Today we mark one year since President Putin began his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Three months ago, I travelled to Kyiv. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, who is sitting with us in the Chamber today, greeted me. He had promised to host me for lunch, as representatives of countries often do. But I ar…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza and Ambassador Hilale for their detailed briefings. We welcome the Peacebuilding Commission’s input today at today’s Security Council’s discussion highlighting the broader work of supporting peacebuilding in the Central African Republ…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The United Kingdom condemns the acts of sabotage targeting the Nord Stream pipeline. However, it is not clear to us why, five months on, Russia is suddenly pursuing the issue here with such urgency.
We welcome the letter fr…
At the outset, I would like to thank my colleague from the Republic of Algeria, Mr. Mohamed-Esseghir Latrous, for his able facilitation of the consultation process on resolution 77/270. The Assembly can count on the United Kingdom’s support of the resolution. We were happy to join the consensus on i…
I would first like to thank Malta for convening this meeting today, and I congratulate you, Madam President, on taking up the Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. We look forward to working closely together. I also thank our briefers today for their powerful contributions.
The…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Chen and Ms. Praxl for their very helpful briefings. We are grateful to the United Nations for all its efforts in the fight against terrorism.
Last year, the Da’esh terror campaign was dealt a severe blow by the death of two of its leaders, but despite…
Let me start by thanking Japan for a highly professional and effective presidency in the month of January. Let me assure you, Madam, and your team of the full support of my delegation for your presidency this month. I would also like to thank the Special Representative for her briefing and Mr. Ahmed…
I thank Special Representative Wane for his briefing.
I join others in expressing our deepest condolences following the deaths in December of two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We salute the dedication of all personnel and con…
I am grateful to the Deputy Secretary-General, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission and Ms. Ndiaye for their briefings today.
As we all know, the cost of conflict is unsustainable, both in terms of human suffering and the resources available for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid. The New Agend…
Let me start by again thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Deputy Director Mudawi for their powerful briefings today. I would like to highlight the following three points.
First, the United Kingdom welcomes the recent adoption of resolution 2672 (2023) to continue the delivery of life-saving aid to …
I would like to start by thanking the Prosecutor for the thirty- sixth report on the situation in Darfur, submitted pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005), and for his briefing today.
We welcome the swift progress made in the trial of Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman as a historic step towards seeking accountability …
The United Kingdom would like to join others today in extending its sincere condolences to the people of Gabon on the passing of Foreign Minister Michael Moussa Adamo.
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime for her briefing and the continued work of the United…
We thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing.
Last year saw large numbers of Palestinians and Israelis killed, worsening rates of settler violence and the emergence of new Palestinian militant groups.
Unfortunately, 2023 has also started with violence and instability. In that context, the Uni…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris for her briefing and the work of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
The United Kingdom is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief around the world, a commitment we share with Ukraine, whose democrac…
Let me thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for their briefings. We are extremely grateful for the work that they and their teams continue to do for the Yemeni people.
The United Kingdom welcomes efforts by all parties to build on the relative peace we continue to se…
I am grateful to our briefers for their valuable contributions today.
The United Kingdom has long been an advocate for the rules-based international order as the foundation of international peace, development and human
advancement, and we remain deeply committed to it today. At the heart of the or…
The Government of the United Kingdom remains committed to supporting the consolidation of peace in Colombia through the full implementation of the peace agreement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. We welcome the Colombian Government’s commitment to implementing the 2016 Agreement…
I am grateful to our briefers — Ms. Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Touray, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) — for their presentations. I also thank former Special Representative of the Secretary-General Maha…
Mr. President, the United Kingdom join others in welcoming you to the Security Council and assuring you of our full support during the Japanese presidency of the Council. We would also like to extend a warm welcome to our colleagues from Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland.
I would like to t…
We thank our briefers, including the Chair of the new Committee established by resolution 2653 (2022) for his first update. I also welcome the Foreign Ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the Permanent Representative of Canada.
The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned about the ongo…
