I thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for her detailed briefing on the recent visit to Mogadishu. I also thank Ms. Shukria Dini for sharing the perspective of civil society in Somalia.
As we continue to closely monitor developments in Somalia, I would like to underline the importance of …
I join others in thanking Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his comprehensive briefing today. I also thank Ms. Rouba Mhaissen, the civil- society briefer, for her insights.
The past few weeks have seen developments of interest on the Syria political track. Special Envoy Pedersen visited Damascus earl…
Mr. President, I would like to thank you for giving us this opportunity to express our views on the issues of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. I would also take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, and the delegation of Ireland for a very successful presidency of the Security Council…
First of all, I would like to formally congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the office of President of the General Assembly. Your becoming President is a matter of pride for all developing countries, in particular small island developing States.
For the past one and a half years, the world has been g…
We are exercising our right of reply to yet another attempt by the leader of Pakistan to tarnish the image of this forum by bringing in matters internal to my country and going so far as to spew falsehoods on the world stage. While such statements deserve our collective contempt and sympathy for the…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s discussion on climate and security. We also appreciate the briefings by Secretary- General António Guterres and Ms. Ilwad Elman, underlining the different risks of climate change.
There can be no doubt that climate change is one of the defining cha…
Let me begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his update. We welcome his latest insights provided by his recent visit to the region. I also thank Ms. Amany Qaddour, Regional Director of Syria Relief and Devel…
I take the floor to explain India’s position on presidential statement S/PRST/201/18, just adopted on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
India has historic relations with Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan. We are also cognizant of the significance of the River Nile as the source of livelihood and dev…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his detailed briefing on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS), centred around the Mission’s four pillars. I also thank Ms. Hala Alkarib fo…
I join other colleagues in congratulating Mr. Hans Grundberg on his appointment as the new United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen and welcome him to today’s meeting. I thank him for his briefing and assure him of India’s full support for his efforts aimed at restoring peace in Yemen.
I also thank t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Ján Kubiš for his informative briefing. I also thank Ms. Asma Khalifa for her insights, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to this meeting.
There has been a sense of cautious optimism with regard to the situation in Libya over the …
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 22 May to 10 September, during which time the Committee met once …
I thank the Special Representative, Ms. Deborah Lyons, for her briefing. I join the others in extending our unflinching support for the work done by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in these challenging times. India has consistently called for a central role of the United…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ireland for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month September 2021. I also would like to thank the President for convening today’s important open debate on United Nations peacekeeping operations with a focus on transitions. This is a …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Irish presidency for having convened this important briefing with The Elders on “Maintenance of international peace and security”. I thank Her Excellency
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, and His Excellency Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, Elder Emeritus, for the…
Let me begin by congratulating the delegation of Ireland on its assumption of the presidency for September and extend to it our best wishes. I also thank you, Madam President, and others for the kind words towards my delegation for our August presidency.
I join others in thanking the Under-Secretar…
We thank the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan, the facilitator of negotiations on resolution 75/313, for all its efforts. While we
joined the consensus today on the resolution, I would like to give an explanation of position on behalf of my delegation.
India shares the international community’s d…
Let me begin by thanking Ambassadors Robert Rae of Canada and Mohamed Edrees of Egypt for the contribution of their respective delegations to the work of peacebuilding in the extremely challenging times brought forth by the pandemic.
Over the course of the past year, the Peacebuilding Commission wa…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Lynn Hastings for her briefing today. I also thank Executive Director Yudith Oppenheimer for her participation. I welcome the participation of the observer of the Observer State of Palestine and the representative of Israel at today’s meeting.
The 21 May ceasefire…
We align our statement with the statement delivered by the representative of Guinea on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
The strong and deep solidarity and partnership between India and Africa reflects the bonding of the Global South, which has been forged over several centuries. Long-standing t…
