At the outset, I would like to commend Slovenia for its effective stewardship of the Council during the month of December. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for the informative briefing provided today.
The Security Council adopted two resolutions concerning Somalia this month, namely …
I extend my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
In the light of the continued operation of resolution 2231 (2015) and the corresponding note by the President (S/2016/44), the Republic of Korea has joined today’s meeting, called for the Council to receive a briefi…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his comprehensive briefing.
The Republic of Korea is closely monitoring the recent developments related to Venezuela and is attentive to the security concerns raised by the relevant parties. The need to address transnational organized crime, including …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari, Director Edem Wosornu and Mr. Cameron Hudson for their sobering briefings. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Kamil Idris at today’s meeting.
In every conflict, it is the civilians who suffer the most. In the Sudan, however, the…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Hanna Tetteh for her comprehensive briefing. My gratitude also goes to Somalia for its leadership as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Represen…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their informative briefings. My heartfelt appreciation also goes to Ms. Jalabi for her insightful remarks.
The Council’s recent visit marked a new chapter for Syria after the fall of the Al-Assad regime, yet the heino…
I thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Freeman for her briefing.
The Republic of Korea condemns the unconstitutional change of Government in Guinea-Bissau. We call for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the release of all political detainees. We are equall…
I also thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for his sobering briefing.
At the outset, let me extend Korea’s sincere condolences to the victims of the terrorist attack in Sydney, targeting civilians celebrating Hannukah.
We now have a ceasefire in Gaza, thanks to the efforts by the mediating …
I commend Slovenia for convening this timely open debate, especially as we approach the selection of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. I also thank former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for sharing
his wealth of experience and powerful reflections, as well as Professor Anjali Dayal f…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Ambassador Kanu and Mr. Abdelmoneim for their briefings. I also welcome Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the representatives of Rwanda and Burundi to this meeting.
To begin, we st…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Abarry and Ms. Huré for their informative briefings today. I also welcome the representative of Equatorial Guinea to today’s meeting.
As its name suggests, Central Africa is closely intertwined with West Africa, the Sahel, East and Southern A…
I would like to begin by extending my gratitude to President Gatti Santana and Chief Prosecutor Brammertz for their insightful briefings. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Branislav Stojanović, Assistant Minister of Justice of Serbia, and the representatives of Bosnia and Herzeg…
I would like to commend Slovenia’s leadership as the president of the Security Council during this month of December and also welcome Her Excellency Ms. Tanja Fajon, Foreign Minister of Slovenia, as she
presides over this important meeting on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UN…
I thank Ms. Gotoh, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Director Lovrenčič for their timely briefings and welcome the representatives of Ukraine and other European countries.
Once again, we were reminded today by the briefers that the freezing winter and freezing conditions themselves are being we…
I welcome you, Madam President, to the Security Council. I also thank Her Excellency Ms. Elina Valtonen, Chairperson-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for her compelling briefing today.
As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, …
At the outset, allow me to commend Sierra Leone for its able leadership of the Council throughout November and to congratulate Slovenia on assuming the presidency for the month of December. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Al Hassan for his comprehensive briefing and his …
I too thank Deputy Prosecutor Khan for her briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
We have taken note of the thirtieth report submitted by the Office of the Prosecutor and the important developments it outlines. In the light of the report and the current s…
I would also like to thank Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov for his comprehensive briefing.
The international community now stands at a crossroads. With the adoption of resolution 2803 (2025), last week, we can now choose a path towards a better future with lasting stability in Gaza. Neve…
I also thank Director Gotoh and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director Wosornu for the timely briefings and welcome the representatives of Ukraine and other European countries.
Nearly two months after our previous Security Council meeting on Ukraine (see S/PV.10004), we assemb…
I thank Ambassador Landi, Ambassador Bendjama and Ambassador Alfaro de Alba for their briefings and their dedicated leadership of each Committee.
Da’esh and Al-Qaida continue to adapt globally despite sustained counter- terrorism efforts, as noted in the Secretary-General’s report (S/2025/496). Wit…
