I also extend our gratitude to China for their work as penholder on this text.
The United Kingdom is pleased the Council has unanimously agreed the renewal of the important mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). This includes new language calling on the Taliban to …
The United Kingdom’s priority is restoring regional stability in the Middle East as soon as possible and preventing this crisis from escalating further.
Iran’s ongoing reckless attacks against countries across the region threaten to expand the conflict. That is why the United Kingdom voted in favou…
In adopting this resolution (resolution 2817 (2026)), the Council sends a clear message of condemnation of Iran’s reckless attacks against the Gulf States and Jordan.
It is right that the Council wholeheartedly condemns Iran’s attacks, which pose a serious threat to our partners in the Gulf and to …
Let me welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council and thank the United States for putting this important issue on our agenda. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for briefing us today.
As has been said already, competition for natural resources has long been a driver of conflict. …
Let me begin by welcoming you, First Lady, to the Security Council and thanking you for your leadership on this important issue. I also congratulate the United States on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month
of March. It has our full support. And I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCar…
The United Kingdom voted in favour of this resolution (resolution 2814 (2026)) to continue the important work of the special political mission, the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti. We thank the penholders for their efforts.
Last year the Council authorized increased security support and a…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for his briefing, and I also join others in welcoming the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Liberia and Greece to the Security Council today.
This week brought the long-awaited return of the final remaining hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili; killed while defendi…
We welcome the Council’s extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) for a final two-month period, until 31 March 2026. We look forward to the Organization’s orderly and sustainable transition of UNMHA’s responsibilities and residual functions to …
I thank Somalia for convening today’s meeting on this important topic. We also thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Judge Yusuf for their briefings.
The United Kingdom’s ongoing commitment to the rule of law is a key part of its national story, which bega…
Let me thank Special Representative Jenča for his briefing and commend the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia for its continued efforts to support the implementation of the 2016 Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. I also welcome Vice- Ministe…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Director Wosornu for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria and other countries of the region in this meeting.
I will make three points today.
First, the United Kingdom is deeply concerned about events in north-ea…
I thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Mr. John Brandolino, Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, for their briefings, and I welcome the Permanent Representatives of Haiti, Mexico, the Dominican Republic an…
Let me begin by welcoming the representative of the Sudan to today’s Council meeting. I also thank Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan for her briefing to the Council today and thank the Office of the Prosecutor for the report on the situation in Darfur.
We note with regret that the Deputy Prose…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Ms. Masih Alinejad and Mr. Ahmad Batebi. We welcome this timely meeting.
The United Kingdom is appalled by the reports that potentially thousands of people in Iran have been killed and many more arrested in the most brutal repression of public protests in …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Rajasingham for briefing us today, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in our meeting.
First, I would like to start by reaffirming the Council’s strong commitment to the unity, sovere…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director Ramesh Rajasingham for briefing us today, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine in our meeting.
At the end of last week, Russia launched yet another brutal assault on Ukraine. Ukraine has confirmed that, on th…
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic with us today.
It has now been a year since the fall of the Al-Assad regime in Syria. This new Syrian Government has pr…
I congratulate Somalia on the assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. I thank our briefers for their remarks.
The Venezuelan people have suffered for years. The Council now meets at a pivotal moment for Venezuela’s future. Maduro’s actions created extreme levels of pov…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for briefing us.
I will make three points.
First, the United Kingdom reaffirms its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia. The United Kingdom does not
recognize Somaliland’s independence. We mainta…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. We welcome the participation of the representatives of Iran, Germany and the European Union in today’s meeting.
Today, I will focus first on the need for Iran to provide access to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), then on our co…
