I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Japan for assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I also warmly welcome Japan and all the other new non-permanent members of the Council, namely, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. The three African m…
Let me begin by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, for her statement as well as Special Representative La Lime for her briefing on the prevailing developments in
Haiti. I also thank the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), Ambassador…
Let me begin by thanking the United Kingdom for the pragmatic approach it adopted in guiding the Security Council to finalize the resolution on Myanmar that we just adopted (resolution 2669 (2022)).
By this resolution, the Council has responded to the call by the Association of Southeast Asian Nati…
Our collective aspiration for the people of Afghanistan, more than 15 months since the Taliban authorities took over the country, continues to be frustrated by the State practices and policies that have been adopted since August 2021. We believe that Afghanistan, with its known history as an ancient…
Ghana thanks France for all the efforts made during the negotiation of the resolutions we have just adopted (resolutions 2666 (2022) and 2667 (2022)).
The renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is an importan…
I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing on the prevailing security situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan, focusing on the recent developments in the Lachin corridor. I reaffirm Ghana’s support for the United Nations efforts to help to find a l…
Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing on the prevailing situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, focusing on Israeli settlement activities.
We are deeply concerned about the reports that the pe…
At the outset, let me thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for presenting the most recent report of the Secretary- General on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2022/912). We also thank Ambassador Silvio Gonzato and Ambassador Fergal Mythen for their respective comments.
It i…
Ghana conveys its deep condolences to Ireland on the unfortunate loss of lives of peacekeepers while serving a worthy cause for humankind. We are also grateful to the two briefers — Mr. Voronkov and Mr. Weixiong Chen — for providing excellent contexts for our discussions. Finally, we commend Ms. Kul…
I begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, as Minister of External Affairs of India, and the delegation of India on your country’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. We welcome the focus of today’s open debate and support its intention to reinforce discussions on the ki…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and Ghana.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Nicholas Haysom; His Excellency Michel Biang, Permanent Representative of Gabon and Chair of the…
Since this is the first briefing to the Security Council by Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, I wish to congratulate her on her appointment and thank her for her forward-looking briefing, which also provides an overview of the pro…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. My delegation has also taken note of the information provided by the civil society representative, Mr. Daniel Kovalik.
I begin my statement by reaffirming Ghana’s complete and unwavering commitment to the sovereignty, political independence and territo…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and my country, Ghana.
I thank Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing. I welcome the participation of the representative of the Sudan in this meeting…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 13 September to today.
During the reporting period, the Commi…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
The Security Council is once again convening, in close succession, on account of the humanitarian crisis resulting from the unrelenting military bombardments on civilian populated areas in Ukraine. Despite several calls by the Coun…
Let me first join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and assuring you of our full support during the month of December. I thank Special Adviser Christian Ritscher for his briefing on the ninth report of the Special A…
I deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana (A3).
We thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing and welcome the participation in this meeting of the r…
Ghana aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/77/PV.36), and makes the following additional remarks in its national capacity.
Present global developments, especially as they relate to peace and securi…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this briefing, which borders on the important matter of aviation safety and security.
I also thank the President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, for his briefing and for shari…
