At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Aleksandar Vučić, President of the Republic of Serbia, and His Excellency Mr. Hashim Thaçi, President of the Republic of Kosovo, at today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General f…
At the outset, we thank you, Mr. President, for holding this meeting. We also thank Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Mr. Yuri Fedotov, Ambassador Khairat Umarov, as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), concerning the sanctions on the Taliban, and Ms. Ghizaal…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We have taken note of the content of her briefing on the twenty-eighth report of the ICC concerning the Sudan.
The Security Council must deal with the issue of Darfur in a consistent and…
It is my honour and pride today to deliver the statement of the State of Kuwait under agenda item 75, “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”.
The State of Kuwait, under the direction of the Amir…
At the outset, I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs for, their valuable briefings. I would also like to welcome the new Representative of Yemen, His Excellency Mr. Abdullah Al-Saadi, who…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, and Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanit…
At the outset, I welcome the presence among us of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We also thank the Under Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Mark Lowcock, for his valuable briefing on the latest developments concernin…
Over the past two weeks, Sweden and Kuwait, as penholders for the humanitarian aspect of the Council’s work on Syria, have conducted broad consultations with members of the Security Council and other relevant parties in order to renew the resolution on humanitarian access to Syria, including the fun…
At the outset, I would like to join others in welcoming the participation of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Mike Pompeo, in today’s meeting. I also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, for her comprehensive briefing on the sixth report of the Secretar…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (A/73/391), which contains information on topics and actions undertaken by key United Nations entities in order to promote a culture of peace and interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and coopera…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), Ms. Helen Meagher La Lime, for her valuable briefing regarding developments of the situation in Haiti as well as the role of MINUJUSTH…
At the outset, my delegation would like to express its appreciation for the report of the Secretary-General under agenda item 78 entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea” (A/73/68), which we have read carefully. It stresses that the preservation of the seas, the oceans and their resources is crucial …
At the outset, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, the Prosecutor of the Mechanism, for their valuable briefings on the progress achieved so far. Since this may be the l…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also thank the delegation of your friendly country for holding this important meeting. I would like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, as well as the Chairperson of the …
On behalf of the Group of Arab States, I call on all Member States to vote against draft resolution A/73/L.42. Indeed, we believe that the draft resolution draws attention away from the deep-rooted causes of the Palestinian question and contributes to undermining international consensus on it.
Last…
As my country is the Chair of the Group of Arab States for this month, I am speaking on behalf of that Group.
The agenda item under consideration, “The situation in the Middle East”, is directly linked to international peace and security. This item has been on the agendas of the Security Council an…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to welcome and thank you for your presence with us today in the Security Council. We are grateful to the delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for convening this important meeting. We also thank Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres and Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chai…
I would like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council for this month and wishing you every success. At the same time, we thank the Chinese delegation for its presidency of the Council for last month.
I join previous speakers in expressing my deepest …
Seventy years have passed since the General Assembly adopted resolution 181 (II), concerning the Palestinian question. However, the brotherly Palestinian people continue to suffer from the Israeli occupation of their territories, not to mention the egregious and grave violations of international hum…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director of Operations and Advocacy Division in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), for her valuable briefing, which confirms the continuation of the dire humanitarian situation in Syria. I would also like to pay tri…
