I thank Ms. Bensouda for her report and for the briefing today. Sadly, we have not seen an improvement in the situation in Darfur since she last addressed the Council in June (see S/PV.6974). The situation in Darfur remains a serious concern. Over the past six months, we have continued to see heavy …
I, too, would like to thank President Meron, President Joensen, Prosecutor Brammertz and Prosecutor Jallow for the reports and for their briefings today.
The United Kingdom continues to be a strong supporter of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International …
I wish to join other speakers in thanking the Chairs of the Committees, Ambassadors Quinlan, Loulichki and Oh, for their comprehensive briefings today but, above all, for their strong leadership of the three important Committees.
Terrorism continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and…
I would particularly like to thank Special Representative Moussa for his statement this morning and for the continued work of United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) on these issues.
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has blighted the heart of Africa for over 20 years, and it remain…
I thank the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am delighted to
also welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo, and His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia.
The Uni…
Let me also thank the Prosecutor for her report and briefing on the situation in Libya.
The United Kingdom has been concerned about the ongoing difficulty in Libya’s internal political situation since the Prosecutor delivered her previous briefing (see S/PV.6962). Those challenges are, to some exte…
I join other speakers in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Council, and express the United Kingdom’s thanks for his tenth report to the Secretary- General (see S/2013/646, annex). Once again, it is a detailed and sobering report that documents objectively the serious challenge…
I join in the expressions of gratitude for the statements that we have heard today. I particularly want to thank you, Sir, for holding this debate, and the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN Women, Ms. Mlambo- Ngcuka, High Commissioner Pillay and Ms. Balipou for their valuable briefings…
First, the United Kingdom would like to echo the sentiments expressed
by the observer of the European Commission and other speakers in connection with the tragic events of this morning in Lampedusa.
I take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to working constructively with our global partne…
In my lifetime, the world has been sliced up and labelled in many different ways: East and West; communism and capitalism; North and South; Christian and Muslim; developed and developing, and so on. But as we meet today, the most important fault line is not one of geography, or ideology, or religion…
I would like to begin by thanking Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs for convening this important meeting as the National Dialogue in Yemen draws to a close. The United Kingdom also thanks its friends — Special Adviser Benomar, Secretary General Al Zayani and Foreign Minister Al-Qirbi — for t…
The chemical weapons attack of 21 August in Syria was horrific in its nature and its scale, and the Secretary-General has rightly described it as a war crime. So it is welcome that the Security Council has recognized the appalling nature of that act and has come together to agree a serious and far-r…
None of us here today can fail to be concerned about the damage caused by the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. We all know the statistics. For every minute of our debate, a man, woman or child will die as a result of armed violence. We also know the facts. The only way we can tackle th…
I hope you do not mind, Sir, that I introduce myself by name, because this is the first time that I am addressing the Council. My name is Peter Wilson, and I am the new Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom. It is an honour to be in this group, and I am proud to be here.
First of al…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I am also delighted to welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, and His Excellency Mr. Ivan Mrkić, Foreign Minister of Serbia.
K…
I welcome you to the Security Council, Sir, and Iwould like to warmly welcome as well the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and to thank her for her briefing. I would like to record our thanks here also to Mr. Nigel Fisher for his leadership of the United Nations Stabilization Mission …
I would like to welcome you warmly to the Council, Madam President, and to thank you for scheduling this important debate today. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay, Under- Secretary-General Amos and the Director from the International Committe…
I would like to thank Special Representative Abou Moussa for his briefing this morning.
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has blighted the heart of Africa for over 20 years. It remains what it always was — a thuggish band of criminals who prey
on civilians, target women and children, and terrorize …
The United Kingdom disassociates itself from consensus on resolution 67/265. The United Kingdom’s position on the United Nations decolonization process is well known. We regret that the Special Committee on Decolonization continues with its outdated approach.
In addition, on this particular resolut…
I would like to thank the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Valentin Inzko, for joining us in the Council today. I would also like to join others in our appreciation of his work and his latest report. His detailed and objective analysis of the worsening political situation in Bosni…
