At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the Greek presidency for convening this open debate today. I also extend our gratitude to the briefers — Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Ms. Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of …
I welcome you, Mr. Foreign Minister, in presiding over this important meeting.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Sierra Leone and my own country, Somalia, as well as Guyana (A3+).
At the outset, the A3+ exte…
Let me begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to the Greek presidency for convening this important and timely discussion. We also extend a warm welcome to the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, and thank him for his comprehensive briefing. We also want to thank Ms. Travlos and Professor …
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khalid Khiari for his briefing today. We also took note of and listened carefully to the briefings of Ms. Lee and Mr. Chen.
The issue of missing persons in armed conflict is a deeply humanitarian one, with profound and lasting consequences for in…
We listened with great interest to the briefing of Prosecutor Khan, and we took note of the twenty-ninth report of the International Criminal Court pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). I welcome the participation of Ambassador Taher El-Sonni, Permanent Representative of Libya, and the Permanent Repre…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3+), namely, Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Somalia.
We thank today’s briefers, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, Under-Secretary- General, Tom Fletcher and Ms. Dina El-Mamoun…
Somalia welcomes the convening of this urgent meeting on the humanitarian situation and the protection of aid workers in Gaza. We thank Under- Secretary-General Mr. Tom Fletcher and Ms. Angélica Jácome, Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization Liaison Office with the United Nations in New Y…
At the outset, I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his comprehensive briefing. We also take note of the contribution of the civil society briefer.
The Security Council convenes at a time when we continue to closely observe developments affecting the Korean Peninsula. Those develo…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the presidency of the Council this month. I wish you every success. We also commend the French delegation for the manner in which they steered the Council’s work last month. We warmly welcome the participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, …
Let me begin by thanking Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their comprehensive briefings.
The humanitarian situation described by the briefers remains deeply concerning, with more than one third of the Ukrainian population now requiring humanitarian assistan…
I extend my gratitude to the French presidency for convening this meeting at such a critical juncture, as the Palestinian people and the broader region face unprecedented challenges. Our sincere appreciation also goes to Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, for his briefing, illuminating the dev…
Somalia welcomes High Commissioner Grandi to this meeting and thanks him for his comprehensive briefing. Since this is his last briefing, I join others in also thanking him for his dedicated leadership and for fulfilling his mandate in a challenging environment.
We recognize and commend the tireles…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Algeria, Sierra Leone and my own country, Somalia, plus Guyana (A3+).
We express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Xia Huang, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes …
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for his comprehensive briefing on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. I also want to welcome to this meeting the representatives of Ukraine and the region.
The detailed …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Ziadeh, for her comprehensive briefing.
I also welcome the presence of His Excellency Mr. Marko Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and Ms. Gërvalla-Schwarz of Kosovo. I listened carefully to th…
I thank you, Mr. President, and commend France for organizing this important and timely meeting on peacekeeping operations. Let me also express my sincere gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing. I also extend my thanks to Lieutenant General Lázaro Sáenz, Head of …
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Dr. Younes Al-Khatib, President of the Palestine Red Crescent Society, for their valuable briefings, which clearly highlighted the magnitude of human suffering and the grave violations to whi…
At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, and I wish you every success. I also take this opportunity to commend the able manner in which the Danish presidency guided the work of the Council last month. I extend my deepest gr…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for her comprehensive and sobering briefing to the Council today. I also want to welcome the representatives of Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to participate in our discussions today.
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At the outset, I commend the Danish presidency for convening this timely and important high-level open debate on advancing adaptability in United Nations peace operations. I also extend my gratitude to His Excellency Secretary-General Guterres for his insightful remarks and thank Ms. Russo, Director…
