I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Simão, for his informative briefing today.
At the outset, we applaud the adoption of the long- awaited presidential statement (S/PRST/2024/3) on the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel last May, thanks to the tireless …
I warmly welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of Colombia, and Mr. Diego Tovar, member of the Commission for the Follow-up, Promotion and Verification of the Implementation of the Final Agreement, who is representing the high contracting party of the former…
I would like to thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for her briefing and Mr. Zhovnir for their timely and informative briefings.
We have gathered in the Chamber to discuss the war in Ukraine on many previous occasions, but today’s meeting feels different. Where to begin after seeing th…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her informative briefing. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to today’s meeting.
At the outset, the Republic of Korea underscores the Security Council’s press statem…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Salvador for her insightful briefing. I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille and Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy, Mr. Roberto Álvarez Gil, Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, and the represe…
Let me take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to all Council members for their kind support during the Republic of Korea’s presidency last month. We congratulate the Russian Federation on assuming the July presidency and wish you, Mr. President, all the
best for this month. I thank …
Since the responsibility to protect (R2P) was incorporated into the General Assembly’s annual agenda, this debate has been pivotal in underscoring the duties of States and the international community, while enhancing our shared understanding of the importance of tangible actions based on R2P. My del…
Thank you, Mr. President, for convening this urgent meeting of the Security Council. I also thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
The Republic of Korea condemns in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s so-called military reconnaissance satell…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for today’s briefings. I too join in expressing special thanks to Mr. Griffiths for his dedication and tireless work on Syrian humanitarian questions. My delegation would also like to reiterate its full support to the Special Envoy…
I thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his comprehensive, vivid and in-depth briefing on the current situation of refugees and displaced people around the world.
The briefing of the High Commissioner to the Security Council in October 2023 (see S/PV.9465) was a sober reminder that the scale a…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his detailed briefing on the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza and the alarming developments in the West Bank.
The world is now watching the expanding ground operations in Rafah with grave concern. Around 1 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah have once ag…
I would also like to extend my appreciation to Mozambique for hosting today’s debate and also to our briefers for their valuable insights on the important subject of the inclusion of women and young people in promoting peace and security.
We welcome today’s debate which provides us with an opportun…
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of the resolution (resolution 2730 (2024)), which my delegation found both timely and relevant, given the growing need to protect humanitarian personnel and civilians in armed conflict. Recently, we have witnessed an alarming increase in humanitarian personnel c…
My gratitude goes to Mozambique for convening this important and timely discussion. I thank Secretary- General Guterres for his insightful briefing. I also thank Commissioner Adeoye of the African Union (AU) and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Ambassador França Danese, for their bri…
As President of the Council for the 2013 open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (see S/PV.6917) and as the first country to request that the Secretary-General regularly report on this matter to the Council, we greatly value today’s meeting. I would also like to thank all the br…
The Republic of Korea voted against draft resolution S/2024/383 for two reasons.
First, the Russian draft resolution contained language that did not reach consensus among Security Council members, including one operative paragraph, paragraph 8, that was identical to the text in the Russian amendmen…
I extend my gratitude to Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing and take note of Ms. Kimberley’s remarks. I also welcome the participation of the delegation of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
At the outset, allow me to begin by reiterating the obvious fact that the war in Ukraine began as a result of Russia’s…
I too thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their sobering briefings.
For several months now the members of the Security Council have collectively warned against any ground operations in Rafah, which 1.4 million peop…
I also particularly thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her last Council briefing on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and on the Iraq-Kuwait issue regarding missing Kuwaitis and third-party nationals and Kuwaiti property. My delegation highly commends he…
I thank High Representative Schmidt for his informative briefing. The Republic of Korea continues to support his valuable efforts to ensure the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My delegation also welcomes the participation of the Chairman of the …
