I too would like to recognize the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic in the Council today.
We thank the penholder, France, in particular, and all delegations for going the extra mile to find a solution that was workable for all. In all such decisions, we believe that w…
Today the General Assembly adopted resolution 76/300, which confirms the numerous linkages that exist between human rights and the environment and politically recognizes the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. It sends a strong political signal to all States to step up efforts to …
I would like to start by thanking the Brazilian presidency for organizing this briefing. I would also like to thank the current and former Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for their briefings.
Under the leadership of Egypt and Bangladesh, the Peacebuilding Commission has continued to ho…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings for her briefing.
Long-term solutions are needed to bring peace and prosperity to the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. The two-State solution — based on the 1967 lines — remains the only viable pathway to settle this conflict.
We welcome the recently ann…
I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, and I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the update. We also welcome His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq to this meeting and express our deepest condolences to him, the families of those kill…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee for her briefing. We also welcome the
presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya at today’s meeting.
We continue to give our full support to the United Nations and Special Adviser Williams. The Special Adviser’s efforts to facilitate negotiations o…
We welcome the opportunity for the General Assembly to convene and discuss this critical issue and use the important mechanism to enhance the transparency and accountability between the Security Council and the General Assembly. However, we do regret the necessity of the General Assembly meeting for…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
We again note that no progress has been made on this file since our last meeting (see S/PV.9026). Syria has still not fulfilled its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013). The lack of progress is concernin…
I thank the President for hosting this year’s annual debate on children and armed conflict. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba de Potgieter, Executive Director Russell and Mr. Patrick Kumi for their powerful briefings.
In the past year, we have witnessed a dramatic i…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing on important developments in Colombia, and Ms. Jineth Casso Piamba for her compelling words. We also thank and warmly welcome Vice-President Marta Lucía Ramírez, and we offer a special thanks to Father Francisco d…
Let me also start by thanking Brazil for convening the first-ever debate on this important topic. Let me also thank the Secretary- General for his important remarks and the two other briefers for their very informative statements.
Norway is deeply worried that armed groups and other spoilers seem t…
I am delivering this statement on behalf of Ireland and Norway.
As co-penholders, Norway and Ireland welcome the Council’s adoption of resolution 2642 (2022), renewing the authorization for the cross-border humanitarian aid operation into Syria. Throughout this negotiation, Norway and Ireland engag…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings and updates.
Let me start by welcoming the parties’ continued commitment to the current truce, as well as the third meeting of the Military Coordination Committee. At such a fragile moment, it wi…
As co-penholders of the Syrian humanitarian file, Ireland and Norway abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/541, which was submitted by Russia. We believe it is essential to renew the mandate for cross-border aid. Draft resolution S/2022/538, which was submitted by Ireland and Norway and…
As co-penholders, Ireland and Norway engaged carefully and consistently with all Security Council members throughout the negotiations. The result of our effort is the amended draft resolution that members now have before them (S/2022/538). Throughout, we were guided solely by the humanitarian needs …
Let me first thank Albania for its presidency and wish Brazil all the best for its presidency during the month of July.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Annadif for his briefing and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) for its key role in preventi…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, the Head of Delegation of the European Union and Ambassador Byrne Nason for their updates.
Let me start by reaffirming Norway’s continued support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and resolution 2231 (2015). We appreciate all a…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Omar Alshogre for their briefings.
We appreciate the Special Envoy’s updates, including on the previous session of the Syrian Constitutional
Committee. It is positive that the delegations were able to discuss the submitted revisions to the text …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera1 Keita for her remarks and also thank Julienne Lusenge for her powerful testimony and recommendations.
As the Special Representative of the Secretary- Genera1’s informative briefing and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/503) clearly s…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for shedding further light on the situation in Ukraine and the continued attacks against civilians by Russian forces. I also welcome the strong testimony of President Zelenskyy, who spoke on behalf of the people of Ukraine.
First, Norway reiterates that Russ…
