I would like to thank Director Doughten for her briefing and Ms. Howarth for her contribution. Let me make a couple of points on behalf of my delegation.
First, as Resident Coordinator Denise Brown stated recently, there are no peaceful mornings in Ukraine. Since the previous time we met on this fi…
I would like to thank Mr. Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for his briefing and his report. I would also like to thank him for his appeal to the Security Council that the rule of law — international humanitarian law and international law — applies to all cases and every si…
I thank our briefers this morning, Special Envoy Grundberg and Under- Secretary-General Griffiths. I also welcome the Yemeni Ambassador to the discussion today.
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his dedicated and tireless work for the United Nations. With each and every situatio…
Let me briefly join others in thanking Malta for steering the Council during the month of April and in welcoming you, Mr. President, to the presidency in May — we express our best wishes to Mozambique.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for their comprehensive briefing…
Slovenia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of the European Union in its capacity as observer (see A/78/PV.78).
Slovenia welcomes this opportunity to discuss the use of the veto in the Security Council on the basis of resolution 76/262, on the so-called veto initiative…
As discussions on yet another moment of division in the Security Council unfold in the Assembly, Slovenia firmly believes that the focal point of our deliberations should be the people.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached a catastrophic level and continues to deteriorate. Barriers to hum…
We thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča, the Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, and Mr. Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for their briefings, and we have taken note of the statement by Ms. Željka Cvijanović.
Slovenia is a sincere friend …
I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Ms. Niyazberdiyeva for their briefings and insight. I also take note of the statement by Mr. Johnson.
Critical civilian infrastructure needs to be protected at all times, whether it be a hospital in Gaza, a power plant in Ukraine or p…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, the Director of Coordination at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, and Ms. Helen Hayford for their briefings.
We are gravely concerned about the recent developments, including those involving Isr…
We thank the co-sponsors — the United States and Japan — for their efforts in leading this process. We deeply regret the use of the veto by the Russian Federation. This is a missed opportunity to reinforce global security by preventing the potential weaponization of outer space.
Slovenia engaged in…
I wish to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Xia, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Ms. Vaweka for their sobering briefings.
The Great Lakes region has faced myriad challenges affecting its security, humanitarian and human rights situation and governance. It is clear that its stability hinge…
I also thank Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Ms. Kaag for her briefing to the Council. We welcome her update on the implementation of her mandate in line with resolution 2720 (2023).
In resolution 2720 (2023), the Security Council demanded that the parties to the conflic…
I thank President Francis for convening this important debate on the use of the veto.
Slovenia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Liechtenstein on behalf of a group of countries committed to the implementation of resolution 76/262.
We are deeply worried over the su…
Sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, is on the rise globally. It continues to be used as a tactic of war. That not only constitutes a serious violation of international law and may amount to a war crime or a crime against humanity, but also is one of the most…
I would like to extend my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Ms. María Isabel Salvador; the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell; and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on…
I would like to thank Minister Borg for his comprehensive briefing and to congratulate him and Malta for the work done since assuming the chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), under what are, without a doubt, extremely difficult circumstances.
The OSCE i…
I too would like to express our sincere thanks to Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, Director Edem Wosornu and High Representative of the African Union Mohamed Ibn Chambas for their briefings today.
The conflict in the Sudan has inflicted profound suffering on the people, with ramifications …
Slovenia voted in favour of the recommendation of the Security Council for membership of the State of Palestine in the United Nations.
The two-State solution, where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace, is the only long-term sustainable option. Slovenia continues …
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
We find ourselves at a defining moment for the crisis in the Middle East and for the Council’s role in addressing it. As we face a growing danger of a full- scale regional escalation, we cannot lose sight of the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. I…
We want to thank Jordan for requesting this meeting on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and we want to thank the Commissioner-General for his briefing.
We recall that UNRWA is a lifeline for generations of Palestine refugees in Gaza, the We…
