I would like to begin my statement by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo her briefing.
We join other speakers in expressing our deep concern about the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, in violation of the fundamental principles of international law, especially relating to t…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Marcus Potzel, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Fawzia Koofi, former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Pa…
Let me thank France for organizing this high-level meeting. I would also like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for setting the tone for this meeting with his very clear statement. And we welcome the briefing by Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Since t…
I have the honour to read out this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana (A3).
At the outset, we take note of the Secretary- General’s comprehensive report (S/2022/689) and thank Special Representative Haysom for his…
Let me begin by thanking the delegations of Brazil and Ireland for requesting the convening of this meeting. We also thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths, Chief Economist Maximo Torero and World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley for their respective briefings. And we have ta…
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing on the renewed clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan and express our support for the engagement of the United Nations with the parties in order to help find a lasting solution to the long-standing conflict that has engulfed…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya.
We thank the Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Ms. Najat Rochdi, and Under-Secretary-General of the Secretary-General Martin Griffi…
The Government of Ghana has learned with great sorrow of the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the early hours of today. We are deeply saddened by the loss of the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch and head of the Commonwealth of Nations. This is a moment of great sadness for t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary- General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, for their briefings. I also thank the civil-society representative, Ms. Oleksandra Drik, for her cont…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3).
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General, Mr. James Swan, and the Special Representative of the European Union for the Horn of Africa,…
I would like to begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his statement and Director General Rafael Grossi for this important briefing on the state of play at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
The briefing we heard this afternoon reinforces our continuing concern about the rapidl…
At the outset, Mr. President, let me wish you and the French delegation the best of success during your presidency of the Council for this month. I also congratulate Ambassador Zhang Jun and the Chinese delegation on their excellent leadership of the Council last month.
We have listened carefully t…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths, Mr. Markus Potzel and Ms. Lucy Morgan Edwards for their briefings.
Today’s meeting provides us with another opportunity to assess the situation in Afghanistan. We remain deeply concerned about the situation in that country, especial…
I join previous speakers in thanking Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini and Mr. Daniel Levy for their comprehensive briefings, which have given the Security Council an assessment of the situation prevailing on the ground.
The briefings we have heard today ar…
I welcome the participation in this meeting of President Zelenskyy and the other rule 39 participants. We wish Ukraine the very best on its Independence Day. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his pertinent briefing on the humanitarian and security situation in Ukraine, and I join …
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for delivering the thirty-fifth briefing to the Security Council on the activities of the Court on the Sudan file. We welcome the fact that the Prosecutor is at this moment in the…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her updates on the growing international concerns about the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. When the Council met on the same subject a little over a week ago (see S/PV.9109), the International Atomic …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Chinese delegation for organizing today’s important meeting to promote common security through dialogue and cooperation.
We also thank the Secretary-General for the depth and clarity of his statement, as well as Ambassador Gustavo Zlauvinen, President of the…
At the outset, let me thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Ms. Ghada Mudawi for their briefings.
As Ghana reiterates its endorsement of the parties’ renewal of the truce for two months beginning on 2 August, we are encouraged by their resolve to deepen their negotiations to reach an expanded truc…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his briefing on the deeply concerning situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The information provided confirms our fears of a growing risk of a potential nuclear …
