I thank Mr. Jaishankar for convening this important debate and congratulate India on ably steering this year’s final presidency and on the sustained excellence of its delegation’s diplomatic efforts over the past two years during which we have both been non-permanent members of the Council. I also t…
I thank Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their briefings and in-depth assessments of the progress of work of the Mechanism. This being the first time that Judge Gatti Santana briefs the Security …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa, who is away. I thank members of the Security Council for the honour, privilege and confidence bestowed on Kenya in chairing the Ad Hoc Working Group for the…
I have the pleasure of delivering this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3).
We thank Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democrat…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu and Mr. Kovalik for their briefings.
We note with extreme concern the ruinous damage that the war is causing to Ukrainian lives, as well as Ukraine’s legitimate right to sovereignty, territorial integrity and regional and international security. As the Sec…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
We remain concerned by the persisting humanitarian suffering in Ukraine. It is a shocking statistic that an estimated 40 per cent of Ukraine’s power-generation capacity has been damaged or destroyed by direct attacks. That means th…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3).
We thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for their briefings and updates on th…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing on the recent developments on the ground.
The trajectory of events, including the heightened tensions and escalating violence, leading to fatalities among both Israeli and Palestinian civilians, including children, is deeply concerning. In…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy.
We meet again after just about a week because the situation in Ukraine continues to worsen. We deplore the surge in attacks that are exposing thousands more innocent civilians to…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I also thank all our briefers for their insights and perspectives. We take note of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/818), as presented by Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee.
Piracy, armed robbery and transnational organiz…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Ms. Ghelani for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Yemen and Saudi Arabia in this meeting.
Last month, a bus fell off a cliff while navigating Houthi checkpoints around Taiz. It left three passengers dead and 22 others ser…
I also thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea in this meeting.
Kenya condemns the continued test-launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic …
The Kenya delegation reaffirms its commitment to Security Council reforms. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Sierra Leone on behalf of the Group of African States (see A/77/PV.36), which set out our position and expectations in comprehensive detail.
We join ot…
The Kenyan delegation thanks the United Kingdom for its able steering of the negotiations on resolution 2662 (2022), which was just adopted. We voted in the affirmative to demonstrate our backing for the resolution’s tougher measures against the Al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia. Our vote accords with o…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing today, which made it clear that the war in Ukraine continues to cause extreme suffering to civilians far beyond what is acceptable under international law and international humanitarian law. We offer our condolences to all the families and co…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Ms. Christine Fossen, Mr. Mody Berethe and Ms. Emma Birikorang for their insightful briefings.
Kenya joins other Security Council members in paying tribute to the United Nations police officers — the gallant women and men who have committed them…
My delegation thanks France for facilitating the negotiations on resolution 2659 (2022), which was just adopted.
Kenya’s decision to vote for the resolution was a fine balance between the notable improvement in
the continued implementation by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabiliz…
On behalf of Kenya’s delegation, I want to say how delighted we are to see you preside over the Security Council during this important debate, Mr. President. We salute you for your leadership in the quest for sustainable peace, security and development in Africa. I also want to thank Deputy Secretar…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing and for his Office’s twenty-fourth report on the situation in Libya, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011). We welcome the fact that the Prosecutor is briefing the Council from Libya and take note of his engagement with the Libyan authorities an…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for his briefing and welcome the participation of representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
Kenya once again expresses its profound concern about the now perilously escalating situation in the
Korean peninsula. This ye…
