As this is the first time this month that I take the floor in the Chamber, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the Plurinational State of Bolivia for its efforts and work during its presidency in October. I would…
As this is the first public meeting of the Security Council under new leadership, let me congratulate China on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We look forward to closely working with you, Mr. President, in the upcoming weeks and days.
Let me also take the opportunity to expre…
Poland voted in favour of resolution 2440 (2018) and regrets that the Council was unable to reach consensus on it. We supported the resolution because we believe that it is the Security Council’s responsibility to assist the parties in achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solu…
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Ursula Mueller for their comprehensive briefings.
Poland strongly supports the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. We underline the need…
Poland aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union on behalf of its member States, which we would like to supplement with some remarks in our national capacity.
At the outset, we would like to express our gratitude to the President of the International Criminal Court…
I would also like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his comprehensive briefing. We support his five recommendations.
We have to acknowledge that the conflict in Syria has resulted in violence and violations of internati…
I would like to commend Bolivia for having convened today’s important debate.
Poland aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his valuable remarks. I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Ph…
I would like to thank the Chairperson of the Human Rights Council’s independent international fact-finding mission, Mr. Marzuki Darusman, for his detailed and very worrying briefing.
The alarming findings presented in his report show that the problem is grave and should be dealt with accordingly. I…
I would like to begin by thanking our briefers, Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Mr. Bédializoun Moussa Nébié, Special Representative of the African Union to the Central African Republic, Mr. Koen Vervaeke, Managing Directo…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Mark Lowcock for his very objective, yet alarming, briefing. We would like to express our gratitude for his efforts, his team and the activities of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen.
I would also like to thank the United Kingdom f…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his very informative briefing on recent developments in Mali. I would like to focus on three issues: the political process, the human rights situation and the security situation.
First, on the political process, we commend the…
At the outset, let me thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for a very comprehensive and insightful briefing. I also thank Mr. Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director of B’Tselem, for his contribution.
I would also like to align myself with the statement to be delivered later today on behalf of the European U…
I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, for his very comprehensive briefing, and to express Poland’s gratitude for his efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis. I would like to reiterate Poland’s support, especially at this cr…
Let me start by expressing Poland’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing today. We also thank the presidency for recognizing the issue of natural resources in Council discussions of the root causes of conflicts.
While natural resources do not themselves cause wars, the competition…
I would like to begin by extending my thanks to our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougui and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Said Djinnit, for their comprehensive briefings. Allow me also to thank the Congolese authorities for their hospitality during our …
First, allow me to thank Mr. Jean Arnault for his very detailed and informative briefing and the Secretary-General for his most recent report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2018/874). I would also like to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Carlos Trujillo, Minister for Fore…
Allow me to join others in congratulating you, Sir, on having assumed the
presidency of the Council for October. I wish you all the best and assure you that you can count on our support. At the same time, I would like to express our appreciation for the excellent work of the United States presidenc…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 15 June to 3 October. During that period, the Committee worked…
I would like to thank Secretary of State Michael Pompeo for his briefing on the efforts to denuclearize the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Poland greatly appreciates today’s timely debate, as well as the transparent and open approach to this important subject.
A few months ago, we were all …
I am honoured and proud to represent Poland at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit. Indeed, this is a particularly important occasion, not only for our dear friends and partners from South Africa but — I will not hesitate to say it — for all the people of the world.
Nelson Mandela’s personality and hi…
