I thank the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium for presiding over today’s debate. I also thank the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany for being here with us today.
I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and …
At the outset, I would like to thank Belgium for scheduling this briefing on the important issue of nuclear non-proliferation — one of the crucial pillars of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). My thanks also go to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, His Excellenc…
If we had been forced to make the decision this morning, we would certainly have missed the opportunity to show the people of Yemen that we stood by them at this difficult time in their history. The abstention of two important members of the Council could have — and should have — been avoided becaus…
Allow me to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General of the United Nations and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Ms. Helen La Lime, and Ms. Marie Yolène Gilles, for their briefings.
Over the past few months, we have followed with concern the evolution …
I would like to very sincerely thank all the briefers: the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the African Union Special Representative and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. I also want to thank the Ambassador of Morocco, who has just given an excel…
At the outset, I extend my condolences to Oxfam and the humanitarian family following the deaths of two of their own today in Syria. I thank Mr. Pedersen and Mr. Lowcock for their briefings today. I welcome Mr. Pedersen’s diligent efforts to create conditions conducive to a political settlement to t…
I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for his briefing on the recent developments relative to the security situation in Yemen. The Niger welcomes and reaffirms its full support for his unrelenting efforts to return peace in Yemen. My thanks also go to Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-
General for Humanitar…
Allow me, through you, Madam President, to sincerely thank Ms. DiCarlo as well as the other two briefers, who joined our meeting today via video-teleconference. I would also like to welcome the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to today’s meeting.
The Security Council was briefed on 6 …
Allow me, at the outset, to thank Ms. Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), for her excellent briefing on the situation on the ground. I wish to reiterate th…
Allow me to congratulate Belgium on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. As this is the first time I take the floor here, I wish to assure Belgium of my delegation’s full support. I welcome the choice of theme for this open debate, which is particularly relevant due to the impor…
I would like to thank Belgium for the choice of this topic at a time when the populations of several countries of the Sahel, including the Niger, are facing a surge in extremely lethal terrorist acts. I would also like to thank Mr. Voronkov and Ms. Coninsx for their briefings
As the Secretary-Gener…
I would like to thank the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Prime Minister of Albania and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Mr. Edi Rama, for
his briefing. The OSCE cooperation model, which is an expression of the shared v…
Please accept my congratulations, Mr. President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I would also like to convey our appreciation to the representative of Viet Nam for an extremely successful presidency last month. I also thank the High R…
On behalf of South Africa, Tunisia and the Niger, I welcome the adoption of resolution 2507 (2020), renewing the sanctions regime imposed on the Central African Republic. We take this opportunity to thank all members of the Security Council for the text, which is the product of constructive negotiat…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Mr. Mathias Licharz, speaking on behalf of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, for their thorough and valuable briefin…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Deputy Special Envoy for her briefing on the political situation in Syria. I also commend the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy that led to the establishment of the Constitutional Committee.
We support the Special Envoy in his efforts to…
Through you, Mr. President, I would like to convey my thanks to Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for his briefing. How can we not be concerned about the continued fighting between Government troops and armed groups in Idlib province, which, unfortunately, continues to drive civilians from their homes…
Мy delegation welcomes today’s meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo and Ms. Mueller for their briefings on the situation, which must inspire us to act.
By adopting resolution 2334 (2016), the Security Council turned down …
First of all, I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, for his important briefing on the recent developments in the situation in Yemen. I share his optimism stemming from the recent de-escalation. I also thank the Director of the Coordination Division of the Un…
I should like through you, Mr. President, to express my sincere gratitude to Under-Secretary-General General Lacroix for his excellent briefing, in which he laid out the plan to strengthen the force in order to make it even more operational and effective.
I am pleased to make this statement on beha…
