I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Assistant Secretary- General Joyce Msuya for their inspiring briefings.
I welcome the presence among us of the Permanent Representative of Yemen.
The truce, which was extended on 2 June for a further two months, is a good step towards the ceasefire desired …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary Di Carlo as well as Mr. Olof Skoog, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union, for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Iran in this
meeting. My country appreciates and commends Ms. Geraldine…
Gabon abstained in the voting on the renewal of the sanctions regime imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (resolution 2641 (2022)).
It is our belief that the current notification requirement continues to hamper the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ability to quickly and effectively cou…
Gabon voted in favour of renewing the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), in the light of our concerns about maintaining consensus on an African issue and so as to enable MINUSMA to work in the best possible conditions.
Nevertheless, we…
I would like to thank the Deputy Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. I welcome the virtual participation of President Zelenskyy in today’s meeting.
The war in Ukraine has now been going on for more than four months, and its humanitarian and security consequences continue to spread…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his inspiring briefing.
The peace in the Middle East that we all seek essentially depends on the establishment of peace between Israel and Palestine. Such a prospect requires the firm commitment of all parties and the international community. My countr…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s condolences to the people of Afghanistan, in particular the bereaved families, following yesterday’s tragic earthquake. The devastating material and, especially, the human toll of that earthquake has exacerbated the fragility of Afghanistan and increased th…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Kenya, Ghana and my own country, Gabon (A3).
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, for her briefing on the situation in …
I would like to thank all colleagues for their flexibility and the constructive atmosphere that made it possible to adopt this important resolution 2637 (2022), as well how the Council is able to shine when it rises to meet its mandate. I think that is what made this possible today. We hope that it …
I would like to thank the Special Adviser, Ms. Alice Nderitu, for her informative briefing, as well as Ms. Liubov Tsybulska and Mr. Jared Andrew Cohen for their contributions to today’s debate. I welcome the participation at this meeting of our colleagues the Ambassadors of Ukraine, Lithuania and Sl…
I would like to start by thanking Ambassador Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana, in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, for his briefing on the Committee’s activities.
It has been 17 years since a drast…
I would like to thank the Permanent Representative of Ireland, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, for the important information she shared with us in her capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992), concerning Somalia. Since she pointed out that t…
I thank you, Madam President, for taking the initiative to convene this debate to enable us to reaffirm our firm conviction that regional and subregional organizations are integral to our ability to respond to international crises and conflicts. The scope and relevance of Chapter VIII of the Charter…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Ghana, Kenya and my country, Gabon.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Helen La Lime for her enlightening briefing, and Mr. Arnoux Descardes for his contri…
I commend your leadership, Madam President, and I thank the Albanian presidency for taking the initiative of convening this important debate, which reminds us of the persistent shared challenge resoundingly felt within the Security Council — promoting the women and peace and security agenda in situa…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for his briefing on the most recent developments in Yemen. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Yemen.
The extension of the truce in Yemen for another two months provides hope for the Yemeni people and the international community as a …
I thank you , Mr. President, for holding this debate on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I would like to thank President Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their respective briefings on the fourth report on the progress of the work of the Mechanism, pursuant …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Ghana, Kenya and my own country, Gabon (A3).
We pay a warm tribute to Mr. François Louncény Fall, who has reached the end of his mandate as Special Representative of the Secretary-Gen…
I thank the Special Adviser, Mr. Christian Ritscher, for his very detailed briefing on the progress in the activities of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD). I assure him of Gabon’s support. I a…
As I am taking the floor for the first time since your term began, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your presidency of the Security Council and on taking the initiative to convene this important debate on sexual violence and human trafficking in connection with the situation in Ukraine. I t…
