I naturally thank the Under-Secretary- General for his briefing.
As we mentioned yesterday (see S/PV.8955), the attack by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the Al-Hasakah prison last Thursday, 20 January, the largest operation by this terrorist group since it was declared defeated …
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Seraj for their insightful briefings, which not only informed us but in particular warned us. We also thank the Ambassador of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (201…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Hijazi for their briefings, and to welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey. We appreciate Mr. Pedersen’s efforts to advance the political process as well as his consultations with international actors, including in the framework of t…
Your participation in today’s debate, Mr. Prime Minister, is a clear demonstration of the importance Norway attaches to the protection of civilians. My country also shares this perspective.
We thank the Secretary-General, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Chairpe…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing; our colleague Ambassador Tirumurti for the report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, which he chairs; and Ms. Elham Saudi for her valuable and informative statements. We…
My delegation will vote in favour of the draft amendment put forward by the Dominican Republic, contained in document A/76/L.33/Rev.1. We believe that that text provides Member States and the Secretariat with the flexibility necessary to meet the pandemic-related challenges we are facing.
We see th…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his briefing, and I extend my appreciation to the members of the Mission.
I also thank Luz Marina Giraldo, civil society representative, for shar…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Mr. Bromberg and Mr. Majdalani for their briefings, and I welcome Minister Malki and the delegation of Israel.
At the Madrid Conference in 1991, the first steps were taken to initiate a dialogue between Arab and Israeli leaders. Over the past 30 years, we …
We are pleased that you, Madam President, are presiding over this debate on protecting women against violence in peace and security processes, which is of the utmost importance for Mexico.
We thank Ms. Michelle Bachelet for her briefing and greatly appreciate the participation of Ms. Kaavya Asoka, …
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his report, presented pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005), on the situation in Darfur, as well as for the presence of the representative of the Sudan at today’s meeting.
Mexico welcomes the confirmation of charges in the Ali Kushayb case. This is a concrete step for…
At the outset, I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham and Ms. Al-Aghbary for their briefings.
We have once again heard about the grave humanitarian consequences of the conflict. Far from ending, the violence is increasing, especially in Ma’rib, Shabwah, Taiz…
I thank Special Envoy Wane and Ms. Adam Dicko for their briefing and welcome the representative of Mali to this meeting.
At the outset, I would like to recognize the work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and reiterate my country’s condolences…
I thank the three briefers for their presentations.
In the complex context that characterizes the region of West Africa and the Sahel, I will limit this intervention to two issues that I believe are central.
First, Mexico welcomes the successful elections in Cabo Verde and the Gambia, as well as t…
I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You and your team can count on the support of the delegation of Mexico. I wish to take this opportunity also to congratulate Ambassador Abarry and his team for their work at the helm of the Se…
I begin by referring to the serious problem posed by illicit flows of arms at the international level. Current conflicts in the world have a common denominator — the trafficking and diversion of arms that fuel and sustain actors that prefer to resort to force instead of dialogue and negotiations. M…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Under- Secretary-General Griffiths and Ms. Ballour for their briefings. I also welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey to the Security Council.
First of all, I would like to say that Mexico recognizes the continued efforts of Special Envoy Pedersen to p…
Like other speakers before me, I wish to thank Special Representative François Louncény Fall for his briefing.
My delegation acknowledges the positive steps taken in Chad to move towards a democratic transition. We welcome its commitment to adopting a new Constitution and to holding elections in 20…
I thank Special Representative Haysom and Ms. Wafaa Saeed for their briefings this morning. We also warmly congratulate Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy and his team for their diligence in leading the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, as well …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham for their briefings.
First, I would like to address the violence prevailing in the country. The offensive against Mar’ib has intensified, while at the same time we have seen the re-emergence of other centres of confl…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ambassador Olof Skoog for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason and her team for her report (see S/2021/1019). I welcome the presence of the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ger…
