My appreciation goes to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Acting Under- Secretary-General Joyce Msuya of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Ms. Najat Jumaan for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen.
The Middle East is…
We thank the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for submitting its 2023 annual report and the representative of Ghana for introducing draft resolution A/79/L.7 (see A/79/PV.21), which we happily co-sponsored.
The Republic of Korea continues to be an active contributor to and a strong champio…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for their briefings and their tireless efforts for peace and security.
Lebanon is tragically experiencing means and methods of warfare similar to those employed in Gaza. Hospitals are bein…
I would like to thank the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, and Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Lisa Doughten,…
I extend my gratitude to Ms. Koury and Ambassador Yamazaki for their comprehensive briefings. I also thank Ms. Bugaighis for her contribution today.
The recent disputes regarding the leadership of the Central Bank of Libya demonstrate the fragility of national governance in Libya, which can exacerb…
I extend my gratitude to Special Envoy Huang Xia and Ms. Ntambwe for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome Foreign Minister Kayikwamba Wagner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the representatives of Rwanda and Angola to today’s meeting.
While it is encouraging to see developments …
We return to the Chamber once again to discuss the Nord Stream incident. Regrettably, since the previous meeting on this topic in April (see S/PV.9619), we have received no substantive updates and have seen no notable developments as yet. In that regard, the Republic of Korea will again articulate i…
I thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan, African Union (AU) Special Representative Souef and Ms. Elman for their informative briefings. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Ambassador Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Coopera…
I would like to thank Slovenia for its able leadership as President of the Council during the month of September. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency for October. I express my deep gratitude to the Secretary-General for his briefing toda…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Onanga-Anyanga, Ambassador Mohammed
and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their comprehensive briefings.
The Republic of Korea shares the view of the Secretary-General that strong partnerships between the United Nations and regional orga…
My delegation takes the floor to exercise its right of appeal in response to the statement made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
I vividly remember that, a year ago here in this Hall, I pointed out the preposterous and absurd nature of the allegation the Democrati…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, and Ms. Nzale-Kove for their updates. I want to express my appreciation to the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ambassador Michael Kanu…
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of the resolution proposed by the United States and Ecuador (resolution 2751 (2024)), reaffirming our commitment to the people of Haiti and supporting the Multinational Security Support Mission to restore public security, thereby advancing a Haitian- led, Haitia…
I extend my gratitude to Director Dhanapala of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Mr. Liljert of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for their comprehensive briefings.
Over the past year, the Mediterranean Sea has remained a perilous route for…
I should like to extend my congratulations to Mr. Philemon Yang on assuming the presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session.
Let me also pay tribute to Secretary-General António Guterres for his dedication to global peace and prosperity.
The year 2024 has, sadly, earned the dis…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing.
As my delegation reiterated at this week’s Council briefing on Lebanon (see S/PV.9733), we are deeply troubled by the heightened hostilities across the Blue Line. Today’s large-scale strikes in Beirut have further deepened the…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting. I would also like to thank Secretary- General Guterres, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Ms. Spoljaric Egger, and the former President of Liberia, Ms. Johnson Sirleaf, for their briefings.…
The devastating communications device attacks last week were shocking, but the Israeli air strikes across Lebanon since Monday even more staggering and distressing. On 23 September alone, more than 500 people were killed, marking Lebanon’s highest death toll since the long civil war and equalling ha…
I wish to thank you, Mr. Robert Golob, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, for convening this meeting. I extend my appreciation to Secretary-General António Guterres for his insightful briefing, and I also welcome President Zelenskyy to this important meeting.
Two and a half years have pass…
First of all, I would like to extend my gratitude to Germany and Namibia for their dedicated efforts, which have led to the adoption of the Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1).
The international community has worked tirelessly for months to identify actions that should be taken to bring about mea…
