I would like to extend our thanks to all of our briefers. I would like in particular to ask Special Representative of the Secretary-General Onanga-Anyanga and Special Representative Moussa Nébié to pass on to their teams on the ground the thanks of the Council for the work they do in difficult circu…
I apologize to Mark Lowcock that a previous engagement delayed my arrival to the Chamber, but I thank him very much for another sobering briefing. It is very good that the United Nations can report swiftly to the Council, in line with resolution 2417 (2018), whenever the risk of conflict- induced fa…
Let me begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Mali, Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, and all of his staff for their important work, as well as Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/866), and through Und…
I want to join others in thanking Special Coordinator Mr. Mladenov for his briefing and for the work that he and his team do on the ground. I want also to thank Mr. El-Ad. Like the French and Swedish representatives, we think it is important
that the voices of civil society can be heard in this Cha…
I want to take the floor again to make the following point. It is good that under rule 37 we can hear from Members of the United Nations that are not currently serving on the Security Council. But I really do think that delegations that speak under rule 37 should speak to the agenda item at hand. Th…
I thank the Special Envoy for his briefing and for all the work that he and his team do on the ground. I learn with personal regret of his intention to move on, much as I understand the reasons, and I will come back to that, if I may.
However, the Council and the entire United Nations owe him a tre…
Like other colleagues, I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having brought this subject back to the Security Council’s attention. I think that we have heard a lot of common themes today. While natural resources often bring great benefits to a country, they can also contribute to the outbreak of c…
The United Kingdom welcomes the fact that resolution 73/5 is limited in time to the duration of the Palestinian leadership of the Group of 77 (G-77) and limited in scope to the functions necessary to carry out that role. For those reasons, we voted in favour. Our vote today is to enable the effectiv…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Zerrougui for both her briefing and the excellent assistance and advice she gave the Security Council during our visit last week. I would also like to thank Special Envoy Djinnit for his briefing and for the work he has been d…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Arnault for his briefing, which chimes very closely with our own assessment and analysis of the developments over the past three months. Let me also warmly welcome Foreign Minister Trujillo to the Security Council for the first time.
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I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of
your duties, and the United States on its presidency of the Council last month.
I would like to begin by thanking all of the Committees for their work, and their Chairs for updating us on the implementation of these important r…
I thank all Council members for their support for resolution 2437 (2018), which renews for a further 12 months the authorization for Member States and regional organizations to inspect and to seize vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya being used for migrant smuggling or human trafficking …
In March 1963, President Kennedy predicted that as many as 25 nations would soon develop nuclear weapons, posing what he described as the greatest possible danger to the survival of humankind. In the end, his bleak prophecy to never come to pass. Seven years after Kennedy voiced his fears, the world…
On behalf of the United Kingdom, let me begin by paying tribute to an outstanding leader of the United Nations, who, sadly, passed away this summer. Kofi Annan was one of the great Secretaries-General, a tireless campaigner for peace and progress and a champion of human rights and human dignity, who…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate. There is no greater threat to international peace and security than the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. These issues matter to every man, woman and child around the globe, and United Kingdom, like the other permanent memb…
Today we mark 100 years since the birth of an individual whose name has become the byword for courage, compassion and moral strength. Nelson Mandela was a titan of our age,
a symbol of hope, a true hero of the twentieth century. His legacy continues to resonate with those fighting for a better, fai…
I join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on taking up office.
The United Kingdom resolutely supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally recognized borders. We reiterate that we do not recognize and continue to condemn the Russian Federation’s an…
I thank you, Madam President, for scheduling this important briefing today. I thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock. To pick up on one of his points, I also want to thank him for everything that his workers are doing on the ground, as well as all the other relevant United Nations agencies. I wa…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. I would also like to thank Special Envoy Mr. Nicholas Haysom both for his briefing and for his excellent work during his tenure to support peace and stability between South Sudan and the Sudan. We look forward to wor…
