I warmly welcome your presence, Mr. President, at this meeting, as we once again seek convergence to address the critical concerns of nuclear safety and security arising from the Russian Federation’s sustained aggression against Ukraine. I thank Ecuador and France for their initiative in calling for…
At the outset, I would like to thank the penholder, the United States, for its committed efforts during the negotiation of resolution 2683 (2023), which was just adopted, and commend all members of the Council for their constructive engagement on the resolution.
While Ghana acknowledges the need fo…
On the auspicious occasion of Africa Day, which also marks the sixtieth anniversary of African unity, I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the members of the African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Mozambique and my own country, Ghana.
We welcome the report …
Let me thank the Special Coordinator for his in-depth briefing and Ms. Tania Hary for sharing her perspective.
We take note of the sobering account of events on the ground, as well as the measures being taken to address the main triggers of the conflict and to prevent their reoccurrence. It is regr…
Let me begin by thanking you personally, Mr. President, for Switzerland’s choice of the topic for this open debate and for your able leadership of the Security Council’s proceedings today. I convey the warm regards of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who is unable to be here in person today ow…
Ghana supports the political declaration (resolution 77/289).
I align myself with the statements to be delivered later by the representatives of Cuba and South Africa, speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the Group of African States, respectively.
In May 2015, the world endorsed the…
I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
At the outset, let me reaffirm Ghana’s unwavering commitment to the sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and its inhere…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Mozambique and my own country, Ghana.
We thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and the Director of the Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordinati…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Mozambique and Ghana (A3).
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2023/328) and thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, as well as Ambassador Tiaré, Executive Secre…
We are grateful to you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting and to France and Ecuador for requesting that you do so. We are also grateful to the Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his informative briefing.
It is regrettable that the war on Ukraine is continuing in a manner that…
I would like to join previous speakers in thanking Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for the report he just submitted to the Security Council, and express my thanks to Ambassador Taher Elsonni of Libya for participating in this meeting.
At the outset, let me unde…
I thank Mr. Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his informative briefing. I also welcome the participation of the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in this meeting.
The report of the High Representative highlights developments such as the rapid…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Mozambique 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 tod…
I join others in warmly welcoming His Excellency Mr. Osmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to the Security Council. I thank him for his comprehensive briefing and active chairmanship, which…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Switzerland on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We wish you success in your first-ever presidency. We also thank the briefers for their remarks.
As Ghana has often stated a…
Let me begin by welcoming the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. I thank Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Mozambique and my own country, Ghana (A3).
At the outset, the A3 would like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement. We also thank the briefers, Special Representative of the…
Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing to the Council.
As it is for many others, the unresolved aspiration of the Palestinian people for a safe and secure homeland remains a source of anguish for us. The manifestation of the dispute in its security implications, hu…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Russia on Russia’s presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. We also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, and we thank him for his insightf…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing to the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea.
Last Thursday’s test of a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the first by the Democratic People’s Republic of …
