At the outset, I would like to join others in commending Pakistan for its excellent leadership in the Council last month and in congratulating the Republic of Panama on assuming the presidency for the month of August. We promise you, Mr. President, our full support. I also thank Assistant Secretary-…
Barely a week has passed since the Council convened to urgently call for a cessation of hostilities in Ukraine (see S/PV.9965). Yet, in the days since, we have witnessed not a reduction but, instead, an intensification of attacks by the Russian Federation, continuing its large-scale drone and missil…
Allow me, first of all, to extend my personal and national appreciation to you, Mr. President, for so ably steering the work of the Council in a most professional manner during this month. I also thank all the briefers today — Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Am…
At the outset, I also would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their informative briefings and welcome the participation of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
As the war in Ukraine stretches beyond 1,250 days, the human, moral, economic and geopolitic…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Yousef Al-Dobeay of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for their detailed briefings. We also extend our gratitude to the Pakistani presidency for convening today’s meeting.
Since its establis…
I also join other colleagues in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing.
For millennia, the Middle East has been a crossroads of civilization, with its abundant historical, cultural and religious heritage. However, what we have been witnessing, for almost t…
Let me begin by acknowledging the timeliness of this meeting and thanking His Excellency, Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, for initiating this important meeting today. I also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing today.
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At the outset, I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his comprehensive briefing today. I also welcome the presence of Vice-Minister Mauricio Jaramillo Jassir. In particular, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
The violence in southern Syria this week epitomizes the major security challenges that Damascus faces, from continued foreign intrusion against its territory to ongoing sectarian conflicts aggravated by armed factions still not under cont…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher and Executive Director Catherine Russell of UNICEF for their sobering briefings.
Humanitarian assistance should not be used as a political tool, and aid seekers must not risk their lives to get life-saving assistance. Unfortunately, what we have been wit…
I would like to thank Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan for her briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
This year marks 20 years since the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), yet conflict and vio…
I would like to begin by expressing our appreciation to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for their comprehensive briefings. And I express my appreciation to Ms. Summer Nasser for her briefing, which vividly described the situation on the ground, and for her valua…
At the outset, I too would like to join others in commending Guyana for its successful presidency in June. I also extend my
The Republic of Korea remains gravely concerned about the worsening crisis in Haiti. The people of Haiti — especially women and children — continue to endure severe hardships,…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
The Republic of Korea is deeply concerned that the protracted armed conflict in Gaza and the worsening situation in the West Bank, compounded by the ongoing heightened regional tensions, could engulf the future of ordinary civilian…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her informative briefing and Ambassador Kanu for his briefing on the visit of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the C…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for her sobering briefing and Ms. Lewis for sharing her insights.
As today’s briefers highlighted, the conflict in the Sudan is far from over, and the human suffering continues to deepen. More than 12 million people have fled their homes, and countless live…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. I also welcome the representative of the Central African Republic to today’s meeting.
Before I begin, the Republic of Korea strongly condemns last week’s attack, which claimed the life of a peacekeeper from the United Nations Multidimensiona…
I would first like to express my delegation’s appreciation to Director Sheema Sen Gupta of UNICEF, for her powerful briefing, and Sila, from Syria for her courage, in sharing her stories with us before the Council. My appreciation also goes to Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, whos…
Let me echo others in celebrating the International Day of Women in Diplomacy and commend the vital role of women diplomats in advancing international peace and security.
I would like to extend my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Hanna Serwaa Tetteh for her comprehensiv…
I extend my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ambassador Lambrinidis for their briefings. I also appreciate the Permanent Representative of Slovenia for his role as the new Facilitator.
At the outset, the Republic of Korea truly welcomes the ceasefire announced between Iran …
