I would like to begin by expressing my sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Mexico following the devastating earthquake. I also want to reiterate my sympathies to those affected by the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean. Our thoughts are with them all at this time.
As we meet at …
I thank you, Prime Minister Desalegn, for convening this debate and coordinating resolution 2378 (2017), on an issue of great importance to the United Kingdom. I am pleased to see its unanimous adoption. I thank our briefers — Secretary-General Guterres, His Excellency
Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat and H…
I join others in congratulating you, Mr. President. I look forward to you bringing Slovak wisdom to our debates.
The United Kingdom continues to support the principle of the responsibility to protect, and we would welcome the inclusion of the responsibility to protect on the formal agenda of the As…
The United Kingdom warmly welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2377 (2017). In finalizing the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, we have taken an important step in supporting the parties to consolidate the gains achieved over the past year as they implement the …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his valuable briefing and Ms. Imam for sharing her thoughts.
It was six months ago, in a dusty internally displaced person’s camp in Maiduguri, that we heard Ms. Imam’s testimony, together with those of many others. It really brought home to…
I wish you a Happy New Year, Mr. President. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios for his briefing.
At the outset, let me express my thanks to you, Sir, and tio the Secretariat for leading a successful visit to the Africa Union (AU) in Addis Ababa. We all saw and he…
Just over a week ago, North Korea sent a brazen message of provocation, a message of belligerence — a sixth nuclear test, carried out once again in clear contempt for the Security Council, the region and the international community. Today, through the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017), we…
This is the sixth time that the Security Council has come together to condemn a nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; the sixth time that the world has held its breath. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the only country in the twenty-first century to have conducted su…
I would like to begin by offering thanks and congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to all of your team for a very successful month. I would like to join others in praising your effective presidency and leadership and inclusive management of the Council’s business throughout August.
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The United Kingdom welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2373 (2017) today. We continue to support a sovereign, stable Lebanon, supported and governed by legitimate State institutions. We recognize the fact that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) makes a significa…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2372 (2017), which renews the mandate of
the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). As penholder, I thank all members of the Security Council for their cooperation.
I would like to pay tribute in particular to Fiona Blyth of my t…
I thank the briefers for their insightful contributions. Let me also today, through the Deputy Secretary-General, thank the women and men of the United Nations around the world for their service and courage.
The United Kingdom aligns itself with the upcoming statement of the European Union.
Confli…
The United Kingdom fully aligns itself with the statement of the European Union. In our national capacity, I would like to reinforce four points.
First, trafficking is a global problem that demands a global response. In that regard, the United Kingdom supports the Global Plan of Action to Combat Tr…
Today we have been discussing the work of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo extended pursuant to resolution 2293 (2016). Tragically, their report (see S/2017/672/Rev.1) comes in the wake of the murder of two United Nations human rights experts, Michael Sharp and Zaida Cata…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr Tanin, for his briefing. I would also like to welcome Ambassador Çitaku and Foreign Minister Dačić back to the Security Council.
Today, like others, I will be adhering to the guidance in presidential note 507 (S/2010/507), which encour…
I want to begin by offering my condolences to all of those affected by the attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali in recent days. The United Kingdom condemns in the strongest possible terms the violent actions of those intent on undermining stability in the region. They will not succeed. I would also like…
I thank Ambassador Тéte António and, above all, the Deputy Secretary- General for sharing their analyses of their important visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to northern Nigeria.
May I also commend the work of UN-Women and of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Se…
North Korea is no longer a threat faced by a single country or a single region. It is instead a threat that confronts us all. The two tests in the past month were of an intercontinental missile, extending the threat much further than before, to many more countries. In a world where North Korean miss…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his briefing, which has made clear that sanctions are a vital part of the Security Council’s arsenal. As Article 41 of the United Nations Charter makes clear, they give real effect to our decisions, turning words spoken in this Chamber into tangible a…
I would like to begin by expressing my thanks to Ambassador Liu Jieyi and his team for a very successful presidency last month, and to welcome Ambassador Nebenzia, our new Russian colleague, to the Security Council.
I should like to wish you, Sir, all the very best for the month ahead as President …
