Guyana appreciates the presidency’s swift response in convening today’s meeting at Poland’s request and thanks Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of the Secretary of State of Poland and the representatives of Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, B…
At the outset, I congratulate you, Mr. President, and the Republic of Korea on the assumption of the presidency this month and commend Panama on a successful presidency in August. I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate, providing an opportunity for the entire United Nations me…
At the outset, I want to join in congratulating you and the delegation of Panama for your excellent stewardship of the Council during the month of August.
I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
We meet today following yet another series of air strikes on Ukraine, which ki…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia and my own country, Guyana (A3+).
The A3+ thanks the presidency for convening today’s briefing on the humanitarian situation in Haiti and welcomes the pa…
At the outset, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Mr. Alakbarov for their briefings. I also thank Ms. Ashing for her perspective and Save the Children for the work they continue to do under extremely difficult circumstances. I commend Ms. Ilana Gritzewsky for her bravery in sharing her ho…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for the informative briefing.
We are in an era of unprecedented armed conflict, in which both State and non-State actors are employing a range of traditional and new tools to achieve their war aims. Among the tools of war we are witnessing being employed is…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman and Financial Action Task Force President De Anda Madrazo for their comprehensive briefings.
Terrorism continues to be a grave threat to international peace and security, undermining the rule of law, destabilizing States and causi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Pramila Patten and Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed for their briefings.
The recent report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2025/389) presents a deeply concerning picture of the widespread occurrence and impacts of sexual viole…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely, Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia and my own country, Guyana. We appreciate the valuable updates provided by Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Mr. Rajasingham on the
The Counci…
Guyana welcomes the participation of His Excellency Mr. José Raúl Mulino Quintero, President of the Republic of Panama, in today’s meeting and commends Panama for organizing this important debate on maritime
Having discussed this subject a few months ago under the Greek presidency (see S/PV.9919), …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting with the urgency that the situation demands. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Mr. Rajasingham of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for the information provided.
After months of public expressions f…
I thank you, Ambassador Alfaro de Alba, for your briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). Guyana welcomes your appointment as Chair and commends your leadership of the 1540 Committee since assuming this position.
International peace and security faces a …
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to extend warm congratulations to you and your delegation on Panama’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank Pakistan for its effective leadership last month and commend you both for the prompt and seamless coordina…
I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
As we did last Friday (see S/PV.9965), Guyana continues to express grave concern about the mounting civilian casualties in this war. Equally alarming is the fact that civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospita…
Today’s briefing on adapting peace operations for the pursuit of political solutions is timely and I thank Pakistan for its initiative. I also extend my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Jean Pierre Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Mr. Al Hussein for their insightful presenta…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretaries-General Jenča and Msuya for the updates provided and for their work.
In the 33 days that have elapsed since our last meeting on this topic (see S/PV.9940), the situation on the ground has got…
I thank Mr. Yousef Al-Dobeay, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, for their briefings.
Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations sets…
At the outset, Mr. President, my delegation thanks you, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, for convening today’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I also thank Assistant Secretary- General…
I welcome you to the Security Council, Your Excellency Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, and commend Pakistan on choosing this subject for today’s open debate. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres for his powerful message.
The formation o…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting to receive an update on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Fletcher and UNICEF Executive Director Russell for their sobering briefings and for their tireless work — and that of their teams — to provide a li…