I would like to join others in thanking our Chinese colleagues for a successful and well-run presidency during the month of August and in congratulating France on its assumption of the presidency in September. We wish you all the best, Sir, and assure you of our support. I also thank Under-Secretary…
The United Kingdom welcomes draft resolution A/76/L.80, entitled “International cooperation for access to justice, remedies and assistance for survivors of sexual violence”. We are grateful to Sierra Leone and Japan for their leadership on this important initiative. The United Kingdom is deeply comm…
The United Kingdom is grateful for the work of Egypt and Bangladesh in driving the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) these past 18 months. Sustaining peace is the shared responsibility of all pillars of the United Nations, but the Commission is the only dedicated global forum for supporting countries w…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and Raisedon Zenenga and his team in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for their continued work under difficult circumstances. I also thank Ambassador Kamboj for her briefing on the work of the Security Council…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their sobering briefings.
Let me join others in welcoming our new Irish colleague, Ambassador Fergal Mythen, to the Council.
The United Kingdom continues to stand with the Syrian people in their desire for a sustainable solut…
Let me thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths, Deputy Special Representative Potzel and Ms. Morgan Edwards for their briefings.
I would like to start by offering our condolences to Pakistan following the devastating flooding there this week. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, an…
I join others in thanking Mr. Wennesland, Mr. Lazzarini and Mr. Levy for their valuable briefings today. Let me start by welcoming this month’s two-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords, which are a historic milestone that brings us closer to the goal of shared prosperity and peace throughout the …
On behalf of the United Kingdom, I thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for their briefings, and we warmly welcome President Zelenskyy’s participation in today’s meeting.
Six months ago, even as the Security Council met late into the night to try to avert catastrophe (see…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his thirty-fifth report on the situation in Darfur, pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005), and for his briefing to the Security Council. I also welcome the fact that the briefing has been delivered during his second visit to Sudan, as…
We thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
The United Kingdom remains gravely concerned about the implications of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine for nuclear safety, security and safeguards. The invasion has disrupted the operation of nuclear facilities across Ukraine, serious…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Ambassador Zlauvinen for their important briefings today.
Dialogue and cooperation are essential components in settling disputes and building peace and security, and we have seen some significant positive examples of that in the Security Council in re…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Mudawi for their briefings. On behalf of the United Kingdom, I would like to pay tribute in particular to Mr. Grundberg’s continued leadership, which has been critical in securing the two-month extension to the truce. That is a significant achievement by the U…
I will also be brief. Let us call a spade a spade and be very clear:
there would be no risk to nuclear safety without the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. That invasion has cost countless civilian lives, and this incident at the nuclear facility is precisely because Russia carried out that in…
I thank Director General Grossi for briefing us once again on the situation in Ukraine.
The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned about the ongoing impacts of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and, in the context of today’s meeting, its effects on nuclear safety. The Security Council discussed…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Acting Executive Director Chen and Mr. Ewi for their informative briefings.
We remain indebted to the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executiv…
I would like to thank the representatives from the United Arab Emirates and others for calling this important Security Council meeting.
The United Kingdom joins fellow Council Members in welcoming the ceasefire in Gaza announced last night. We express our thanks to Egypt, Qatar and the Office of Sp…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting, and I thank all of our briefers today for their valuable remarks. I will make just three points.
First, as our Kenyan colleague said, Africa is a continent with great potential. Yet the United Kingdom shares the deep concern expressed by others with reg…
I would like to start by thanking France, as penholder, for its tireless efforts to achieve consensus. We have been clear throughout the negotiations that in our view the arms embargo remains an important tool for supporting the maintenance of peace and stability in the Central African Republic. We …
We welcome the opportunity to discuss resolution 76/300 and make our national position clear in the negotiations.
The United Kingdom has a strong commitment on taking ambitious action to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. We were proud to host the twenty-sixth C…
The United Kingdom is grateful for the work of Egypt and Bangladesh in driving the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in the past 18 months. Sustaining peace is the shared responsibility of all pillars of the United Nations, but the Commission is the only dedicated global forum for supporting countries …
