I thank the Togolese presidency, and in particular His Excellency the President of the Togolese Republic, for organizing and presiding over today’s debate on the challenges that terrorism poses to peace and security in Africa. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Abdullahi Shehu …
Let me thank the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), Ambassadors Quinlan, Loulichki and Kim Sook, for their comprehensive briefings today and for the effective manner in which they have taken on leadership of those Co…
I should like in turn to thank the Prosecutor for her report on the situation in Libya and for her briefing today. The United Kingdom remains a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We thank the Prosecutor and her Office for the detailed work described in the report.
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I would like to join Security Council colleagues in welcoming Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Leonid Kozhara, to the Security Council today. May I also thank him for setting out his priorities as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 20…
Thank you, Sir, for convening this briefing this morning. Let me also begin by thanking the current and previous Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for their briefings.
In March this year, the Council adopted resolution 2097 (2013) on Sierra Leone, paving the way for the transition of the…
Last Thursday, we were disappointed that success was deferred. Today, we have taken a decision that will save lives. It was the right decision, and we are proud of it.
Today, I have seen statements from my Prime Minister, my Foreign Secretary, my Deputy Prime Minister, and I have been in touch with…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General 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 Serbia.
Kosovo continues to…
I thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Fisher for his briefing.
At our last Security Council discussion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in October 2012 (see S/PV.6842), I was cautiously optimistic about progress in Haiti and noted the importan…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his report (S/2013/133) and his statement this morning. We welcome back to the Council Special Representative Ján Kubiš. I would also like to thank Ambassador Tanin for his contribution to today’s debate, as well as to thank Foreign Minister Carr an…
I join others in welcoming Baroness Ashton to the Council and thanking her for giving us her briefing today. These meetings are an important step in broadening and strengthening the European Union’s relationship and collaboration with the United Nations and in highlighting areas where the European U…
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for holding this important debate today and for having come to New York to lend your personal weight to this important issue. Let me also warmly thank the Secretary-General, High Commissioner Pillay and the Director for International Law and Cooperation of the Int…
I should like to thank Special Representative Moussa for his statement and for his continued work on the issues under consideration.
For over 20 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has blighted the heart of Africa. Led by the odious Joseph Kony, the LRA remains a murderous band of criminals tha…
I offer many thanks to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for her report and her briefing. She has set out clearly the action that the International Criminal Court has taken over the past six months on Darfur and the areas on which the Court will focus in the coming months.
Bu…
I thank Ambassador Osorio and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) for their continued work, and pay tribute to Ambassador Osorio and his team in the Mission of Colombia and to the support that they have received from the Panel of Experts during his two years as Chair of that…
I would like to join those who have already spoken in celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We owe a debt of gratitude to those who worked determinedly during the decade of negotiations under the Third United Nation…
I would like to begin by expressing the United Kingdom’s continued support for the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Their work is essential in helping to tac…
The United Kingdom delegation welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on sport for development and peace (A/67/282), as well as the latest draft resolution (A/67/L.26) on sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace.
The year 2012 has been special for the United Kingdom…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing today. I would also like to welcome to the Council Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, and Mr. Ivan Mrkić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
The United Kingdom is gr…
The United Kingdom is pleased to make a statement in this annual joint debate on the Security Council report and the question of Security Council reform. We are grateful for the efforts of our Colombian colleagues, who so meticulously compiled this year’s report (A/67/2), as well as for Ambassador S…
I would like to join everyone in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko back to the Council and to thank him for his report (see S/2012/813). As always, it is a detailed report, documenting objectively but also starkly the range of serious ongoing challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Unit…
