Before I begin my formal remarks, I would
like to extend the condolences of my country, Mexico, to all the families who suffered losses in the Al-Shabaab terrorist attack in Mogadishu a few days ago.
I welcome Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to the Council Chamber today and thank her for h…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Ms. Mhaissen for their briefings. I also welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey to this meeting.
Today I will focus my remarks on three areas: the political process, the ceasefire and human rights.
Mexico applauds the Special Envoy’s continued…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu, Executive Secretary Floyd — whom we congratulate on his recent appointment and to whom I reiterate my country’s support — and Ms. Magdalene Wangui Wanyaga, for their valuable briefings.
Mexico congratulates Ireland for convening today’s meeting of the Securit…
I bring greetings from the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador — and from all Mexicans — to the General Assembly.
Mexico welcomes the fact that the General Assembly has managed to meet, despite the health situation, because it is only through shared collective action that we will be ab…
I thank Ireland for convening this open debate on a central topic on the current international agenda. I am also grateful for the briefings by the Secretary-General and Ms. Ilwad Elman. I recognize the presence of Heads of State and Government, Foreign Ministers and other high-level officials.
Sinc…
We thank the authors of resolution 2596 (2021) — Norway and Estonia. Mexico supports and recognizes the fundamental work carried out by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). For that reason, it is important that the Security Council has renewed its mandate for six months.
As…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for sharing with us the outcome of his visit to Syria and the region. We welcome the fact that the visit took place in a timely manner, in tandem with the beginning of his new mandate. Engaging with actors involved in the humanitarian response in Syri…
I thank Special Representative Perthes for his briefing and express my appreciation in particular to Ms. Hala Alkarib, whose contribution is of great value to the Council. I also warmly welcome the presence of the representative of the Sudan at this meeting.
Two years after the revolution of 2019, …
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing on the fragile situation in Libya, and I acknowledge the hard work that he has done at the helm of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). I also would like to express appreciation for the briefings by Ambassador Tirumurti, as Chair…
I should like to start by congratulating Mr. Hans Grundberg on his appointment and to assure him that he can count on Mexico’s full support. I thank Ms. Mudawi and Ms. Al-Qadhi for their briefings, and I welcome the presence of the delegation of Yemen here in the Chamber.
My delegation echoes the c…
I thank Special Representative Deborah Lyons, Ms. Malala Yousafzai and Ms. Wazhma Frogh for their briefings. My country highly values their testimony, and I am sure the same is true for other countries.
The Security Council has before it today the important task of considering the role of the Unite…
We join others in thanking you, Madam President, for convening this open debate. We are also grateful for the briefings by the Secretary-General, the former President of Liberia, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and the President of the Community Development Association of the Sudan. In addition, we comm…
I have the honour to speak at this high-level meeting on behalf of the members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
At the outset, CELAC would like to express its appreciation to the President for convening this high- level meeting and to the delegation of Kazakhstan for…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s session. I thank the former President of Ireland, Mrs. Robinson, and the former Foreign Minister of Algeria, Mr. Brahimi, for their remarks.
We also warmly welcome former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and former President of Mexico,…
We thank Egypt for submitting this important resolution (resolution 75/321) on United Nations action on sexual exploitation and abuse. Given the priority that my country attaches to the issue, we joined the consensus on its adoption. We regret, however, that our main national priorities were not ref…
Allow me, Madam President, to add my congratulations to those of my colleagues upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. You have the support of the delegation of Mexico. I wish also to acknowledge the good work done by India last month. I also thank the High Representative for…
As this is the last debate under the Indian presidency of the Security Council, I would like to most sincerely congratulate you, Mr. President, on the successful way India conducted the Council’s work during the month of August. I also thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
As we ha…
Like other colleagues, I would like to start by expressing Mexico’s deep condolences to the families of the victims who lost their lives in the recent attack in Kabul.
Mexico thanks Ireland, the United States of America, Estonia, France, Norway and the United Kingdom for having convened this meetin…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, for her detailed briefing and acknowledge and appreciate her dedicated work for the benefit of the Iraqi people. I also welcome the presence of the delegation of Iraq at today’s meeting.
First of all, on behalf of Mexi…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Mr. Khaled Erksoussi for their briefings. We also welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey to this meeting.
Since the Security Council last considered the political and humanitarian situatio…
