Let me begin by thanking the co-facilitators of the seventh biennial Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy review process, Ambassadors Mohamed Al Hassan, Permanent Representative of Oman, and Agustín Santos Maraver, Permanent Representative of Spain, for their dedication to ensuring the success of the p…
Allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to congratulate Estonia on guiding the Council so ably last month.
We make this statement united as the three African members of the Security Council plus one …
This being the first biannual briefing, I congratulate Ireland on its role as Facilitator of the implementation of the resolution 2231 (2015) process. I also thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, and His Excellency Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Un…
I would like to thank Mr. Lecoq for his briefing and to recognize the presence of Ms. Turković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We would like to reiterate our earlier call for constructive and open dialogue among all the communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We encourage t…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen — it is good to see him in person — and Ms. Hussein of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement for their briefings today.
As we have stated before, the reality of the situation in Syria is an indictment on multilateralism, particularly on the Security Council, whose p…
I thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Wennesland, for his continued efforts in advancing the peace process with his counterparts in the Middle East Quartet and key regional partners, as well as Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
The Secretary-General’s current report (S/2021/584) reminds us once again…
I offer a warm greeting to His Excellency Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.
Kenya aligns itself with the statements made by the representative of Eritrea on behalf of the Group of African States, the representative of Guinea on behalf of the…
Kenya thanks the Secretary-General for his remarks and commitment
to the people of Syria. I also thank the Acting Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ramesh Rajasingham, and the Country Director for CARE, Turkey, Sherine Ibrahim, for their briefings. We also welcome the representativ…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1). We take note of the Secretary-General’s comprehensive report (S/2021/566) and thank Special Representative …
I would like to endorse Ambassador Inga Rhonda King’s tribute to Professor Edward Luck and Ambassador Kenzo Oshima for
their contributions to the working methods of the Security Council.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the current 10 elected members of the Security Council…
I had no intention of asking for the floor, but I thank you for your indulgence, Sir. I thank the representative of Somalia for his statement.
I would like to say only that, as Kenya was mentioned adversely, I reject the false allegations that have been levelled against Kenya and reiterate that it …
Kenya thanks Estonia for convening this important discussion. I welcome and thank His Excellency Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles for his briefing.
Europe is a bastion of values that Kenya holds dear. We share in the view that Europe should find its place in the conduct of relations among States and bet…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan at this meeting.
Kenya commends the people of the Sudan for their steadfast commitment to rebuilding peace in their country, includi…
I thank Judge Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Brammertz, Prosecutor of the Mechanism, for their briefings and detailed reports.
Kenya acknowledges the important work of the Mechanism in the service of justice and accountability for war crimes…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, who is here in person today for her regular briefing, as well as Mr. Fernando Arias for his comprehensive presentation. We also welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey.
We take note of the ninety-second monthly report (see S/2021/514) of the Organization for th…
Given the latest developments, the expanded list of briefers is welcome, and I thank them for their perspectives.
As the past couple of weeks unfolded, we were reminded once again that the resolution of the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine, however remote it may seem, woul…
Kenya has consistently supported diplomatic negotiations, conducted in an atmosphere of peace, to achieve a two-State solution in which Israel and Palestine live within secure and
recognized borders in accordance with the June 1967 lines. The escalation of violence in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the West …
Let me begin by thanking the President for prioritizing the inclusion of this agenda item on the reform of the Security Council, which is a demonstration of his commitment to moving the reform agenda forward.
Allow me also to commend the appointments of Her Excellency Ambassador Joanna Wronecka, Pe…
My delegation takes note of the report of the Human Rights Council (A/75/53 and A/75/53/Add.1) and acknowledges the resolutions contained in the report of the Council, including those pertaining to the rights of women and children, migrants, cultural rights, foreign debt relief for developing countr…
It is my distinct honour to introduce His Excellency Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, who will address the General Assembly in the general debate of its seventy-fifth session through a pre-recorded statement.
