I would also like to thank our briefers — Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya — for their detailed briefings and committed work on this file.
Several months since the seismic change that took place in December 2024, Syria is still striving to find its footing. A demanding p…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Massieu, and the representative of the civil society,
Following the eruption of violence in Catatumbo three months ago, Greece commends the Colombian Government for its management of the situation on the ground, in parti…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General María Isabel Salvador, Ms. Juma and Ms. Solages for their briefings. I would also like to welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic and the Permanent Representative of Haiti to this meeting.…
I would like to start by warmly welcoming Ms. Hanna Tetteh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, to the Council. I thank her for her detailed briefing and convey the full support of Greece and its delegation in the discharge of her duties as the new Special Representative in Li…
I would like to start by thanking Special Envoy Huang Xia; Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF; and His Excellency Mr. Téte António, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, for their comprehensive updates. I would also like to welcome the participation of Her Excellency the Foreign M…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting on South Sudan. I would also like to express our gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Haysom, for his valuable briefing; to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director, Ms. Edem Wosornu; and …
Let me start by thanking our briefers, Assistant Secretary- General Khiari and Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, for the valuable information they have provided.
Today I would like to highlight the following three points.
First, the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria must be respected b…
Let me start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for her informative briefing. I also welcome the presence of the Ministers from Serbia and Kosovo, as well as the participation of the Head of …
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Tom Fletcher for his briefing.
Every day in recent weeks, we have seen new missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, causing dozens of civilian casualties. On 4 April, a single strike in a residential area of Kryvyi Rih, has caused 18 de…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and Lieutenant General Ulisses de Mesquita Gomes, Force Commander of the United Nations Organ…
I also wish to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Türk, and the President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, Dr. Al-Khatib, for their detailed briefings.
It has been only a week since we mourned the loss of personnel of the United Nations Office for Project Service…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I would like to thank Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing and express my country’s unconditional support for the work of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel …
At the outset, I convey to the French presidency our best wishes for the month of April, and I wish to assure you, Mr. President, of our full cooperation. I would also like to congratulate Denmark on the successful conclusion of its presidency in March. I also thank our briefers for their detailed a…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for briefing us today, and Ms. Charlotte Slente, Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, for her remarks.
Allow me to emphasize the following points.
First, the adoption of resolution 2773 (2025) …
At the outset, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for her briefing.
The war following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now in its fourth year. Russia has not heeded repeated calls by the international community, consolidated in multiple General Assembly resolutions, to end its m…
Let me thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Under-Secretary- General Fletcher and Ms. Seif, civil society briefer, for their insightful presentations.
Since we are discussing the latest developments in Syria, I would like to make the following points.
Greece stands in solidarity with the Syrian people an…
I would like to congratulate Denmark for organizing this very important high-level open debate. I welcome the Secretary-General, and I thank him for his briefing to the Security Council. I also thank Ms. Russo of the International Peace Institute for her presentation.
As we prepare to celebrate the…
I would like to thank Ms. Sigrid Kaag for her briefing today. We share our grief for the United Nations Office for Project Services staff member who died these past days and express our sincere condolences to his family and the United Nations. We hope for the speedy recovery of the other five United…
I also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing, as well as Eli Sharabi for his testimony here today.
The tragic story of Eli Sharabi is a clear reminder that this war must end now. We extend our deepest condolences to him for the tragic loss of beloved family member…
I thank the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Kaja Kallas, for her statement, and warmly welcome her to our meeting.
As we approach the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations, we all must recognize the importance of multilateralism, sin…
