I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Ghana, Kenya and my country, Gabon.
Allow us to start by expressing a warm welcome to our colleague from Ireland. We look forward to working together.
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pe…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths and the Deputy Special Representative Markus Potzel for their briefings. We followed with interest the briefing by Ms. Morgan Edwards.
The situation in Afghanistan is of concern to my country out of solidarity w…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for their briefings. I welcome Mr. Daniel Levy, whose presentation we listened to attentively.
Although…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres and Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for their respective briefings and welcome the participation of the President of Ukraine in this meeting.
As the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month, we remember with great sorrow all who have fallen
victi…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this debate on the thirty-fifth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in Darfur pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his edifying briefing from Khartoum, which is a symbol of th…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her insightful briefing.
In recent weeks, the reports of the risk of a possible nuclear accident in Ukraine have multiplied. The intensification of military activity in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and the allegations tha…
I would like to thank China for the initiative to hold this meeting, which gives us an opportunity to address the importance of promoting the key principles of dialogue and cooperation in the maintenance of international peace and security. I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for defining the…
I thank the Special Envoy, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and Ms. Ghada Mudawi, the Acting Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to this meeting.
We welcome the renew…
I thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Rafael Grossi, for his briefing.
First of all, I would like to express my country’s serious concerns about the escalation of fighting and the perpetuation of the war in Ukraine. Since last Saturday, following the att…
I thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Weixiong Chen of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and Mr. Martin Ewi for their informative contributions, which provide us with an update on the operational activities carried out by Da’esh in a…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this urgent meeting. I also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, for his inspiring briefing and for his efforts.
The escalation of violence in recent days in the Gaza Strip remind us of the scope of the journey to…
I would like to thank China for convening today’s important debate, which is of particular importance for Africa. I thank Commissioner Bankole Adeoye, Special Adviser Cristina Duarte and Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith for their enlightening briefings, while reiterating my country’s support to them…
On behalf on Gabon, I would also like to extend to departing Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason my wishes for success in her new role. It was a real pleasure to work together with her on the issues discussed in the Security Council.
We listened very closely to Ms. DiCarlo’s update on the situation in…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Her Excellency Ms. Sylvie Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, to today’s meeting. I would also like to recognize France and other members of the Council for their efforts and commitment during the negotiations.
Resolution…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom as the penholder on resolution 2647 (2022) for its efforts as well as the other members of the Security Council for their engagement during the negotiations.
Gabon abstained in the voting on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this briefing on the review of sustainability and the peacebuilding mechanism, which my delegation warmly welcomes. I would also like to thank Ambassador Hossain for his briefing, and I assure him of our support throughout
his mandate. We also congratulate…
I thank Ms. Lynn Hastings, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for her enlightening briefing. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine.
While it is clear that peace in th…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq for her detailed and informative briefing.
I welcome the presence of the Iraqi Foreign Minister and the representative of Türkiye at this urgently convened meeting.
Iraq remains firmly committed to the path out of the crisis in o…
I thank you, Sir, for taking the initiative of convening this important high-level debate, which once again provides us with an opportunity to reaffirm the need to protect this vulnerable segment of the population — children — who systematically pay a high price in situations of instability and co…
I would like to thank the Brazilian presidency for taking the initiative to convene today’s high-level public debate. It is particularly important to my country, Gabon, which has been involved in peacekeeping efforts in the Central African subregion for several years. This meeting is of particular i…
