I shall proceed to explain Mexico’s abstention in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/231, submitted by the Russian Federation.
I shall begin by referring to the process itself. For several weeks, France and Mexico conducted consultations in good faith, in a constructive spirit and a transparent …
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
Regrettably, a little more than five years after the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), settlement construction and expansion continue. In December 2016, when the resolution was adopted, approximately 618,000 settlers lived in Israeli se…
At the outset, let me join my colleagues in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the delegation of Ireland for this irreparable loss.
We appreciate High Representative Nakamitsu’s briefing and take note of the information she shared with us, especially her renewed confirmation that the United Na…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC).
We express our deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, for having convened this commemorative plenary meeting to mark the Intern…
I thank Under-Secretary General DiCarlo, Assistant High Commissioner Mazou and Director- General Ghebreyesus for their briefings.
Three weeks have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and the toll is truly devastating. We have heard tragic figures, with more than 3 million refugees a…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, our colleague Ambassador Tirumurti and Ms. Shuaiter for their briefings. We welcome the representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
In 2021, the international community witnessed the positive effects of the progressive pacification of Libya. Despite…
First and foremost, we thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
Today, I will focus my statement on three issues: first, the political process; secondly, the humanitarian situation and respect for the humanitarian space and, thirdly, the impact of the…
We are grateful for the information provided by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Mr. Zbigniew Rau, in his capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). We also appreciate the information provided to us by Under-Secretary-General Rosem…
As the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I am honoured to address the Security Council on the work of the Committee since the previous briefing, on 30 March 2021 (see S/2021/325, Annex I).
Resolution 1540 (2004) remains a vital component of the …
We thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and High Representative Nakamitsu for their briefings and take note of the information they shared.
We also listened closely to the statement made by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, informing us that the World Health Organization has no …
At the outset, I thank High Representative Nakamitsu
for her presentation and welcome the participation of the delegations of Syria, Iran and Turkey.
We are meeting once again today to review the Syrian chemical weapons dossier, and we note that inconsistencies persist in the initial Syrian declar…
I warmly welcome Ms. Mariam Almheiri, Minister for Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, and we thank her delegation for convening this debate, which coincides with the commemoration of International Women’s Day. We are also grateful for the briefings by Ms. Sima Bahous, Execut…
I thank Executive Director Russell and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
As we have been informed, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine 11 days after the beginning of the conflict requires urgent and coordinated action, with the participation of impartial humanitarian actors. …
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative Haysom, Major General Gituai and Ms. Williams Yuyada for their briefings.
I will begin by taking up one of the points raised by the briefers, namely, the preparation for elections.
The reports indicate that, as of today, the conditions fo…
We thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi for their briefings.
Like other delegations, I express my country’s concern about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plan. Although the information we are receiving is that the nuclear reactors were not affected and that radiation lev…
At the outset, I would like to wish the delegation of the United Arab Emirates the best of luck for the month of March as it leads the work of the Council. Mexico is also grateful for the briefings by Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Safi. My country recognizes the work of Afghan civil society i…
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing. I also welcome the delegations of Turkey, Syria and Iran.
Once again, we are faced with a lack of tangible progress on the Syrian chemical weapons dossier, including various obstacles such as the denial of vi…
Mexico recognizes the value of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) and the Panel of Experts on Yemen.
Mexico abstained in the voting on resolution 2624 (2022) for the following reasons.
First, in the absence of an internationally agreed definit…
I thank Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Mr. Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for their briefings.
The numbers that have just been shared with us and the scene described reflect a humanitarian …
On Friday, 25 February (see S/PV.8979), as a result of the exercise of the veto, the Security Council was unable to fulfil its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, as it was unable to adopt draft resolution S/2022/155, on the situation in Ukraine, despite t…
