I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Haysom, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Sudan and South Sudan, for their very informative and enlightening briefings on the reality in the Abyei Area. The inhabitants of Abyei have alread…
This afternoon’s debate on the situation in South Sudan is most timely, especially after the recent developments that have taken place in the political context of this brother country. I therefore thank you, Mr. President, for including this issue on the agenda for this meeting.
As usual, the repor…
We express our heartfelt condolences to Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia for the loss of life of Russian servicemen yesterday. We also extend those condolences to his Government and the families of the victims.
We must be aware that the situation in Idlib, and in Syria in general, requires strong diplom…
Our delegation wishes to thank Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for the comprehensive and detailed report (S/2018/824) on developments in the situation in Afghanistan and for the valuable information provided in his briefing here today. We also thank Mr. Rami…
At the outset, as the Ambassador of Kuwait did, allow me to express our most heartfelt condolences for the victims of Hurricane Florence and other natural disasters in other parts of the world.
We also wish to welcome the representatives of Japan and Korea to this morning’s debate. We thank you, Ma…
My delegation would like to echo previous speakers in welcoming the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the Security Council. We are grateful for the detailed and informative briefings by Mr. Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Francisco Caet…
I begin my statement by expressing our
solidarity and that of our Government to the Government and the people of the United States of America and the families of those who heroically died as a result of the barbaric terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and other sites in the country, which we are c…
First of all, let me thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for requesting this meeting and the delegation of the United States for convening it. We are also grateful to Mr. Martin Griffiths for his excellent and enlightening briefing and his tireless work to achieve peace in Yemen.
In August, …
As I take the floor on behalf of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea at this important debate, I would first like to congratulate the United States Mission and Ambassador Nikki Haley for including the important issue of corruption on the agenda of the Security Council for the first time. Today’s debat…
My delegation welcomes the convening of today’s meeting and thanks Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura and Director John Ging for their enlightening and objective briefings. We reiterate Equatorial Guinea’s support for their noble efforts in an extremely difficult environment.
I will focus m…
Equatorial Guinea has followed the developments in the events related to the use of a chemical agent in Salisbury on 4 March with concern. We are carefully following the current investigations aimed at full clarification of the incident. We expect them to be exhaustive, fair and independent, and in …
At the outset, I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and her team for their substantive briefing.
Equatorial Guinea welcomes the definitive destruction of the 27 chemical weapons-production facilities declared by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic. The ve…
First of all, I would like to welcome Her Excellency Ms. Leona Marlin-Romeo, Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. I wish her a pleasant stay in New York.
Through you, Mr. President, allow me to extend our sincerest thanks to the delegation of the United States for having included this item on the agenda…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Karen Pierce and the delegation of the United Kingdom for their very successful presidency of the Security Council in August. We also wish you, Madam President, and your delegation success during your presidency, and we guarantee you all the nec…
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea expresses its thanks for the briefing presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Mr. Ghassan Salamé. We take this opportunity to convey our unconditional support for the tireless…
At the outset, I should like to offer my sincere congratulations to the United Kingdom for its exemplary presidency during what was for many a month of vacation. Despite that fact, it managed to attain very positive outcomes through rich debates guided by its programme of work.
We also congratulate…
Before I begin my briefing, allow me to warmly welcome His Excellency Prime Minister Aristides Gomes and His Excellency Mr. João Ribeiro Butiam Có, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities. Their presence at this meeting is clear proof of the considerable interest in t…
Let me begin by thanking the United Kingdom for organizing this important open debate under the theme “Maintenance of international peace and security — mediation and settlement of disputes”. We also thank the Secretary-General for his informative briefing on this topic. In addition, we are very gra…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his clear and detailed briefing. We also thank Mr. Tegegnework Gettu, Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Ms. Cate Blanchett, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goo…
At the outset, I would like to express my
delegation’s appreciation to Mr. John Ging, Director of Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for his informative briefing. We once again commend the OCHA teams for their tireless efforts t…
