I would like to extend my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva for her comprehensive briefing. My delegation appreciates the dedicated work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which remains central to the international community’s pursu…
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to the Guyana presidency of the Security Council for promptly convening today’s meeting at this increasingly precarious moment. I thank the Secretary-General for his powerful statement. I also appreciate International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
At the outset, let me express my gratitude to Guyana for swiftly convening today’s meeting at this critical juncture. I thank the Secretary-General for his important statement and compelling message. I also
I reiterate our deepest concern about this dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle Ea…
At the outset, I would like to extend my gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings. I also welcome the representative of Ukraine to today’s meeting.
As we meet today, Russia’s illegal war of agg…
The Republic of Korea commends Guyana, which holds the presidency of the Security Council, for convening this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General for sharing his valuable insights and Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja and Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf for their informative b…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this important and urgent meeting. I also thank Director General Grossi and Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for their significant briefings regarding Israel’s ongoing attacks and their impact.
The Republic of Korea is gravely concerned about the escalati…
I would like to express my appreciation to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya, of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings. I also warmly welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in today’s meeting.
Today I wo…
I thank President Gatti Santana and Chief Prosecutor Brammertz. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Nenad Vujić, Minister of Justice of Serbia, and the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and Croatia.
Three decades after the perpetration of the genocide and the atro…
I would like to extend my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Al Hassan for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Iraq and Kuwait in today’s meeting.
It has now been a year since the Security Council took the momentous decisi…
I thank Special Representative Abarry and President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Ambassador da Piedade Veríssimo, for their informative briefings today.
Let me highlight three key points.
First, the Republic of Korea welcomes the progress in the po…
I would like to thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The past three months have witnessed a number of positive developments related to Syria. From the armed factions’ gradual reintegration into the national defence framework to the lifting of sanctions, and to Damascus’ succe…
Following the Security Council’s meeting held just yesterday on the situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.9924), I would like to briefly highlight the following key points.
First, the Republic of Korea reiterates its firm position that all hostilities must cease fully and immediately. The indiscriminate u…
At the outset, I would also like to extend my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director Doughten for their timely briefings. I also welcome the representative of Ukraine to today’s meeting.
We are meeting today at a critical juncture of both fragile promise and alarming peril. Indee…
I thank Special Coordinator Sigrid Kaag for her important briefing. I also thank Dr. Feroze Sidhwa for his compelling testimony and dedication on the ground.
The current violence and suffering unfolding in Gaza over the past 19 months makes us doubt that we are now living in the twenty-first centur…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher, President Spoljaric Egger, Executive Director Bahous and President Soeripto for their comprehensive briefings.
Over the past 25 years, the Security Council has adopted landmark resolutions regarding the protection of civilians, establishing and reinforcing …
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for their briefings.
This month has undoubtedly been one of the most dramatic Syria has experienced since the fall of the Al-Assad regime. A snapshot of Presid…
I thankthe Greek presidency for convening this important meeting on maritime security, and I thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing. My appreciation also goes to Ms. Travlos and Mr. Beuger for their briefings.
As a peninsula nation with a profound interest in maritime security, the…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing on the situation in Libya. I also welcome the Permanent Representatives of Libya and Italy to this meeting.
Let me begin by expressing our deep concern about the recent significant outbreak of violence over the past few days in Tripoli. We urge all parties t…
I thank the delegations of the United States, the United Kingdom and France for calling this important meeting. I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I appreciate the vivid and poignant testimonies provided by Ms. Sung-Eui Lee and Mr. Ruby Chen.
We have just heard about t…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher and Ms. El-Mamoun for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to today’s meeting.
We wish to share the following points to…
