I would like to join previous speakers in welcoming High Representative Valentin Inzko to the Council. I thank him for his detailed, accurate and objective report (S/2011/682, annex).
The United Kingdom would like to express its gratitude to the High Representative for his ongoing efforts to uphold…
I would like to thank the Chairs of the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011), of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), and of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), Ambassadors Wittig, Puri and Sangqu, for their comp…
Thank you, Sir, for scheduling this important briefing. Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Mr. Abou Moussa for his briefing and, moreover, for the valuable contribution he makes to peace and security in the Central African region. I also thank His Excellency Mr. António, Permanent Obser…
The United Kingdom is pleased to make a statement in this annual debate on Security Council reform. We are grateful this year to be discussing the issue separately from the Security Council annual report (A/66/2). Reforming the Security Council so that it is more representative of the modern world i…
I thank Ms. Judy Cheng-Hopkins and Ambassador Sylvie Lucas for their briefings.
It seems clear from what we have heard this morning that we are making real strides as the international community towards providing support for countries emerging from conflict. We are now much better equipped to help …
I welcome you to the Security Council, Mr. President, and thank you for convening this timely debate and giving it added significance by presiding over in person.
The United Kingdom welcomes the opportunity to discuss security sector reform (SSR) in Africa. History has taught us that we cannot buil…
It is an honour to address the General Assembly for the first time, and it is a particular honour to do so as such momentous events unfold in the Arab world. Last week I was in Tripoli and Benghazi. I saw the hunger of a people eager to get on with reclaiming their country, writing themselves a new …
The resolve and effectiveness of the United Nations is tested whenever lives are threatened. When conflict looms, the world looks to the United Nations for a decisive response to
prevent violence through agile and creative diplomacy, to stop aggression, to end conflict when it does happen and then …
More than half a century ago, our predecessors came together to tackle the greatest health challenges of their day — infectious diseases. In subsequent decades, their collective and sustained actions saved the lives of millions. Our efforts to combat infections like malaria and HIV must go on, but t…
I would like to join others in welcoming Mr. Fernandez Amunategui to the Council and in thanking him for his briefing. The United Kingdom welcomes today’s debate to discuss the current situation in Haiti. I would like to touch on three main topics in my intervention today: the current political situ…
I first join colleagues in expressing horror and disgust at the attack on the United Nations in Abuja today. I convey the British Government’s condolences to the Secretary- General and to the Nigerian delegation and through them to all of the victims and to the whole United Nations family and the Ni…
I will try to be very brief. I thank Ambassador Wittig for inviting Under-Secretary-General Le Roy and the Force Commanders from the African Union-United Nations
Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and th…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important debate. I would also like to congratulate Germany for the exemplary way it has presided over the Security Council during this month.
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary- General Le Roy for his statement and for the tireless…
We voted in favour of resolution 1994 (2011) today as the United Kingdom welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) to maintain stability within its area of operations. It continues to play a valuable and effective role.
We must, however, find a lasting solution…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s briefing and for focusing the attention of the Security Council on the threat to international peace and
security posed by international organized crime and drug trafficking. I am also very grateful to Mr. Yury Fedotov for his informat…
I would like to thank Ambassador Osorio for today’s briefing and for his leadership of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
As the Panel of Experts’ recent report to the Committee makes clear, Iran continues to violate the Council’s sanctions, both as a nuc…
I join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Muburi-Muita for his briefing this morning.
The seriousness of the threats to international peace and security in Africa, and particularly the situations in Somalia, the Sudan and Libya, underline the need for the internatio…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption today of resolution 1984 (2011), which extends the work of the Panel of Experts to support the work of the Iran Sanctions Committee.
The latest report of the Panel shows that Iran continues to violate the sanctions imposed on it by the Council, as illustrate…
I would like to start by reiterating the United Kingdom’s continuing support for the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in combating impunity and bringing justice for victims in the former Yugoslavia …
Many thanks indeed to the Chairs of the three Committees for their very helpful briefings today. We commend their commitment and energy in leading the work of these Committees dedicated to the fight against terrorism.
This debate comes at an important moment. The death of Osama bin Laden has signif…
