I want to begin by expressing our heartfelt thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Fall for his insightful briefing today and, more significantly, for his continued efforts to support peace, stability and security in Central Africa. Although your modesty will not appreciate this, …
I would like to thank President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings, which highlight how the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals continues to play a crucial role in ending impunity and implementing international justice.
I would like to highlight that the Mechanis…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Perthes for his briefing and all his and his team’s work in difficult circumstances over the three-month period since we previously met (see S/PV.8857). I would also like to thank Ambassador Jürgenson for his tireless service …
Every year, Member States gather here in the General Assembly Hall to review the global humanitarian picture, reflect on the year that has been and look ahead to future challenges. However, having sat here a year ago and having listened to Member States today, there are a number of recurring themes …
I am taking the floor to reaffirm the United Kingdom’s unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014 was a flagrant violation of Russia’s international commi…
I would like to thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing. We also thank Director-General Arias for his monthly report (see S/2021/989), and we congratulate him on his reappointment last week as Director-General, demonstrating the overwhelming support of the States parties to the Organization for the Pr…
The United Kingdom welcomes the text of this year’s omnibus resolution on oceans and law of the sea (A/76/L.20). We thank in particular Ms. Natalie Morris-Sharma of Singapore for coordinating. We welcome the fact that the resolution reaffirms the universal and unified character of the United Nations…
Let me first thank High Commissioner Grandi for his comprehensive briefing and for the dedicated work of his teams around the world.
The United Kingdom is committed to a longer- term, holistic approach to refugee assistance and protection that restores dignity and offers refugees a viable future. T…
May I begin by welcoming back Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita to the Chamber. It is very good to see her here in person, and we are very grateful for her briefing. I am also grateful to Ms. Kalala for her briefing and to you, Mr. President, for your insights on the visit of the…
I thank the Committee Chairs for their excellent briefings today. Many thanks also go to Tunisia, Mexico and Norway for the leadership they have shown in the Committees this year.
Let me begin my remarks on the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). The goals of resolution 1540 (…
First, I should like to welcome Christian Ritscher’s appointment as Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD) and the momentum with which he is taking forward the work mandated by the Security Council in r…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Kubiš and Ms. Bensaad for briefing the Council today, as well as Ambassador Tirumurti for his update from the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. In particular, I would like to take this opportunity to pay t…
I thank the Special Representative and Ms. Kabashi for their excellent briefings. The United Kingdom offers full support to the continued work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General.
I would like to make four quick points…
I would like to start by offering our thanks to Prosecutor Karim Khan for his powerful briefing today, on the occasion of the twenty-second report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in Libya. As this is his first time addressing the Security Council as Prosecutor of the ICC, …
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded message of Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the United Nations and South Asia.
A pre-recorded video statement was shown in the General Assembly Hall (see annex II and A/76/569/ Add.1).
We welcome you, Mr. President, as well as Minister Bhattacharya, to the Security Council today. It is good to see you. As you said in your statement, the diversion and misuse of small arms and light weapons costs hundreds of thousands of lives each year. And as the latest Secretary-General’s report …
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lyons and Ms. Karim for their powerful briefings.
The situation in Afghanistan the briefers describe today is of deep concern. The risks of a humanitarian catastrophe are real and are exacerbated by the onset of winter and an eco…
At the outset, allow me to join others in congratulating Ambassador Al-Thani and Ambassador Hermann on their appointment as co-facilitators of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. We are grateful to them for having taken up that important responsibility and look forward to …
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Ms. Sinaré for their briefings, as well as the Permanent Representative of Chad for setting out her view.
It is clear again today that violence is spreading. Civilians are continuing to suffer and humanitarian access is becoming even more challenging ami…
The United Kingdom congratulates President Piotr Hofmański on his election as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and wishes to thank him for his thoughtful briefing yesterday (see A/76/PV.29), and for the Court’s annual report to the United Nations (A/76/293).
The pandemic has inev…
