I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and the representative of the European Union for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Mythen of Ireland for his role as Facilitator of the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015).
The adoption on 14 July 2015 of the Vienna agreement on the …
I wish to convey my condolences to Ireland on the death of the Irish peacekeeper who fell on the field of operations in Lebanon.
I would like to congratulate India for its outstanding presidency and for initiating today’s debate on the threat that terrorist acts continue to pose to international pe…
I congratulate India on its initiative in convening this important debate, which has given us an excellent opportunity to mobilize our ideas with a view to reaching a critical mass that will enable us to shape our common future within the multilateral system. I thank the Secretary- General and the P…
In my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, I have the honour to inform the members of the Security Council of developments since my predecessor’s last briefing to the Council, on 15 December 2021 (see S/PV.8931). …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for your initiative in organizing today’s meeting on the progress report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I would also like to thank the President of the Mechanism, Ms. Graciela Gatti Santana, and the Prosecutor, Mr. Serge Br…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, and Mr. Daniel Kovalik for their respective briefings.
I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
The Council is meeting again today for the second time this week on the issue of the war…
I have the honour to deliver this statement in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As my last briefing on the work of the Committee was on 30 September (see S/PV. 9142), I would like to take this oppor…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Permanent Representatives of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3).
We warmly congratulate Ambassador Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-
General and Head of the United Nations Re…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing and welcome the participation of the representatives of Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Germany and the European Union in this meeting.
We continue to follow the developments in the on going war in Ukraine. The scale of destruction is inte…
I join others in thanking you, Madam, for organizing this briefing on the ninth report (see S/2022/836) of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), submitted in accordance with resolution 2651 (2022…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
We are concerned about the persistent insecurity vis-à-vis Israel and Palestine. I would like to focus on the following three aspects: the security, humanitarian and political dimensions.
With regard to the security situation, violence h…
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities; the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2…
I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy and the representatives of Romania and Moldova in today’s meeting.
Once again, the war in Ukraine has brought death and destruction. Yesterday’s attacks caused casualties among the population and dest…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the Director for Operations and Advocacy, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Reena Ghelani, their valuable briefings on the latest developments in Yemen. I also we…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her detailed briefing on the United Nations fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It is always a pleasure for us to hear her speak in French in this forum. I would also like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing. Since September, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has carried out multiple missile launches, which have been gradually increasing in frequency and range. In recent days, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has carried out launches of…
My country abstained in the voting on resolution 2662 (2022), on the sanctions regime in Somalia, which was just adopted. The sanctions regime in Somalia is one of the longest-standing in the Security Council. Beyond the challenges Somalia faces that require a response, it is important to bear in mi…
I thank Ms. DiCarlo for her enlightening briefing.
The war in Ukraine will soon enter its ninth month, and there are no signs of de-escalation or a cessation of hostilities on the horizon. We welcome the resumption of exports under the Black Sea Grain Initiative following a brief suspension. The im…
First of all, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for initiating this exchange with United Nations police components. This is the first time that Gabon has been invited to contribute to this annual debate since it began its term on the Security Council.
We listened with great interest to the …
Gabon supports the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza. However, as adopted, resolution 2659 (2022) …
