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I also thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing. At a moment when the world begins to glimpse a ceasefire, the light at the end of the tunnel after two painful years of the Gaza crisis, it is unfortunate that we are witnessing deteriorating developments in Latin America an…

Mr. Cha S/PV.10012 Oct. 7, 2025

I thank Special Representative Onanga- Anyanga, Ambassador Edrees and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their comprehensive briefings. We welcome the continued growth in the scope and depth of the United Nations- African Union (AU) partnership, as demonstrated in the Secretary-General’s report …

Mr. Cha S/PV.10011 Oct. 6, 2025

Let me join others in welcoming the participation of the Secretary-General in today’s open debate and in thanking Under-Secretary- General Sima Bahous and the two additional briefers, Ms. Olga Uskova and Ms. Noura Erakat, for their insights. I also wish to warmly welcome Ms. Isata Mahoi, Minister of…

First of all, allow me to extend our warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, and your team on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of October. We wish you every success in the discharge of your important responsibilities. I also extend my sincere congratulations to the Assista…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9990 Aug. 29, 2025

At the outset, I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his timely briefing and welcome the representative of Ukraine, Her Excellency Prime Minister Svyrydenko. We return once again to the Chamber under grim circumstances to discuss the most recent appalling attack against civilians and c…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9988 Aug. 28, 2025

I would also like to begin by thanking Secretary-General Guterres and UNICEF Executive Director Russell for their comprehensive and insightful briefings. My appreciation also goes to Mr. Roosevelt for his sobering testimony. I also welcome the presence of the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican …

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9989 Aug. 28, 2025

Let me first thank France for its tireless efforts in bridging significant gaps among Council members and guiding us to the adoption of this important resolution (resolution 2790 (2025)). As both a troop-contributing country to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and a member of th…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9987 Aug. 27, 2025

I would also like to thank Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya and Ms. Inger Ashing of Save the Children International for their briefings. I would like to thank Ms. Ilana Gritzewsky in particular for her courage and sobering testimony, and I do sincer…

I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. We return to this Chamber once again to discuss the Nord Stream incident. While the matter remains under active national criminal investigation, the Republic of Korea would like to reiterate its principled position on this is…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9985 Aug. 22, 2025

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her substantive briefing. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to this meeting. The security and humanitarian situations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to deteriorate despite …

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9984 Aug. 21, 2025

I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna Tetteh for her comprehensive briefing. My gratitude goes to Somalia for its leadership as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Repre…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9983 Aug. 21, 2025

I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings. In that regard, let me highlight the following three points. First, we call on all parties to the March agreement to prioritize building a unified Syria and implementing the terms of the agreement without dela…

I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman and Financial Action Task Force President De Anda Madrazo for their informative briefings. The Republic of Korea remains deeply concerned that terrorism continues to undermine international peace and security. The Secretary-Genera…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9981 Aug. 19, 2025

At the outset, my delegation thanks Panama for convening today’s open debate and expresses its deep appreciation to Special Representative Patten for her compelling briefing and to Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed for her courageous and sobering testimony. It is regrettable that we are meeting under such worsenin…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9980 Aug. 18, 2025

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Ambassador Owinow and Director Mutiga for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of South Sudan in today’s meeting. Just last month, South Sudan marked the fourteenth anniversary of its independence — a milest…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9978 Aug. 12, 2025

We welcome your presence today, Mr. President. I would also like to begin by expressing our appreciation to the As evidenced by the emergency Security Council meeting convened just two days ago (see S/PV.9975), the situation in the Middle East remains both deeply volatile and alarming. The Republic…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9975 Aug. 10, 2025

I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting in a timely manner. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča and Mr. Rajasingham for their concise and powerful briefings. The Republic of Korea is gravely concerned about the Israeli Security Cabinet’s recent approval of a…

Mr. Cho S/PV.9974 Aug. 7, 2025

I thank Special Representative Mr. Simão and Executive Director of UN-Women Ms. Bahous for their comprehensive briefings, as well as the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ms. Addae-Mensah, for sharing her valuable insights. As the Economic Community of West African St…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9973 Aug. 6, 2025

At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Alfaro de Alba for the comprehensive briefing. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Panama and to Ecuador, last year’s Chair As just highlighted by the Chair, there has been notable progress in the implementation of…

Mr. Cho S/PV.9972 Aug. 5, 2025

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. I also appreciate Mr. David for sharing his voice with the Security Council and extend my heartfelt sympathy to him and his family. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel a…

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 27, 2024 Mr. Tae-Yul Cho UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.14
78 Sept. 20, 2023 Mr. Suk Yeol Yoon UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.6
77 Sept. 20, 2022 Mr. Suk Yeol Yoon UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.4
76 Sept. 21, 2021 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.3
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Hyun Cho UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
74 Sept. 24, 2019 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.3
73 Sept. 26, 2018 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.8
72 Sept. 21, 2017 Mr. Jae-in Moon UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.11
71 Sept. 22, 2016 Mr. Byung-se Yun UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.16
70 Sept. 28, 2015 Ms. Geun-Hye Park UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.13
69 Sept. 24, 2014 Ms. Geun-Hye Park UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.6
68 Sept. 27, 2013 Mr. Byung-se Yun UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.15
67 Sept. 28, 2012 Mr. Sung-hwan Kim UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.16
66 Sept. 21, 2011 Mr. Myung-bak Lee UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.11
65 Sept. 25, 2010 Mr. Kak-soo Shin UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.17
65 Sept. 29, 2010 Mr. Moon-hwan Kim UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.24
64 Sept. 23, 2009 Mr. Myung-bak Lee UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.3
63 Sept. 25, 2008 Mr. Seung Soo Han UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.10
62 Sept. 28, 2007 Mr. Min-soon Song UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.11
61 Sept. 21, 2006 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/61/PV.15
60 Sept. 18, 2005 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.12
59 Sept. 24, 2004 Mr. Ki-moon, 1944- Ban UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.9
58 Sept. 25, 2003 Mr. Young-Kwan Yoon UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.12
57 Sept. 13, 2002 Mr. Sung-hong Choi UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.5
56 Nov. 10, 2001 Mr. Han-dong Lee UNDL ↗ A/56/PV.44
55 Sept. 19, 2000 Mr. Joung-binn Lee UNDL ↗ A/55/PV.22
54 Sept. 30, 1999 Mr. Soon-young Hong UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.18
53 Sept. 25, 1998 Mr. Soon-young Hong UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.15
52 Sept. 29, 1997 Mr. Chong-Ha Yoo UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.15
51 Sept. 27, 1996 Mr. Ro-Myung Gong UNDL ↗
50 Sept. 28, 1995 Mr. Ro-Myung Gong UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.10
49 Oct. 3, 1994 Mr. Sung-Joo Han UNDL ↗
48 Sept. 29, 1993 Mr. Sung-Joo Han UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.9
47 Sept. 22, 1992 Mr. Tae Woo Roh UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.6
46 Sept. 24, 1991 Mr. Tae Woo Roh UNDL ↗