I thank you, Sir, and welcome your leadership of this Council meeting on the important and timely discussion on the impact of the war on women and children in Ukraine. I would like to thank Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, and Mr. Manuel Fontaine, UNICEF’s Director of Emergencies, fo…
I thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for picking up this agenda item during its presidency.
I also thank Mr. Ted Chaiban, Ms. Esperanza Martinez and Mr. Emmanuel Ojwang for their unique perspectives about the vaccine delivery situation,
especially as it relates to vaccination programmes in…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Kenya, Gabon and my own country, Ghana (A3).
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/278) and thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General El-Ghassim Wane for …
I congratulate the delegation of the United Arab Emirates for its successful presidency in the preceding month and wish you, Madam President, and the delegation of the United Kingdom the very best for this month.
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing to the Security Counci…
I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Mr. Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, for their briefings. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the representati…
I have the honour to read this statement on behalf of members of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely Gabon, Kenya and my country, Ghana.
At the outset, we wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes for his presentation of the 90-day repor…
Ghana continues to be deeply concerned by the humanitarian situation in Ukraine following the Russian Federation’s invasion of the country on 24 February. Accordingly, we remain committed to supporting all genuine efforts to address the suffering of the Ukrainian people throughout the country’s enti…
I join others in expressing appreciation to the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing to the Council, as well as his commitment to the search for lasting peace in the Middle East.
The briefing, as always, gives us much to consider and requires of the …
My delegation would also like to convey its sincere condolences to the Irish Mission and to Jim Kelly’s family on the sad occasion of his passing.
My delegation is grateful to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her briefing to the Council.
We have taken note…
I thank the President for convening this meeting and also thank the briefers for the updated information they have shared on the prevailing situation in Ukraine. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the representatives of Poland and Ukraine.
Ghana reiterates once more the call on the…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Hans Grunberg and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their informative briefings on the overall difficult situation in Yemen. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen at this meeting.
The prevailing situation in Yem…
Ghana voted in support of resolution 2625 (2022) and welcomes its adoption. Indeed, the adoption of this resolution and the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan until 15 March 2023 is critical, as it allows for continuous support from the United Nations towards address…
I thank Ambassador Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his briefing.
As a State party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and the Biological We…
I warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Zbigniew Rau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to the Security Council. I thank him for his briefing on the OSCE and note that Poland has assumed the leadership of th…
Let me begin by thanking the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, and the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, for their briefings to the Council this morning. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the representativ…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3): Gabon, Kenya and my country, Ghana.
To begin with, let me express our appreciation to Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing on the activitie…
Let me begin by thanking you, Madam President, for convening this open debate, which provides an opportunity to exchange views and perspectives on the advancement of the women and peace and security agenda, especially on the day we commemorate the International Women’s Day. We also wish to express o…
I would like to thank you, Madam, for convening today’s session. I would also like to express my delegation’s appreciation to the UNICEF Executive Director, Ms. Catherine Russell, for highlighting the impact that the conflict has had on children in Ukraine. Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General…
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for convening this emergency meeting of the Security Council at this critical moment in the situation in Ukraine, and Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Director-General Grossi for the information provided.
Ghana is gravely concerned about the intensifying mi…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, and by extension, the United Arab Emirates, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I offer my best wishes to you, Madam, and hope that together we can advance the important work of the Council. I would also li…
