Let me begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), El-Ghassim Wane, for updating us on the mandate implementation of the mission and the most recent political development…
I take the floor to explain India’s position on resolution 2601 (2021), which was just adopted.
Allow me at the outset to thank the Niger and Norway for their efforts. India strongly supports facilitating the continuation and protection of education in armed conflict. The best interests of the
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Allow me at the outset to thank Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, for her detailed and comprehensive presentation of the Court’s report (A/76/4) for the period between August 2020 and 31 July 2021. We also offer our condolences for the sad demise of Judge Crawf…
I join others in thanking Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his comprehensive briefing today. I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his update on the humanitarian situation. I also thank the civil society briefer, Ms. Albarouki, for her insights.
Special Envoy Pedersen has just briefed…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and the Special Envoy for the Horn
of Africa for their briefings. I welcome His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Chairperson of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel to today’s meeting and thank him for his briefing. I also welcome the representatives…
We thank Kenya for convening the open debate on this very important issue. We thank the Secretary-General for his insights. I also thank Executive Director Sima Bahous, African Union Special Envoy Bineta Diop, and Ms. Celia Umenza Velasco for their briefings.
One of the most important indicators fo…
Allow me to welcome you, Madam President, as you preside over today’s meeting. Let me thank Kenya for organizing this important debate on the Great Lakes region, which has the potential to become an engine of growth for the African continent and beyond. Today’s initiative and deliberations will cont…
I welcome your presiding over today’s meeting, Mr. President. I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Hanan Ashrawi and Mr. Daniel Levy for their insights, and I welcome the participation of the Ambassador of Israel and the Ambassador of Palestine in our meeting…
At the outset, let me join others in acknowledging the presence of His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, and thank him for his briefing. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mankeur Ndiaye for his briefing regarding progress …
I would like to join colleagues in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zahir Tanin for his briefing on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I welcome His Excellency Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
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I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Acting Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham and Ms. Al-Deen, of the Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies, for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in our midst.
We are deeply concerned by the mounting death t…
At the outset, let me join others in welcoming the participation of the Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Her Excellency Ms. Marta Lucía Ramírez, in the Security Council’s meeting today. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Mass…
Let me begin by conveying the best wishes and greetings of my Prime Minister to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Kenya’s historic presidency of the Security Council.
It is indeed a singular privilege to represent my Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, at thi…
I would like to thank the President for convening today’s joint debate. I want to take this opportunity to briefly share our preliminary perspectives on the Secretary-General’s report Our Common Agenda, under agenda item 124.
The Declaration on the Commemoration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of …
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing and for sharing his assessment on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia, Ambassador Taye Atskeselassie Amde, to today’s briefing.
The humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia has…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. President, for the successful chairmanship of the Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects. India st…
I would like to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Bintou Keita, for her briefing on the most recent developments concerning the implementation…
Let me begin by joining other speakers in thanking Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her update. We also welcome the presence of the representatives of Syria and Turkey at today’s meeting.
We have taken note of the contents of the most …
Let me begin by congratulating Ireland on successfully presiding over the Security Council in September. I extend my full support to Kenya for its presidency in October. Let me thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Helen La Lime, for her comprehensive briefing on the mandat…
I thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). I also thank the civil society briefers for their insights from the ground.
I would like to begin by reaffirming India’s unwavering commitment to the peaceful resoluti…
