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ISO: KOR UN member since 1991
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Mr. Hwang S/PV.9886 March 26, 2025

I would like to extend my gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for her briefing. We also welcome the representative of Ukraine and other European representatives in today’s meeting. It has now been one month since the adoption of resolution 2774 (2025), which reflected the internati…

Ms. Kang S/PV.9884 March 24, 2025

I also thank the Secretary-General and the Director of the International Peace Institute for their insightful briefings. Today’s meeting is particularly timely as it provides an important opportunity to reflect on the future of peacekeeping ahead of the Peacekeeping Ministerial in May. As a long-s…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9883 March 21, 2025

I would also like to thank Special Coordinator ad interim Sigrid Kaag for her comprehensive briefing. We are now awaiting Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest holidays for Muslims around the world, including those in Palestine. When this year’s Ramadan started, a month ago, we were filled with both hope…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9882 March 20, 2025

I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his detailed briefing. I also thank Mr. Eli Sharabi for the powerful testimony of his unspeakable suffering, and I would like to convey the deepest condolences of the Government of the Republic of Korea for the loss of his loved ones. We still vividly …

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9881 March 18, 2025

I also thank Under-Secretary-General Tom Fletcher for his detailed briefing on the dismal humanitarian situation in Gaza. We are gravely alarmed by Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza, causing hundreds of fatalities, including scores of children, today alone. We are also seriously concerned about th…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9880 March 17, 2025

The Republic of Korea is pleased to have presented and voted in favour of resolution 2777 (2025), alongside our fellow members of the Security Council. We appreciate the efforts of the February and March presidencies of the Security Council — held by China and Denmark — in facilitating that process.…

Mr. Cho S/PV.9878 March 13, 2025

I thank Executive Director Russell of UNICEF and Secretary General Lockyear of Médecins sans frontières for their comprehensive and sobering briefings. We welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan and the United Arab Emirates in today’s meeting. It is deeply regrettable that the…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9876 March 11, 2025

I would like to begin by welcoming European Union (EU) High Representative Kaja Kallas and congratulating her on her first year in this vital role. We appreciate her comprehensive briefing today. The evolving global security landscape has significantly reshaped the strategic framework of several re…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9875 March 10, 2025

We also thank Special Representative Otunbayeva for her comprehensive briefing and her valuable and dedicated work on the ground, and we appreciate the insights and recommendations shared by Ms. Raz Mohammad. As we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration in New York, another …

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9874 March 7, 2025

I would like to express my gratitude to Under- Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her informative briefing. Last December (see S/PV.9800), we expressed our hope that the historic momentum would be consolidated to ensure the complete destruction of chemical First, we welcome the progress made be…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9873 March 6, 2025

At the outset, I join my colleagues in congratulating Denmark on assuming the presidency of the Council in March. My gratitude also goes to today’s insightful briefers, and I welcome the participation of representative of Yemen in today’s briefing. Today I would like to make the following points. …

Mr. Cho S/PV.9870 Feb. 27, 2025

I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, United Nations Police Adviser Shahkar, Police Commissioner Bizimungu and Senior Police Adviser Mingzhu Xu for their insightful and comprehensive briefings. We recognize the indispensable role of the United Nations police (UNPOL) in advancing th…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9869 Feb. 26, 2025

I thank Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director Wosornu for her comprehensive and sobering briefing. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan, Angola, Kenya and Egypt in today’s meeting. At the outset, we are deeply appalled by the deliberate attack…

Mr. Sangjin Kim S/PV.9868 Feb. 25, 2025

At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator adinterim Sigrid Kaag and Mr. Daniel Levy for their briefings. In particular, I would like to thank Ms. Noa Argamani for her testimony. I believe that everyone here in the Chamber has taken her testimony very seriously and has understood loud …

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9866 Feb. 24, 2025

We believe that there are two goals on which everyone can agree. First, this senseless and unlawful war must come to an end as soon as possible. Secondly, we must strive to uphold the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Now is the time to gather our wis…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9867 Feb. 24, 2025

I would like to extend my gratitude to Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing. Today marks the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and the war continues to rage on. The scars left by Russia’s aggression are deep: more than 10 million people — 25 per c…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9865 Feb. 21, 2025

The Republic of Korea is pleased and encouraged that the Security Council was able to reach unity in decisively and unequivocally responding to the grave situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We voted in favour of resolution 2773 (2025) with a deep sense of urgency for an immedi…

Mr. Cho S/PV.9864 Feb. 20, 2025

I thank Special Representative Rugwabiza and Ms. Deya Abazene for their informative briefings. I also welcome the Representative of the Central African Republic to today’s meeting. Before I begin, the Republic of Korea strongly condemns the attack that claimed the life of a peacekeeper last week. W…

Mr. Hwang S/PV.9863 Feb. 19, 2025

I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Bintou Keita and Special Envoy Xia Huang for their briefings. I also welcome Foreign Minister Kayikwamba Wagner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to this mee…

Mr. Cho S/PV.9862 Feb. 19, 2025

I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing today. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Libya in today’s meeting. As this month marks the fourteenth anniversary since the crisis in Libya broke out, Libya now stands at a crossroads, torn between the ho…

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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 ↗