Let me begin by reiterating the United Kingdom’s long-standing commitment to a two-State solution. We envision an Israeli State and a Palestinian State living peacefully and in security and prosperity, side by side, within secure and recognized borders and with Jerusalem as a shared capital. We call…
I would like to thank the briefers — Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Mueller and Chairperson Mogae — for updating us today.
As all Security Council members are aware, the long-term stability of South Sudan is dependent upon securing a political agreement. To that end, …
I too would like to thank the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive report on the situation in Mali (S/2017/1105), and Mr. Lacroix, for so clearly setting out the report’s findings during his briefing. I would also like to welcome Foreign Minister Coulibaly to the Council today.
Let me start by …
When I heard today that Russia had called for an urgent meeting on the use of chemical weapons in Syria, I was glad that we could return to an issue on which the Council has a duty to ensure that those responsible are held to account. That duty is even more pressing today, because yet another heinou…
I commend you, Mr. President, for your leadership, your foresight and diplomacy in convening this important and timely debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing. As many have observed during the course of this debate, regional partnerships are crucial to achieving long-t…
I simply would like to restate the facts of which everyone in the Security Council is well aware: Russia was — and we accept this fact — a key player in creating the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM). We were very delighted to see that it played its full role in that regard. The Security Council w…
On behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, may I warmly congratulate Kazakhstan on becoming the first Central Asian nation to steer and preside over the Security Council. As has been pointed out, its historic commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament is well known. We welcome t…
I thank Mr. Salamé and Ms. Schoulgin Nyoni for their briefings.
I also warmly welcome and thank Ms. Sharief, our civil society briefer, who conveyed a very powerful message and eloquently highlighted the importance of an inclusive peace process that includes, in particular, women and youth. Perhaps…
Let me extend a very warm welcome to Vice-President Naranjo. I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the Vice-President and, through him, to President Santos Calderón for their tireless commitments to peace in Columbia. I also thank Jean Arnault, for his briefing and presentation of …
I thank you, Mr. President, and welcome you to the hot seat.
I would also like to thank our briefer, Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun, for the updates on the situation in Iran and to extend a very warm welcome to all the new members of the Security Council. We look forward to working closely wi…
Last week, we sat in this Chamber and heard about the many ways that North Korea has violated multiple United Nations resolutions and the will of the Security Council (see S/PV.8137): the illegal nuclear programme; multiple launches of ballistic missiles; the appalling human right violations. We con…
I thank the Secretary- General and Mr. Yamamoto, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), for the latest report on the situation in Afghanistan (S/2017/1056). I also thank all of our briefers.
As the Secretary-Gene…
Thank you, Mr President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Keita for her briefing.
United Nations peacekeeping operations play a critical role in containing and reducing conflict, often in the most challenging circumstances, such as
in Mali and South Sudan. Th…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption this afternoon of resolution 2396 (2017), on foreign terrorist fighters. We thank the United States for its leadership as penholder on this important subject.
Foreign terrorist fighters are an international problem that require an international solution. The…
I thank you, Mr. President for holding this important debate. It gives us the opportunity both to reflect on the past year and to look to the year ahead.
I want to thank the Secretary-General for his excellent briefing, which clearly demonstrates that the contemporary challenges we are addressing a…
I thank our briefers: Under-Secretary-General Feltman, for his comprehensive presentation of the Secretary- General’s fourth report (S/2017/1030); Ms. Adamson, for her update on the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA); and Mr. Cardi, for his summary as Facilitator of t…
The United Kingdom welcomes the renewal of resolution 2165 (2014) today for a further 12 months. Resolution 2393 (2017) will allow us to continue to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid across conflict lines and borders to reach the people of Syria. We thank the co-penholders for their work, and…
I thank our briefer, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Nakamitsu.
Last year, 560,000 people died at the hands of small arms and light weapons. That is more than one death every minute of every day for an entire year. That is the tragic reality that the report of the Secretary-Gen…
The United Kingdom voted in favour of draft resolution S/2017/1060 today because it is in line with previous Security Council resolutions, including 242 (1967), 476 (1980), 478 (1980) and 2334 (2016), and with our established position on the status of Jerusalem. That position is clear and long-stand…
I would like to thank Foreign Minister Kono for bringing us together in today’s important meeting under Japan’s presidency of the Security Council. I also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive briefing on the clear
global threats and challenges that the destabilizing conduct of the Dem…
