I congratulate Your Excellency, Madam Minister, on Ghana’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for November. I welcome the Secretary-General’s remarks and those of the former President of Ireland, now Chair of The Elders, Her Excellency Ms. Mary Robinson. I thank Ms. Martha Pobee an…
We would like to extend our warm greetings to His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba.
Kenya aligns itself with the statements delivered by the representatives of Mozambique, on behalf of the Group of African States, Pakistan, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, …
Kenya supports continued progress on reforms to implement the 5+2 agenda and make progress to achieve the European Union (EU) integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We encourage the authorities to continue their efforts to galvanize that progress by working together to ensure full compliance with th…
Kenya reaffirms its commitment to the Biological Weapons Convention, which remains the global norm against biological weapons and a fundamental pillar of the international community’s efforts to prevent their use. It is our conviction that any actions that may undermine the Convention, especially in…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, on Ghana’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. You have our support. I also thank Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his briefing this morning.
The continued increase in the number of …
I thank Mr Sciacchitano for his briefing.
Kenya expresses its deepest condolences and sympathies to the Governments and the people of Somalia for the heinous terrorist attack in Mogadishu. We stand with them and the families that have lost loved ones and wish all the injured a quick recovery.
Keny…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths and Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan for their briefings.
We regret the news that the Russian Federation has withdrawn from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The world is hungry. That development makes life harsher for millions who are not party to t…
Kenya enthusiastically voted in favour of resolution 2657 (2022). We thank the United Kingdom and our fellow members of the Security Council for the consultative negotiations that led to the adoption. Kenya is confident that the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Soma…
I welcome Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland’s briefing on the recent developments on the ground, particularly given the trajectory of events in recent weeks. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Israel and the Observer State of Palestine in today’s open debate.
We meet once again …
During the last briefing on the situation in Libya on 24 October (S/PV.9162), we emphasized the need for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to have a substantive one-year mandate. Kenya voted in favour of resolution 2656 (2022), which responds to that need. It provides the stability and pre…
I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo for his briefing.
Weapons of mass destruction, including biological weapons, pose a grave danger. The indiscriminate nature of those weapons can lead only to immediate and long-term effects on people, societies and the environment. Kenya is therefore deeply concerned by any …
Kenya thanks Mexico and the United Kingdom for their consultative effort in drafting resolution 2655 (2022), which we have just adopted. Kenya voted for the resolution to demonstrate
its support for Colombia in its praiseworthy journey to achieving lasting peace after decades of war. Kenya commends…
Kenya fully supports the work of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and that of the Secretary- General’s Personal Envoy. That was reflected in our affirmative vote on resolution 2602 (2021) in October last year in our hope that the parties would engage the Pers…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Miguel de Serpa Soares for his briefing.
I also thank the Russian Federation for initiating today’s meeting. It provides an opportunity for member States to assess the challenges and opportunities of a strong and independent Secretariat, particularly with regard to …
I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya. We thank Mr. Huang Xia, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, for his briefing.
The A3 remains deeply concerned about t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya.
We warmly welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily, and thank him for the briefing. We congratulate him on being appo…
Kenya thanks Mexico and the United States for their consultative efforts in drafting resolution 2653 (2022), which we just adopted. Kenya voted in favour of the resolution after making every effort, as one of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), to ensure that it had a review mech…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ms. Denise Brown for their briefings.
It is regrettable that, rather than turning to dialogue and diplomacy to end this conflict, we are seeing an escalation of military activity. The sustained targeting of civilians and objects indispensable to…
I thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for her remarks, including the observations, recommendations and goals for the decade reflected in the current report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/740) on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Wome…
I thank Special Representative Caroline Ziadeh for her briefing. I also recognize the participation of Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz in this meeting.
The need for sustained stability in Kosovo has gained more urgency as Europe is deali…
