We thank Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing.
Overall, we note that progress in addressing the outstanding issues related to Syria’s initial declaration can be achieved only if the OPCW leadership ensures that this process is fr…
The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2781 (2025), prepared by the United States of America, on extending the sanctions regime against the Republic of South Sudan for one year.
That decision was underpinned by a number of principled considerations. Unfortunately, we did not s…
We regret that the delegation of Sierra Leone has taken issue with the draft report. As the drafters of the introduction, we would like to recall that that section was discussed in detail for a long period, and all delegations had the opportunity to raise their concerns. As I already said today, we …
Yesterday we gathered in this Chamber (see S/PV.9924) solely so that the European States could keep our attention artificially focused on the Ukrainian issue. Yet today we do not see in the Chamber those delegations that always attend the meetings on Ukraine convened by Western States. But that is p…
The Russian Federation is presenting today the draft annual report of the Security Council to the General Assembly, the adoption of which, we hope, will be unanimously supported by all members of the Council. The draft report provides information about the measures taken by the Security Council in 2…
We would like to once again state for the record that we completely disagree with the presidency’s approach to inviting delegations to today’s meeting under rules 37 and 39. Besides Ukraine, five other delegations have been invited, all of them are either members or allies of NATO and the European U…
The Russian Federation ab stained in the voting on the resolution prepared by France and Greece (resolution 2780 (2025)) on the extension of the special inspections regime on the high seas off the coast of Libya so as to strengthen the effectiveness of the arms embargo on the country. We attach par…
We thank the Special Coordinator ad interim for the Middle East Peace Process, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, for the briefing on the situation in Gaza. We are also grateful to Dr. Feroze Sidhwa for his testimony. We wish to take this opportunity to express our solidarity with the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr…
We thank the briefers for their contributions to today’s discussion.
Civilians around the world continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts. In 2024, the United Nations registered 36,000 civilian deaths in 14 armed conflicts
What we find relevant in the Secretary-General’s report is the conclusi…
We are grateful to Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, and to Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of the Coordination Division and Head and Representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva, for their comprehensive overview of the situa…
We welcome your personal participation, Mr. President and Prime Minister, in today’s open debate. We thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their briefings.
We consider the topic proposed by the Greek presidency to be pressing. Maritime security issues occupy an important place in the glo…
We note the contribution made by the briefers to today’s discussion.
Russia supports all efforts to facilitate the search for missing persons in armed conflict, including resolution 2474 (2019). Those separated by war should be able to learn the fate of their loved ones and to be reunited with them…
First of all, I would like to express a principled objection with respect to the so-called Prosecutor of the so-called International Criminal Court (ICC) addressing the Security Council.
First, Mr. Khan’s reports provide the Council with false information regarding the real state of affairs, includ…
We are grateful to Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings. We also listened very carefully to the representative of civil society, Ms. Dina El-Mamoun.
The Security Council has …
The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on the United States-prepared resolution 2779 (2025), on extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Let me underscore at the outset that Russia fully supports the activities conducted by UNMISS and its Head, Mr. Nichol…
We congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for May, and we would like to thank France for its presidency in April. We welcome the participation in this meeting of the Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. Željka Cvijanović.
We have …
We would like to express our principled disagreement with the presence at this meeting of Mr. Christian Schmidt in his capacity as the so-called “High Representative”. The Security Council has not authorized him in that capacity.
We recall that the Bosnia and Herzegovina issue is on the Council’s a…
We would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the situation in the region.
The collective punishment of the entire Palestinian people, in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, has been continuing for a year and half now. With the resumption on 2 March of massive hostilities in t…
At the outset, we would like to voice our fundamental disagreement with the presidency’s approach to inviting delegations to today’s meeting under rules 37 and 39. There are as many as seven of them, and all are members of NATO and the European Union. We have already repeatedly pointed out that invi…
We thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Filippo Grandi, for his briefing on the pressing issues of international assistance to refugees and displaced persons.
The situation in Gaza must be considered first and foremost when addressing the crisis of forced displacement. Indis…
