First of all, let me express our most heartfelt condolences to the people and the Government of Afghanistan over the recent terrorist attacks in Kabul and Parwan province. Those attacks have demonstrated what kind of challenges the people and the Government of Afghanistan are facing in their struggl…
Let me thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their detailed accounts of the current situation in Yemen.
At the outset, let me also express our condemnation in the strongest terms of the recent attacks on two major oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Ar…
First of all, let me join others in warmly welcoming Ambassador Craft and wishing her every success in her new capacity. She can count on our support. I also take this opportunity to echo my colleague from Indonesia and thank Ambassador Cohen and his team for the excellent cooperation we have had in…
At the outset, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita and Ambassador Mauro Vieira of Brazil for their very comprehensive and useful briefings.
We would like to congratulate the people of Guinea-Bissau on holding fair, credible and inclusive elections, with a high voter turnout of alm…
I would like to begin by expressing our gratitude to Special Representative Yamamoto for his comprehensive and informative briefing. Poland highly values and welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to support peace and development in Afghanistan. We are a…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in condemning the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso and in expressing our condolences to the families and loves ones of the victims.
Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his very comprehensive briefing and for highlight…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock and Director Susannah Sirkin for their briefings, which, unfortunately, are extremely alarming.
We usually use expressions such as “greatly concerned” with regard to the current situation in Syria, but the situation is far from being usual.…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé for his briefing on recent developments in Libya.
I also thank Ambassador Juergen Schulz for his briefing on the ongoing work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya.
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First of all, let me join other delegations in condemning in the strongest terms the recent terrorist attacks and in expressing our sincerest
condolences to the families of victims. These heinous acts must stop, and those responsible for these terrorist attacks must be held accountable.
Let me als…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative Leila Zerrougui and Ambassador Mansour Alotaibi for their comprehensive briefings.
I would like to focus my statement on three issues: the political process, security aspects and the socioeconomic situation.
First, with regard to the political pro…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, for his very informative briefing on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the current developments in the region.
Poland noted many positive developm…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
Allow me also to align myself with the statement to be delivered later by the representative of Croatia on behalf of the European Union member States.
Despite our constant calls for the re…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his informative briefing. I also thank Mr. Carlos Holmes Trujillo García for his presence in the Council today. Let me also
extend my gratitude to the Government of Colombia, the …
At the outset, let me thank all briefers for their comprehensive updates of the current situation in Yemen. Let me also seize this opportunity to renew Poland’s full and continued support for all efforts of the Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, and to pay our most heartfelt tribute to all brave United…
Allow me to warmly welcome you, Mr. President, and your presence in the Chamber.
Let me also begin by thanking the Secretary- General and today’s briefers for their contributions to our discussion. I would like to thank the Peruvian presidency for having organized this briefing, which addresses one…
First of all, let me thank our three young and excellent briefers. I must say that we are very pleased to have them here in the Chamber today. It is really important for us to hear from them as women, young leaders and civil society representatives about their views and expectations with respect to …
I would like to thank President Carmel Agius and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their informative and insightful reports and briefings. On International Criminal Justice Day, it is fitting to commend the President’s and the Prosecutor’s commitment and contribution to international criminal justice. …
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Mr. Lamberto Zannier for their contributions to today’s briefing.
We strongly believe that the Russian aggression against Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a direct threat to international peace and security. At the same time, the U…
First of all, let me join other delegations in thanking Mr. Khan for his report (see S/2019/407) and in expressing our deep appreciation for his work and that of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITA…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the presence of the Chiefs of Defence who are representing Member States. We all look forward to tomorrow’s discussion and the outcomes of the Chiefs of Defence Conference. The Security Council counts on their knowledge and experience. Let me also thank all the…