I would like to thank the Prosecutor for her twenty-fifth report on the situation in Darfur, the continued commitment of the Prosecutor and her Office to the investigation and for her briefing.
At the outset, let me express the United Kingdom’s full support for the International Criminal Court (ICC…
I should like to thank the Presidents of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and the Prosecutor for their reports (see S/2017/436 and S/2017/434) and their presentations.
At the outset, let me reiterate the Unit…
At the outset, let me thank Council members for their words of condolence and support here and elsewhere following the horrific attack in London this weekend. The perpetrators sought to terrorize us, to divide us, but make no mistake: they will fail. Together we will defeat them, and we will need Se…
As this is our first public session in your presidency, I congratulate you, Mr. President, and wish you good luck. I would also like to thank Uruguay for its very efficient and open presidency last month.
I join others in thanking Special Representative Mindaoudou for her briefing and for her tirel…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2356 (2017) today. Through the resolution and our unity, we have sent a clear message to the regime of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — faced with a sustained pattern of reckless, belligerent behaviour from Pyongyang, we, th…
The United Kingdom supports the important draft resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/ South Ossetia, Georgia (A/71/L.71).
The draft resolution reaffirms the unalienable rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) a…
I thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien for his powerful briefing and for all he does on this crucial issue. We are meeting today exactly five months since a ceasefire was declared in Syria. Sadly, as Stephen has set out, it is a ceasefire that exists in name only. The past five months have seen
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I thank you, Sir, for holding today’s debate and ensuring that this Chamber hears the voices from civil society and your own statement. It is quite rare to get a round of applause from this audience. I also thank the Secretary-General and to the International Committee of the Red Cross and Human Rig…
I wish to thank Mr. Shearer for his briefing just now and for all of his excellent work.
We are meeting two months after President Kiir recommitted to a ceasefire in South Sudan, two months after the Security Council adopted a presidential statement (S/PRST/2017/4) with very clear steps. We should …
I thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to have this interactive discussion with the Force Commanders. Many thanks to them and to Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing.
Tomorrow is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, so I want to begin by paying tribute to all of our Force Commanders…
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing today. His mission is carrying out an important function at a critical time for Iraq, supporting the Government as it seeks to spread stability and security across the country.
At the outset, I want to commend the brave men and women of the Iraq…
Let me join others in welcoming back Mr. Inzko to the Security Council and thanking him for his report (S/2017/379, annex) and briefing. He has the United Kingdom’s continued support in his role as High Representative. We are grateful for all the work that he does for Bosnia and Herzegovina and its …
I thank the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the African Union Military Observer Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for their briefings and for all of the progress that they and their teams are making.
This is a well-timed meeting, coming as it does so soon after the …
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing. Let me join others in welcoming Ambassador Çitaku and Minister Kuburović to the Council.
It has been less than three months since the Council met to discuss the situation in Kosovo. As the Secretary- General’s report (S/2017/387) makes clear, i…
I thank the President for organizing, presiding over and co-leading our highly successful visit to Colombia 10 days ago. It was a great privilege to co-lead it with you, Sir. I also want to thank all of the Permanent Representatives around the table for taking part and for participating so energetic…
I thank you, Mr. Minister, for convening and presiding over this important open debate. Let me begin by welcoming both Mina Jaf and Adama Dieng back to the Council and to thank them for their very important briefings this morning. I would like to pay particular tribute to Ms. Jaf for sharing her pow…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2352 (2017) today. Through this text, we have extended the important work of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for another six months.
I should like to pay tribute to the mission and to Ethiopia for all they have done…
I thank the Chairs of the Committees for their briefings this morning. As they have set out clearly today, the Committees perform a crucial role in our continuing fight against terrorism. That work is intricate and vital, and I thank them for their service to the Security Council.
The threat is one…
It is good to see the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Federica Mogherini, back in the Security Council. I wish to thank her for the range and depth of her comprehensive statement.
As the representative of Sweden mentioned, it is fitting that we…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her report and briefing today. The United Kingdom would like to reiterate its support for the work of the Prosecutor and for the role that the ICC plays in bringing those responsible for serious crimes of internationa…
