I thank the President for convening today’s important meeting.
I must begin by expressing once again our deep regret that Russia chose to cast a veto on 28 March, blocking the renewal of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (see S/PV.…
I thank Mr. Jenča and Ms. Wosornu for their valuable briefings.
For more than two years we have been witnessing too many blatant violations by Russia of the Charter of the United Nations, resulting in the suffering of countless innocent civilians. Waves of attacks in the unprovoked
war of aggressi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu and
Ms. Marcela Sánchez Buitrago for their briefings. I also welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia.
In the Council’s open debate on conflict prevention last month (see S/PV.9574), some participants ci…
It is regrettable that we once again gather in the General Assembly Hall following the double veto against the draft resolution (S/2024/239) submitted by the United States in the Security Council (see S/PV.9584), which would have unequivocally supported ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefi…
I thank Mr. Rajasingham and Ms. Soeripto for their valuable briefings.
We are nearing six months since the conflict in Gaza erupted owing to Hamas’s terrifying attacks on Israel. Recent developments seem to only be worsening the situation on the ground.
Despite last week’s adoption of resolution 2…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General, Mr. Khiari, and the Director from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Doughten, for their informative briefings.
Japan has consistently urged the Myanmar military to take three concrete actions: first, immediately stop the violence, …
I thank Mrs. Gamba de Potgieter, Mr. Chaiban and Ms. Niger-Thomas for their informative and insightful briefings. I would also like to thank Malta for convening this very important and timely briefing. And again we would like to express our congratulations on its assumption of the presidency of the …
As today is the first open briefing this month, let me take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all Council members for their kind support during Japan’s presidency. We wish Ambassador Vanessa Frazier and the able team of Malta the best of luck for the month of April. They may rest …
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Rajasingham, Mr. Martina and Mr. Skau for providing detailed and sobering briefings.
The update on food security risks in Gaza delivers nothing but extremely alarming facts. It is deeply distressing to discover that the entire population of 2.2 million people i…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for sharing their valuable updates on the situation.
This month we mark one year since the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, an event whose tragic consequences still reverberate in local communities. For those on the Syri…
The Charter of the United Nations is a common agreement that all Member States must observe in good faith. It is the foundation of all international relations. For that very reason, we cannot condone Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. The General Assembly has repeatedly stated that Russia’…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing.
Two years ago, Russia started its brutal aggression against Ukraine, and I join the Council today to strongly condemn Russia for continuing that aggression and hostility right up until the present day. We condemn in the strongest terms Russia’s a…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Mr. Lockyear, Secretary General of Médecins sans frontières, for their valuable briefings.
Almost 140 days have passed since Hamas and others’ abhorrent acts of terror against Israel took place. We reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of those heinous ac…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative Rugwabiza for her briefing and to welcome the presence here of the representative of the Central African Republic.
Let me begin by paying tribute to all personnel of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission i…
It has been more than four months of devastation, hostilities and suffering since Hamas’s horrifying acts of terror against Israel. We are witnessing an alarming escalation of violence and an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe. The situation on the ground is only worsening as each day goes by. Pa…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita for her briefing. I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
The renewed offensives by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M-23) in North Kivu have been r…
I thank Ms. Catriona Laing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, for their informative briefings. I would also like to welcome the presence of the Permanent Representati…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Voronkov, Executive Director of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate Natalia Gherman and INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock for their briefings. I also thank the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for its work on the report.
Desp…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his insightful briefing, and I also welcome Ambassador El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, to this meeting.
At the outset, I want to express Japan’s appreciation for the laudable work of the United Nations Support Mission …
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to Special Envoy Grundberg and to Ms. Wosornu, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative briefings. My appreciation also goes to the Secretariat and the International Maritime Organization for their preparat…
