I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ján Kubiš for his briefing. We fully support the dedicated work of the Special Representative and his staff. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Ambassador Tanin, for his insightful statement.
Afghanistan now finds itself…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your briefing today on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I commend your leadership of that important Committee.
Iran’s nuclear programme remains a source of deep concern for the international community. The latest…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his briefing. I also welcome Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić and Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj to the Council today.
We are pleased to note that Belgrade and Pristina continue to move forward in their implementation of th…
At the outset, let me join the others in welcoming to the Council Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. I thank Ms. Honoré for her comprehensive briefing.
First, it is encouraging to note that the overall security situation in Haiti has steadily improved. Stability, al…
On this solemn day, the tenth anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations offices in the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, I wish to pay tribute to all those who have lost their lives while serving the Organization.
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for your presence here today …
I would first like to welcome you, Madam President, to the Council Chamber, and thank you for having convened today’s open debate on this important issue. I believe that your presence, along with the briefing given by Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon, illustrates the increasing significance of coopera…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the initiative of the United States presidency of the Security Council this month in convening today’s ministerial meeting. We welcome the presence of Secretary of State John Kerry to preside over the meeting. I also wish to thank th…
I thank Special Coordinator Serry for his detailed briefing. I also appreciate the statements made by the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representative of Israel.
The absence of direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine has been one of the most significant conditions defin…
Let me express my sincere appreciation to you, Madam President, for convening this open debate. I would also like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and the four journalists for their comprehensive and informative briefings and compelling stories.
Journalists are killed, tortured and su…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Gary Quinlan for briefing us today on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I commend his leadership of this important committee.
While I appreciate the efforts that the relevant parties have made to reach agreement…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous and the three Force Commanders for their briefings.
United Nations peacekeeping has evolved throughout its history, overcoming new challenges that have arisen from time to time. As resolution 2086 (2013) epitomizes, a multidimensional approach is incre…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Jan Kubiš, for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome Ambassador Tanin’s contribution to today’s debate.
We welcome the recent development in the security transition. The announcement by Afghan President Karzai thi…
The Republic of Korea joins other delegations in strongly condemning the terrorist attacks on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu. I would like to express our deep condolences to the victims, their families and the Government of Somalia.
I would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency for …
Mr. President, let me at the outset express my sincere appreciation to you for having convened this debate. I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui; Under-Secretary- General Hervé Ladsous; the Deputy Executive Director
of UNICEF, Ms. Yoka…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo, Mr. Farid Zarif, for his insightful briefing. I would also like to welcome Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi back to the Council today.
Since the last Council meeting on this issue in March (see S/PV.69…
Let me begin by thanking the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals for their very comprehensive briefings.
Two decades …
I would like to thank the United Kingdom leadership for convening this meeting. I appreciate the presence here today of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr. William Hague. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation to the Secretary-General and his Special Repres…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the United Kingdom for convening today’s meeting on the situation in Somalia. We welcome you, Mr. President, in your capacity as President of today’s meeting. I would also like to extend my appreciation to the Deputy Secretary-General…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing on the recent developments in the Darfur situation.
The overall situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate. Since the clashes in Jebel Amir last January, hostilities involving numerous rebel groups …
I should like to join other speakers in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Abou Moussa, for his informative briefing.
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) remains a major threat to peace and security in Central Africa. More than 440,000 people have been displaced across the r…
