Let me begin by welcoming the presence of the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this meeting.
The three African members of the Security Council (A3) commend the delegation of France for its tireless efforts in achieving the unanimous adoption of resolution 2717 (2023), which…
I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo, Ambassador Olof Skoog and Ambassador Vanessa Frazier for their briefings.
It is regrettable that the reports on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) persist in their discouraging trend, with diplo…
I would like to begin by thanking Ecuador for convening today’s open debate, which seeks to address the threats to international peace and security posed by the diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons. We are grateful to the High Representative for Disarmament Affai…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2023/784) and to welcome the insightful briefing on the situation in South Sudan by the Special Representat…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the members of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique (A3).
We welcome the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/934) and thank Mr. Abdou Abarry, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cent…
I wish to thank President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for submitting their twenty-third assessment report (see S/2023/566) to the Security Council, pursuant to paragraph 16 of resolution 1966 (2010), which provides Council members with an overview of the progress of work as well as the ch…
I thank you, Mr. President, for giving me the floor. I thank the Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, for his briefing and also take note of the views expressed by Ms. Mary Ann Wright.
My delegation concurs with the need for measur…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
First of all, we would like to commend Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her remarkable work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as for her co…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and his intervention and efforts in helping to find a solution to the ongoing war between the State of Israel and Hamas.
The resumption of hostilities, which followed the end…
We thank the delegation of the United Arab Emirates for proposing draft resolution S/2023/970. Ghana voted in favour of the draft resolution because we believe that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating and has to be urgently addressed to avoid a human catastrophe. While acknow…
Ghana would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your delegation, Ecuador, for choosing to highlight, during your presidency of the Security Council this month, the significant and growing threat that transnational organized crime poses to global peace and security.
We are grateful for the stateme…
I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their informative briefings.
As the situation in the Middle East commands global attention, the prevailing conditions in Ukraine, as we have heard, require the undiminished support of the international …
I would like to thank the Special Adviser for presenting the eleventh report of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), and for the work of the entire UNITAD Team.
Ghana welcomes the progress made…
I would like to begin by welcoming the Personal Envoy for the Sudan to today’s meeting.
On behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), I would also like to sincerely thank the United Kingdom for facilitating the adoption of resolution 2715 (2023), relating to the termination o…
Allow me to begin by thanking China for its presidency for the month of November and congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency today.
The three African members of the Security Council (A3) voted in favour of resolutions 2713 (2023) and 2714 (2023) to reaffirm our commi…
I would like to begin by thanking China for its leadership of the Security Council this month and for convening this meeting on the Middle East peace process at a high level, reflecting the exigencies of the moment.
Ghana thanks the Secretary-General for his statement, especially the updates on the…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
We thank Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi and Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Edem Wosornu for their briefings and w…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing to the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in this meeting.
While the Council’s attention has been focused elsewhere, the Democratic …
A week ago (see S/PV.9479), after several attempts, the Security Council managed to
adopt resolution 2712 (2023), which, among other things, called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza to help address the escalating crisis in the Middle East. Today’s briefings by Executive Directors …
I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Miroslav Jenča, and the Country Director in Ukraine at the World Food Programme, Mr. Matthew Hollingworth, for their briefings.
As the Security Council turns its focus once again on the prevailing conditions in Ukraine and, in particular, t…