We align ourselves with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
On behalf of the United Kingdom, let me join others in welcoming the creation of the new United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and in congratulating Ambassador Vladimir Voronkov on his appointment as Under-Secret…
Let me join others in thanking Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing and his tireless efforts on this issue. As he has set out so clearly this morning, the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories continues to be of the utmost concern for the Security Council. After generations of h…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2368 (2017), which extends the United Nations sanctions against Da’esh and Al-Qaida. This adoption comes at an important moment in the international community’s battle against Da’esh. The liberation of Mosul after a long-fought campaig…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Wane, and President Mogae for their briefings. Let me take this opportunity to reiterate the full support of the United Kingdom for their work and for the work of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
I would not normally…
I thank the Secretary-General and Commissioner Chergui for their positive and constructive briefings this morning. It was also a pleasure to hear the interventions of the Foreign Minister of Senegal and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who reminded us that yesterday was Nelson Man…
I thank Special Representative Honoré Braithwaite for her briefing today. I would like to pay tribute to her and to the important work she has done during her time in Haiti. It is particularly encouraging to hear that the transition from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) t…
I would not normally take of the floor ahead of consultations, but as both Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Ambassador of France have expressed so clearly, these simply are not normal times for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Indeed, for many people in the Kasai region, th…
I would like to begin by welcoming Foreign Minister Holguín Cuéllar to the Security Council.
The United Kingdom welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2366 (2017). Last month, President Santos Calderón called on the Council to continue its support for Colombia on its journey …
Like the previous speakers from the United States, Japan and France, the United Kingdom condemns in the strongest terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s flagrant violation of unanimous decisions of the Security Council.
Despite our repeated condemnation and successive Security Council re…
I thank Jeffrey Feltman and João Vale de Almeida for sharing their analyses with the Security Council today.
I am glad that my last open meeting in the Council is focusing on one of the most important diplomatic achievements in recent memory.
As the third report (S/2017/515) of the Secretary- Gene…
The United Kingdom welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous agreement on the technical rollover of United Nations Libya sanctions. In particular, we welcome the fact that the Council has decided has decided to extend the measures against illicit oil exports to include other types of petroleum, to h…
The United Kingdom welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2363 (2017) today. I thank all members of the Security Council for their support over the past week since we began work to update the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
This resolution make…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Nakamitsu and her team, as well as Mr. Joseph Ballard. It is always good to have the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) represented here in the Chamber, as cooperation between our institutions is vital.
While this agenda item is a regular fe…
Let me join others in welcoming Special Representative Yamamoto back to the Security Council. At the outset, I would like to reiterate the full support of the United Kingdom for him and for the vital work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Sadly, as he and the Afghan A…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2360 (2017), which extends the sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That regime is a hugely important tool for the Council, one that we must use to hold to account those who commit human rights abuses and violations in the D…
I join others in welcoming our briefers this morning and I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mladenov for his second report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and for all his tireless work.
As each briefer made clear, the Middle East continues to face an unrelenting…
I thank Chef de Cabinet Viotti and Ambassador Chergui for their briefings. The document signed by the Secretary- General and the African Union Chairperson on 19 April is appropriately entitled the Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. We welcome the strong signal of cooperatio…
I would like to thank Mr. Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their vivid briefings. I want to thank you in particular, Mr. President, for bringing this issue before the whole of the Security Council. It is an issue that we seldom discuss, but one that has an impact on conflict after conflict ever since the…
As we all know, Libya continues to suffer from political instability. A comprehensive political solution, along with development and capacity-building, is urgently needed to improve its stability. But in the meantime, illegal arms smuggling into Libya is fuelling and prolonging its internal conflict…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing just now.
At the outset, let me express my condolences to the Government and the people of Iran following the terrible attacks yesterday. In recent weeks, the United Kingdom has stood firm through senseless terrorist atrocities that …
