A month after our previous vote (see S/PV.9552), I will repeat my words: we voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2024/239) because the killing and starving of civilians in Gaza must stop, and the suffering of hostages and their families must end. We voted in favour of the draft resolution beca…
I wish to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I also take note of the statement by Mr. Hoh.
Let me focus on three messages that I would like to convey.
Firstly, appearances matter, and we see this meeting as yet another attempt by the aggressor to portray itself as a victim. My c…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings and their continued commitment to peace in Syria and to its people.
The discussions on Syria that are taking place in the Security Council are very difficult for us. We cannot believe that the conflict has ente…
I also want to extend my sincere thanks today to the briefers, Ms. Wosornu, from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mr. Martina and Mr. Skau for their really harrowing and sincere briefings today. I also want to welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.…
I would like to welcome you, Madam President, in the Council. I would like to thank Secretary-General Guterres, Executive Secretary Floyd and Director Mukhatzhanova for their valuable insights today.
As many Council members recalled today, a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. Achie…
Slovenia welcomes the unanimous adoption of the resolution and thanks the penholder, Japan, for its efforts and all the Council members for their constructive engagement. We welcome that the Council was again able to unite behind such an important topic.
Slovenia voted in favour of resolution 2727 …
I want to thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
Let me focus on three messages on today’s topic.
First, let me start with an undisputed fact. That is that these days Russia is organizing presidential elections not just on its own territory, but also on the…
I thank today’s briefers, Special Envoy Grundberg and Executive Director Wosornu. I also welcome the representative of Yemen to the Chamber.
In this holy month of Ramadan, we reiterate our full support for the work of the Special Envoy in the attempts to secure a ceasefire and resume the political …
I want to thank the Japanese presidency for convening this meeting. The topic is all the more relevant in the light of the Secretary-General’s New Agenda for Peace, which we support. I wish to thank the briefers — Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo; Ambassador Sérgio França Danese, Chair of the Peace…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this annual briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU). I warmly welcome Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and I appreciate his informative bri…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Pramila Patten for her briefing and presentation of the mission report on her official visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank, which took place earlier this year.
We welcome the visit of the Special Representat…
I also want to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Director Doughten for their briefings.
Let me make a couple of points on behalf of my delegation.
First, the city of Odesa remains one of the most besieged cities in the war on Ukraine. Russia’s aerial attacks have increased dramatically …
I also thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive and sobering briefing. I also want to thank him for his continuous leadership on the Sudan and on all other conflicts.
Let me begin by expressing our sincere gratitude to all the personnel of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistan…
I wish to add my thanks to Special Representative Otunbayeva and Ms. Gailani for their briefings.
We welcome and commend the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for all the activities it has undertaken. Its presence in Afghanistan remains essential. We particularly stress the i…
This week, we will mark five months of the current conflict in Gaza. It has been five months of immense suffering. We have held meetings in this Hall time and again. The Security Council has met numerous times to discuss the situation in Gaza. It addressed several aspects of the crisis in detail, am…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing
and to welcome the participation of the representative of South Sudan in today’s meeting.
As South Sudan approaches a pivotal moment in its young history, a peaceful and orderly transition is crucial. Success in holding its ina…
At the outset, let me congratulate you, Mr. President, and Japan on assuming the presidency of the Council and assure you of our full support during your presidency. Let me also thank Guyana for its conduct of a very calm presidency during the month of February.
I would like to thank Deputy to the …
I would like to thank the briefers from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Programme (WFP) for their presentations and their sobering alert to the Security Council.
Your country, Madam President, ch…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for their briefings and their continuous commitment to peace and the people of Syria.
While most of the current international attention is rightfully focused on Gaza, we must not forget the plight of the…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his lucid, frank and insightful briefing, as always.
It has been two years of death and destruction for Ukraine and its people; two years of international humanitarian law violations; two years of human rights violations and two years of aggression. T…
