing judge…
It is a pleasure to see you leading our work, Mr. President. I want to congratulate Ghana on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in November, wish you every success and pledge our brotherly support. I thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his informative briefing.
The plig…
Gabon abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/720, submitted for consideration by the Security Council.
My country’s position is clear. We are opposed to the war. We support a diplomatic solution to the war. Since the start of the crisis, we have hammered home the point, here in the Coun…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hanif for his briefing. We listened carefully to the briefings delivered by Mr. Kupriyanov and Mr. Eyl-Mazzega.
The information we were provided just now on major leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines are alarming and raise concerns about t…
I have the honour to deliver a statement in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I intend to provide an overview of the work of the Committee since my predecessor last briefed the Secur…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his informative briefing.
The resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains an ongoing challenge for the Security Council and the international community as a whole. The recent general debate of the General Assembly again provided an opportuni…
I welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy in this meeting. I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
We are concerned about the many indicators that the war in Ukraine is escalating. During the general debate in the General Assembly, we heard most world leaders em…
I thank the Deputy Special Representative, Mr. Markus Potzel, and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, for their briefings on the situation in Afghanistan. We followed with interest the briefing of Ms. Fawzia Koofi, civil society representativ…
I thank you, Madam President, for the initiative of this meeting on the situation in Ukraine, which takes place in conjunction with the high-level week of the General Assembly, marked by the need for bold solutions at a time when the world is at a critical juncture. I thank the Secretary-General for…
The briefing we have just heard confirms the severity of the global food crisis that the world is facing and that is affecting countries in situations of conflict in particular. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Torero and Mr. Beasley for their detailed briefings and …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miloslav Jenča for his statement on the military clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the situation on the ground.
The resurgence of clashes between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan brings back sad memories of the 2020 conflict, in w…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3) — Ghana, Kenya and my own country, Gabon.
I thank Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing. We also took note of the presentation by Mr. Ibrahim Mudawi, a representative of …
I would like to thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Ms. Dragana Trifković, civil-society representative, for their briefings.
The Security Council held meetings on the situation in Ukraine on Tuesday (see S/PV.9124) and Wednesday (see S/PV.9126), and now we …
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris and Ms. Drik for their respective briefings on the situation in Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine continues to cause major displacement as people flee the war, with large-scale humanitarian consequences. Despite considerab…
I thank the Secretary-General for setting the scene of the situation in Zaporizhzhya. I also thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, for the helpful information that he just provided about the situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. We n…
I would like to congratulate France on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative to hold today’s debate on peacekeeping operations at a time when that tool is crucial to the role and visibility of the United Nations. We are at a crossro…
