Allow me to begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, Mr. Abdou Abarry, and the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Da Piedade Ve…
Our country thanks Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for the presentation of the 140th monthly report of the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2025/330), in accordance with resolution 2118 (2013) and relevant d…
I echo the words of my colleague from Pakistan in congratulating Greece on its distinguished presidency this month.
Panama urges the parties to immediately cease hostilities and to protect the civilian population. In this complex context, it is more important than ever to reaffirm the importance of…
Panama considers the convening of this meeting of interest in view of the current situation of the conflict in Ukraine. We are grateful for the briefings provided by Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, and Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director of the Financi…
Panama is grateful for the convening of this meeting and thanks Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Special Coordinator ad interim for the Middle East Peace Process and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa for their briefings.
Panama listens with deep concern to the testimonies and images that every day show that Gaza and the West Bank…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening and presiding over this important debate. We are grateful for the valuable briefings of Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women; Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the I…
We welcome your presence at today’s Security Council meeting, Mr. President. We thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, and Director Ramesh Rajasingham, of the
The situation in Syria remains one of the most complex and urgent on the international agenda. Against that backdr…
Panama expresses its gratitude to the presidency of the Council for convening this meeting. We welcome and appreciate the participation of the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, Mr. Georgios Gerapetritis; and the representatives of the othe…
Panama is answering the call to participate in this briefing on the implementation of resolution 2474 (2019), the first Council resolution devoted exclusively to missing persons in armed conflict. We also thank the briefers for their moving contributions. We are with them and support them in their g…
We thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, for his updates. We acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Libya and Italy, who honour us with their participation in this meeting.
Let me begin by expressing concern about the recent escalation…
Panama expresses its gratitude to the presidency of the Council for convening this meeting; to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and to the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Tom Fletcher, for their valuable…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important briefing. Panama also thanks Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, and Ms. Angélica Jácome, Director of the Office in New York of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit…
Panama thanks the presidency of the Council for organizing this meeting and thanks Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari and Mr. James Byrne of the Open Source Centre for their valuable briefings.
In view of the increasing violations of Security Council resolutions by the Democratic People’s R…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your team, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of May. We are confident that your vast diplomatic experience will ensure the success of your mandate. We also commend France for its successful Council presidency last month. My delegation wel…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Panama, allow me to express our appreciation to France for its stewardship of the work of the Security Council this month and for convening this quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East. We welcome and thank His Excellency Secretary-Gen…
We thank the delegations that have taken the initiative to convene this meeting amid the intensifying attacks on the Ukrainian civilian population and critical infrastructure. We also thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General, and Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitari…
I welcome the convening of this annual gathering with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, on the situation of refugees in crisis contexts.
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We took note of his urgent call for peace and for the Council to successfully uphold its mandate during t…
We thank the briefers — the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and the Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Joyce Msuya — for their valuable contributions. We also recognize the presence of His Excellency Mr. Asaad…
At the outset, we welcome Ms. Laura Sarabia Torres, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia. Her mere presence reiterates her Government’s commitment to the implementation of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. We also acknowledge the…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Ms. María Isabel Salvador, for her detailed briefing on the situation affecting the brotherly country of Haiti. We acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Repre…