I also thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing on the situation in Gaza.
After a year of relative calm, tensions have risen again in Gaza. It is a matter of grave concern that the violence has not completely subsided despite hectic diplomatic parleys, development initiatives and e…
I thank China for organizing this important and timely open debate focused on capacity-building for sustaining peace in Africa. I thank the briefers — Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security; Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Permanent Represen…
I also join others in extending our best wishes to the Permanent Representative of Ireland, Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, for her future endeavours. I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing on the situation in Ukraine.
India remains concerned about the situation in Ukr…
India attaches great importance to the promotion and protection of human rights, including in the field of the environment. Environmental protection is a part of our cultural values. Our traditions have long stressed the importance of living in harmony with nature.
At the twenty-sixth session of th…
Let me begin by thanking Brazil for organizing this focused briefing on improving and strengthening cooperation between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). I also express my gratitude to the PBC Chair for 2021 and the Permanent Representative of Egypt for presenting the annu…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Lynn Hastings for her briefing on the situation in the Middle East.
We remain concerned about the developments in Israel and Palestine, in particular the continued violent attacks, the killing of civilians and the acts of destruction and provocation. We have consi…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for her detailed briefing. I welcome the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Fuad Hussein, in today’s meeting. I also acknowledge the presence of the representative of Türkiye in the meeting.
We strongl…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her briefing today. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
We are closely following the developments in Libya. The recent protests and continuing political disagreements are a mat…
I would like to thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her detailed briefing. We have taken note of the latest monthly report by the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2022/530), and we also note the recent…
Let me begin by thanking Brazil for organizing this open debate on children and armed conflict. We also thank His Excellency the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Ambassador Fernando Simas Magalhães, for presiding over today’s meeting. We welcome the Special Representative of the Secretar…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu; the President of the Truth Commission, Father Francisco José de Roux Rengifo; and civil- society representative Ms. Jineth Casso Piamba for their respective briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Vic…
I take the floor to explain our position on the adoption of decision 76/572, which rolls over the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform to the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly.
India fully aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Saint…
India welcomes the adoption of resolution 2642 (2022), extending the authorization of humanitarian assistance to Syria through the Bab Al-Hawa crossing. Today’s adoption will reassure nearly 4 million people in the north-west of Syria — 2.7 million of whom are internally displaced persons, many of t…
Let me begin by congratulating Brazil for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I also convey our appreciation to His Excellency Ambassador Carlos Alberto Franco França, Foreign Minister of Brazil, for presiding over today’s open debate on the important and pertinent…
We thank the delegation of Uzbekistan, the facilitator of resolution 76/295, for all its efforts.
We joined the consensus today on the resolution but would like to make an explanation of position.
Robust connectivity within and between Central and South Asia is rooted in history. Connectivity with…
I thank the Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Assistant Secretary General Joyce Msuya for their briefings.
The renewal of the nationwide truce has helped to considerably reduce hostilities at the front lines. It is the responsibility of the relevant parties to ensure that the truce is upheld and con…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera1 Annadif for briefing us on the latest developments in West Africa and the Sahel. I also thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, for her presentation, and the civil society briefer, for her insi…
I thank the President for convening this important high-level meeting.
The issue of road safety has a direct link not only to public health but to economic and social development, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goals 3 and 11. It is deeply worrying that th…
I too would like to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her presentation of the Secretary-General’s latest report (S/2022/490) on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). I also express my appreciation to Ambassador Byrne Nason and her team for their efforts in finalizing the consensus r…
I join others in thanking the Special Envoy for his briefing.
We note that the previous session of the small body of the Constitutional Committee deliberated on the four proposed constitutional principles: unilateral coercive measures, State institutions, the supremacy of the constitution and trans…
