I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the grim realities of the war.
The United Kingdom commends President Zelenskyy not only for standing up for his people but also for standing up for democracy. When I saw him in Kyiv a few weeks ago with Secretary Blinken, I saw ordinary people from …
I stand here as a man of multiple identities: a Londoner, a patriotic Brit, a lawyer proud of my African, Guyanese, Caribbean and Indian heritage, and a committed multilateralist who believes in the importance of
The purposes and principles of the United Nations remain as indispensable today as the…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
First, the United Kingdom is gravely concerned by the ongoing conflict and devastation within Syria
and the risks that they present for the stability of the entire region. It must not be forgotten. The regime and its back…
I thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and High Commissioner Türk for their briefings today.
The past year has seen continuous and devastating violence across the region. Civilians have suffered on a dreadful scale on both sides of the Blue Line. The explosions in Lebanon this week and Israel’s s…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva and Executive Director Bahous for their insightful briefings. I want to especially thank Ms. Mina for her powerful insight into the human cost of what is happening inside Afghanistan today.
First and foremost, the United Kingdom une…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Acting Under-Secretary- General Msuya for briefing us today.
The United Kingdom requested this Security Council meeting following the alarming reports of escalation around El Fasher. I would like to make three points.
First, we strongly condemn the Rap…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
By calling this meeting today on Western weapons transfers to Ukraine, Russia has yet again succeeded only in drawing our attention to its continued hypocrisy. Just days ago, it came to light that Russia has received Iranian ballistic missiles…
I am grateful to Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Al Obahi for her vital insights, which serve as a timely reminder of the importance of engagement with civil society and the Yemeni community, especially women, in order to achiev…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2750 (2024), which renews the sanctions regime established by resolution 1591 (2005). We thank the United States for leading us in the negotiations.
Let me make two points.
First, the Sudanese people have suffered from this man-made conflict for over 18 months…
I would like to thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for her briefing today.
More than two and half years after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, it is the Ukrainian people who continue to bear the terrible consequences of Russia’s aggression. Approximately 14 million Ukrainians are in ne…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, International Crisis Group Chief Executive Officer Ero and International Peace Institute President Al-Hussein for their valuable insights and their continued support for United Nations peacekeeping. Let me also thank the brave peacekeepers who put their live…
The United Kingdom would like to thank the co-facilitators, Senegal and the United Arab Emirates, for their work on resolution 78/327. We are grateful to our fellow representatives for their constructive work on ensuring that the next United Nations Water Conference focuses on achieving internationa…
The United Kingdom had intended to call for a vote on paragraphs 14 and 48 of draft resolution A/78/L.108, on multilingualism. It is unfortunate that the Russian Federation chose not to let the voices of all Member States be heard. Multilingualism is a critical element in an effective multilateral s…
I thank Director Ebo for his briefing today.
As so many have already noted in the Chamber, this month marks 11 years since Syria ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention and since the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2118 (2013), calling on Syria to immediately cease its production, …
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Since calling this meeting and accusing the West of escalation, Russia has bombarded cities across 15 regions of sovereign Ukraine — more than half of the country — using hundreds of drones, cruise missiles, hypersonic ballistic missiles, glide bombs and more, so…
We understand that an invitation is to be extended to Mali to participate under rule 37. We of course accept the ruling of the presidency on that, and we are happy to hear what Mali has to say. But just for the record, in case it is misinterpreted under the wording of rule 37, we do not accept the p…
I would like to thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya and Deputy Director General Ryan for their briefings and also, once again, for the vital work of their staff.
The United Kingdom, alongside Switzerland, called this humanitarian meeting after yet another alarming warning from the United Nat…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings today.
I will make three points.
First, this month we have seen yet another series of attacks by Iranian-backed militia groups against coalition forces in Syria. Malign actors continue to seek to capitalize…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
As we discuss the situation in Ukraine today, we are once again compelled to highlight the continued barbarity of President Putin’s tactics against the Ukrainian people. Last weekend, Ukraine marked its third Independence Day since Rus…
Let me first thank France for its efforts in guiding us to consensus today.
With the situation on the Blue Line the most precarious it has been for years, we cannot overstate the importance of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to calming the situation on the border. That is why w…
