Allow me, in turn, to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. You can count on the support of my delegation. I am also grateful to the Ambassador of the Russian Federation for the professionalism with which he conducted …
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for their insightful briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine in these discussions.
Our view of the situation in Ukraine is clear. We do not want a war against a Membe…
The Council meets today, Sunday, in an attempt to echo the unequivocal messages of the international community against the war in Ukraine. As we stated in the Council just two days ago (see S/PV.8979), we reiterate our ongoing commitment to the founding principles of the Charter of the United Nation…
Today the Security Council is tasked with reaffirming the fundamental principles that underpin its existence. The main objective of the United Nations, which was established at the end of a deadly war, has been to prevent and deter another such conflict. Many nations and peoples of the world still s…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council (A3): Gabon, Ghana and Kenya. We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her informative briefing on developments in Iraq and the activities …
I thank the Secretary-General for his statement, as well as Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
This is the fourth time in three weeks that the Council is meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine. We meet tonight, 48 hours after our last meeting (see S/PV.8970) on the subject, bec…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his enlightening briefing.
I welcome the Permanent Representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to today’s meeting.
The overall situation in the Middle East remains an issue of genuine concern. The repeated te…
It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya.
We welcome the participation of Her Excellency Ms. Sylvie Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central…
I thank the Secretary-General for making available his thirty-third report (S/2022/100) on the implementation of paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013). I also thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, for his i…
First of all, I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing.
Over the past few weeks, our attention has often been focused on developments in the situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine, amid fears of military action and escalating rhetoric by the parties. Following the call made by…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary Di Carlo for her briefing. I also thank Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Representative Mikko Kinnunen and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Yaşar Halit Çevik, for their briefings. I further…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the initiative of convening this debate on issues that are so central for most African States. African States view regional and subregional organizations as key actors in responding to international crises and conflicts and increasingly advocate the prevalence of a re…
I welcome the presence among us of Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and I thank them for the high quality of their respective briefings. I thank Ambassado…
Terrorism not only represents an attack against the life and dignity of the human person; it also, and above all, negates the principles of civilization, and therefore cannot be justified. No cause, ideology or religion can be used as a pretext for the atrocities perpetrated throughout the world — …
I congratulate you, Sir, on Russia’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I thank Under-Secretaries- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Martin Griffiths for their respective briefings.
In convening the Council to discuss this topic, you are guiding us, Sir, in making the needed s…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
My delegation is closely following the situation on the borders of Ukraine and Russia and has received reports of a large-scale mobilization of Russian troops on the borders of Ukraine, suggesting that military action …
Gabon voted in favour of the technical rollover of the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Maintaining the Security Council’s consensus on this issue was the main basis for our vote. However, we cannot fail to underscore and regret the fact that this is the second techni…
The situation in Syria has brought us here again today to address the humanitarian issues. The briefing by Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths and the moving message from Jan Egeland paint a devastating picture of the extent of the needs and the tremendous humanitarian challenges in Syria.
Fo…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Vladimir Voronkov for his briefing. The clarifications provided allow for a
better understanding of the circumstances surrounding the terrorist attacks carried out by the Islamic State a few days ago against the Ghweiran prison, which held a number of jihadi…
I thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing and welcome the presence of Special Representative Deborah Lyons and Ms. Mahbouba Seraj among us. I thank them for their clear and powerful briefings. I also thank the Permanent Representative of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Commit…
