Let me begin by conveying my best wishes and greetings to you, Mr. President, on Gabon’s presidency of the Security Council for this month. The topic chosen for the debate is extremely important not just for Africa, but all of us in the context of the global fight against terrorism.
I thank Ms. Gha…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing on the latest developments in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We have noted with concern the reports of ballistic- missile launches over the past week by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. They follow the c…
I thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, for her briefing. We appreciate the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and fully support the Special Representative’s efforts. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent R…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General and the other two briefers for their statements.
We are closely following developments with regard to the evolving situation. We continue to urge those involved to exercise restraint and refrain from engaging in any activity that could disrupt peace and stabi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her update on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the situation in the country. I also thank Mr. Emery Mudinga for sharing his insights with us, as well as…
India is deeply disturbed by the recent developments in Ukraine. We have always advocated that no solution can ever be reached at the cost of human lives. We urge that all efforts be made by the parties concerned for an immediate cessation of violence and hostilities. Dialogue is the only answer in …
I will be brief in my remarks. At the outset, I would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her update.
We note the consistent lack of progress on this track of discussions on Syria in the Security Council. We continue t…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
India is concerned about the unfortunate loss of civilian lives and reiterates its call for a complete cessation of violence and attacks on civilians, especially women and children. Likewise…
I will very briefly intervene. I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
As stated by my Minister for External Affairs in the Security Council at the previous meeting on this subject (see S/PV.9135), the trajectory of the Ukraine conflict is a matter of profound concern for…
Please allow me to acknowledge and thank the briefers for their briefings on the situation in Afghanistan.
India is deeply concerned about the unfolding humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. In response to the needs of the Afghan people and the urgent appeals made by the United Nations, in the pas…
I thank Special Representative Helen La Lime for her presentation, as well as the briefers from the World Food Programme and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
India also welcomes the presence of the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Canada at today’s meeting.
The Sec…
I bring to you the greetings of more than 1.3 billion people from the world’s largest democracy. They join me in congratulating President Csaba Kőrösi on his election to preside over the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session. They follow closely developments at the United Nations, reflecti…
It is regrettable that the Prime Minister of Pakistan has chosen the platform of the General Assembly to make false accusations against India (see A/77/PV.10). He has done so to obfuscate misdeeds in his own country and to justify actions against India that the world considers unacceptable. A polity…
Let me begin by congratulating the French presidency on its able stewardship of the Security Council this month. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing, and I take note of the remarks made by Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Allow me to prefa…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Nicholas Haysom and civil-society representative Ms. Lilian Riziq for their informative briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan at today’s meeting.
There have been some positive po…
Let me thank the delegations of Brazil and Ireland for convening this meeting today. I am also grateful to Under- Secretary-General Griffiths, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Chief Economist, Mr. Torero, and the World Food Programme’s Executive Director, Mr. Beasley, for their statements.
T…
Let me join others in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for updating us on the latest developments in the situation at the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
I thank the presidency for scheduling an open meeting today. The informal deliberations held by the Security Council yesterday were…
I join others in thanking Ms. Rochdi for her briefing and wish her every success in her new assignment. We also thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths and Mr. Darwish for their updates on the humanitarian situation.
It is our view that the stalemate in the political process has become unsustainab…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Volker Perthes for his detailed briefing on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
(UNITAMS). I also thank Mr. Ibrahim Mudawi for his presentation.
The political transition process that began three year…
At the outset, our deepest condolences go to the United Kingdom. Our Prime Minister has tweeted that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as a stalwart of our times. She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people and personified dignity and decency in public life. I am paine…
