Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Perthes, Ms. Hala Alkarib and Ambassador Jürgenson for their briefings. I would like to make three key points in response to what we have heard today.
First, I would like to join Mr. Perthes in recognizing and commending the …
The United Kingdom is proud to be a major malaria donor, which is central to our ambition to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children around the world. We are committed to working with partners to deliver sustainable results for tackling this devastating disease.
Resolution 75/328 i…
I would like to begin by expressing our appreciation to Morocco as facilitator and to our colleagues for the progress made in negotiating resolution 75/327, on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.
We would like to thank the Group of Africa…
I would like to start by offering my thanks and congratulations to this year’s co-facilitators for the Alignment Process, Bangladesh and Slovenia, and to the co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly, El Salvador and Slovakia. The fact that we we…
The United Kingdom will vote in favour of the inclusion of this item on the agenda of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session and we encourage others to do the same. The position of the United Kingdom is clear. We do not recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and remain concerned…
I would like to start by thanking the facilitator and the negotiators for their hard work in this year’s negotiations on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.
The United Kingdom attaches great importance to Africa’s sustainable development. We support African- led efforts to unlock inclusiv…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Ms. Adam for their powerful briefings today.
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for leading us today in paying tribute to those killed or injured in…
Let me also offer the United Kingdom’s condolences in connection with all those who lost their lives in today’s terrorist attack in Kabul.
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. He described a desperate situation, and it is right that the Council considers how it can help. I would therefor…
The United Kingdom commends the continued work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the work of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hennis-Plasschaert. I thank her for her briefing. I would like to join other speakers in welcoming the representative of Iraq here today. I…
I thank today’s briefers.
As we have heard, the situation in Dara’a is severe. Some 50,000 civilians have been besieged there since June. Heavy bombardment has led to the displacement of 37,000 people, and at least eight civilians have been killed. Civilian infrastructure has been targeted by the S…
I welcome Mr. Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, in his new functions. I would like to thank all of our briefers today, and I would like to welcome the Secretary-General’s appointment of Ambassador Grundberg as Special Envoy to Yemen. We look forward to working with him, as…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s important debate.
Two years on from its territorial defeat, Da’esh remains a significant global threat. The recent attacks in Baghdad and the continuing violence in Syria provide further tragic evidence of that fact. We therefore welcome the Secreta…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his remarks on the subject.
Without peacekeepers, there is no peacekeeping. They are our most valuable asset for protecting civilians, championing the rule of law and ultimately paving the…
The United Kingdom is committed to harnessing the power of rapid technological change for sustainable and inclusive development, and we welcome Mexico’s efforts to bring the issue to the General Assembly. We would like to express our appreciation for the fact that the negotiations on resolution 75/3…
I think the oral amendment to draft resolution A/75/L.120 proposed by China on behalf of a group of States reveals their true intentions, both through the draft resolution’s operative paragraph 11, which was just rejected, and with respect to civil society more broadly. But first I want to tackle a …
As ever, we are very grateful to the co-facilitators, Japan and Guyana, for all of their work on the text of draft resolution A/75/L.120, and we look forward to the high-level meeting on universal health coverage in 2023. But in proposing draft amendment A/75/L.124 today we come back to the fundamen…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
What is happening now in Afghanistan is a tragedy. We have long believed that the only path towards sustainable peace in Afghanistan and regional stability
lies in a negotiated political settlement. We have worked hard to breathe life into peace nego…
I join others in thanking the delegations of Chad and Costa Rica for their incredibly hard work in facilitating resolution 75/314. I am also very grateful for my colleague from Guyana for reminding us that today is the anniversary of the coming into force of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. It is …
In respect to my Nigerian colleague, I am not trying to delay a decision on this. I am trying to make sure, as I said, that we all act with a full understanding of what it is that we are doing. I wonder if it would be possible for us to put before you, Madam, a short draft resolution, asking a speci…
