I would like to thank President Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their informative and insightful reports and briefings. Allow me to express our gratitude for their commitment to ensuring accountability, which is manifested in the high quality of the work of the International Residua…
We are honoured by your presence among us today, Mr. President, and we commend Côte d’Ivoire for this initiative. We welcome this important debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations.
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I would also like to thank Secretary-General A…
I would like to convey our deepest condolences following the death of Mr. George Herbert Walker Bush, forty-first President of the United States of America, a great patriot and a humble servant of his nation and also a faithful friend of Poland. Our sympathies go especially to his friends and family…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. You can count on our support. Let me also thank the Chinese delegation for its very able stewardship of the work of this body during the month of Nove…
Let me echo the delegation of the United Kingdom by stressing that it is also our understanding that the Russian delegation’s delivery of a de facto full and substantial statement after its request had been rejected did run against the practices and procedures of the Security Council.
We have gathe…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for their very important and comprehensive briefings. Let me also to take this opportunit…
We appreciate the idea of holding this open debate, which will certainly contribute to the improvement of our efficiency in ensuring peace and security in Africa through United Nations peacekeeping operations. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and African Union Commissioner Chergui fo…
I would like to thank Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive briefing.
The Syrian conflict has entered its eighth year of continuing widespread violence and persistent violations of international law, including abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law, by all parties. Now we are …
At the outset, let me thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his very comprehensive and insightful briefing.
Unfortunately, despite our constant calls for de-escalation in the Middle East, there has not been any progress at all. On the contrary, last week’s escalation of violence in and around Gaza…
I would like to begin by thanking all the briefers for their valuable contributions to our discussion today. My particular thanks go to Mr. Griffiths for his continued efforts to relaunch the political process in Yemen. Poland holds in the highest regard his engagement with the parties to the confli…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Commissioner Chergui and UN-Women Executive Director Mlambo-
Ngcuka for their comprehensive briefing. We welcome the joint visit to South Sudan that took place in October, and see it as an example of enhanced cooperation between the United N…
At the outset, let me thank today’s briefers for their very informative and valuable statements on the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) Joint Force and recent developments in the region.
Poland welcomes the commitment and determination of the G-5 Sahel countries to overcome the many challeng…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative Tanin for his presence and briefing today. I would also like to thank First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku for their statements before the Council.
Poland watches the developments in Kosovo closely and we are reassured that the s…
Poland welcomes the Council’s adoption of resolution 2444 (2018), renewing the measures on Somalia for one year and lifting the sanctions regime on Eritrea. We would like to thank the United Kingdom for its constructive and efficient conduct of the negotiations on the document.
We acknowledge the i…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, for her briefing and for her tireless efforts aimed at strengthening peace, stability and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Allow me also to thank Ms. Mbela for sharing wi…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš for his informative briefing. Let me also express our most sincere gratitude for his outstanding service and enormous contribution to peace and stability in Iraq. We look forward to closely working with Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert. Let me also re…
I want to thank Secretary- General António Guterres for his informative and timely briefing. I would also like to acknowledge China’s initiative in convening today’s open debate on strengthening multilateralism and the role of the United Nations. Allow me to congratulate Ambassador Al-Thani, Ambassa…
At the outset, let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ghassan Salamé for his very informative briefing on the recent developments in Libya. I would also like to thank Ambassador Olof Skoog for his first observations from his recent visit to Libya.
Poland reiterates its full su…
Let be begin by thanking High Representative Valentin Inzko for his briefing. Poland would like to convey its full support for his Office and appreciation for its pivotal role in maintaining stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The international community has entrusted the High Representative with g…
I thank the presidency of the Security Council for convening this important debate. I would also like to thank all of the briefers for their very informative input on today’s discussion. We value Assistant Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev’s remarks regarding the strategic priorities of the United N…
