I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime and, through her, the hard-working United Nations team in Haiti.
I would also like to welcome the representative of Haiti to the Chamber today.
Unfortunately, the issues we are discussing here today are not new for Haiti. As we have h…
I would like to offer special thanks to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and to Ambassadors Kinnunen and Çevik today for their helpful and informative briefings. I would also like to
recognize the presence of the high-level participants in the Council today.
As I begin my remarks, it is important t…
I wanted to welcome among us this morning Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing earlier and warmly welcome Secretary- General Zas to our meeting today. I would like to
acknowledge the participation of Collective Security Treaty Organization me…
First, I would like to thank our briefers today — Special Envoy Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Ambassador Hoxha. I very much look forward to hearing later from Major General Beary. We support their vital work in trying to forge pathways for peace and improve the lives of Yemenis.
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I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan, Special Representative Madeira and, of course, my colleague Ambassador Skoog for their briefings.
As we have heard today, we are now witnessing one of the region’s most severe droughts in recent history and a deepening huma…
I also want to thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov and Acting Executive Director Weixiong Chen for their informative if sobering briefings.
The Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/63) is clear that the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to international peace and sec…
I want to wish you, Mr. President, all the best for your presidency. I also congratulate Norway on an excellent presidency in January. I would like to thank our briefers this morning for their valuable briefings.
In a troubled international environment, we continue to witness serious human rights v…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Today’s discussion is an important opportunity for the Council to address the developing situation at Ukraine’s borders, which has become a matter of profound international concern.
Let me underline at the outset that Ireland, alo…
First, I wish to express our appreciation for the tireless efforts of the United Kingdom as penholder.
Ireland voted in favour of resolution 2619 (2022) today. However, we regret that at this critical juncture in Libya’s transition, the Council has once again failed to find consensus on a substanti…
I too wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing on this issue.
Ireland strongly condemns the recent Da’esh attack on Al-Hasakah city and is appalled at the reports of civilian casualties. The scale of the attack shows that despite their territorial defeat, the Da’esh threat in…
I want to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen for his update and for his tireless work, including his extensive engagement with Damascus. We really appreciate that. I also wish to thank Ms. Thuraya Hijazi for her eloquent and moving briefing earlier, which reminded us of the terrible plight of so many, especial…
I thank you, Mr. President, and once again warmly welcome you to the Chamber. I also thank the Secretary-General for his presence today, which underlines the enormous effort of the United Nations system to help the people of Afghanistan. I want to renew my thanks, of course, to Special Representativ…
I want to warmly welcome you to the Chamber, Mr. President, and also to thank you for having convened this dedicated debate, where we really welcome the opportunity to discuss the specific legal, moral and operational challenges faced by parties to conflict, and, of course, by United Nations agencie…
I too would like to thank our briefers: Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Tirumurti and, especially, our civil society briefer, Ms. Elham Saudi. She delivered several very important messages to us this morning and we will reflect on her cogent and very courageous remarks.
Let me begin by …
I want to start by warmly welcoming Presidential Adviser Archila to the Council. It is good that he is joining us here today; he is very welcome. I express my renewed appreciation also to Special Representative Ruiz Massieu and his team. In addition, the powerful words of Ms. Giraldo to us today wil…
I would like to thank you, Minister Huitfeldt, for being with us and presiding over today’s debate. I also welcome all visiting Ministers. I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive and sobering briefing. I also thank Mr. Bromberg and Ms. Majdalani for their valuable insights on …
It is great to see you, Madam President, with us in the Chamber today. Ireland and Norway have a proud history of working together to support human rights defenders. And I am so pleased that our shared priority is finding expression in this Chamber and at this table today.
I want to pay tribute to …
I would like to thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing and report. I also welcome the representative of the Sudan.
Since we last heard from Mr. Khan’s predecessor on the situation in the Sudan (see S/PV.8791), the democratic transition has suffered a significant setback following the military coup …
I would like to start by thanking our briefers for their contributions today. It is always good to see and hear from Special Envoy Grundberg, whom I thank for his update. I have to say that Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham’s
message was deeply worrisome. We needed to hear it, but it i…
I would like to start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Wane, whom it is a pleasure to see again, for his insightful briefing this morning. I also wish to thank Ms. Dicko for her remarks, which were extremely pertinent and, frankly, rather startling. Furthermore, i…
