At the outset, I would like to express our sincere condolences to the people and the Government of New Zealand and other countries whose citizens fell victim to the heinous attack in Christchurch.
It is reprehensible that a house of God was attacked and that one killer was able to cause such horrif…
I congratulate France on its successful stewardship of the Council in March and its decision to address this very timely and critical issue. We thank all our briefers, especially Under- Secretary-General Voronkov, speaking on behalf of the United Nations, for their contributions to today’s discussio…
I would first of all like to congratulate your delegation, Mr. President, on its very successful presidency of the Security Council and to express our appreciation to you, Sir, in continuing to preside over this very important debate, which shows your strong commitment to the signature event that yo…
The delegation of Kazakhstan thanks the Dominican presidency of the Council for organizing this open debate. We commend you for the choice of this very timely and critical issue and look forward to greater awareness and action in that regard.
We also express our appreciation to today’s briefers — M…
At the outset, I wish to join previous speakers in congratulating the Dominican Republic on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish it every success in carrying out the work of the Council.
The dynamics in the Middle East continue to worry the international …
As an observer of the African Union, we join in and associate ourselves with the statements already made by the members of the African troika and to be made by the Ivorian presidency, which has so ably and effectively conducted the stewardship of the Council this month. Mr. President, please accept …
We commend the presidency for putting the spotlight on a comprehensive approach to building and sustaining peace in the Sahel region. The delegation of Kazakhstan would also like to thank Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for the Sahel; Mr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representati…
We thank Special Envoy de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing. As he ends his highly meritorious service, I would like to express to him and his team our most sincere gratitude on behalf of Kazakhstan for their efforts and commitment to achieving enduring peace in Syria. We greatly appreciate the…
First of all, I would like to thank the presidency of Côte d’Ivoire for convening this very important briefing on the drug situation in West Africa, and also express gratitude to Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for his comprehensive repor…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his insightful briefing on developments concerning the tunnels along the Blue Line. The tunnels identified are a clear violation
of resolution 1701 (2006), and we are glad to hear today they are being disabled. We are convinced that United N…
My delegation thanks Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive and objective briefing and his unfailing commitment to the region.
First of all, we welcome the decision taken by Israel and Hamas in Gaza to hold a ceasefire that would follow the agreement the two sides reached in 20…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, for their comprehensive updates on the latest developments in South Sudan. We also commend Ambassador Wronecka for her enormous efforts an…
My delegation welcomes His Excellency President Aleksandar Vučić and Mr. Hashim Thaçi to the Chamber and thanks Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for providing us with an overview of recent developments.
We would like to remind the Council that one month ago in this very Chamber (see S/PV.8399), we e…
I would like now to take the floor in my national capacity.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Yamamoto for his briefing and personal contribution to achieving peace and prosperity in Afghanistan. We commend the work and dedication of his qualified staff. We are also grateful…
I appreciate this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), pertaining to Afghanistan and the Taliban, which I am pleased to do in accordance with paragraph 56 of resolution 2255 (2015). I am also grateful to
the Special R…
I would like to thank the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for having organized this briefing and giving me the opportunity to address the Security Council as outgoing Chair of the following sanctions Committees: the Security Council Committee
pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2011) and 2253 (20…
I join others in thanking Special Envoy Griffiths and Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for their clear and comprehensive updates, and commend them both for their efforts to bring about a political and humanitarian solution in Yemen. They can rest assured of our full support in all their undertakings…
I would like to thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her semi-annual briefing to the Council and her efforts to uphold the international rule of law, justice, transparency and accountability. We take note of the twenty-eighth report of the Office of…
We thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for his comprehensive and very informative briefing.
As we know that the ongoing conflict continues to have an impact on the lives of civilians in Syria, we strongly support humanitarian actors, including United Nations agencies and non-governmental organiz…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General François Louncény Fall and Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their informative briefings that have contributed to our meaningful discussion to…
