We are currently marking the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and almost 10 years since the destabilization of the region began with the annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Those anniversaries are an opportunity to recap what the United Nations and its Member States can…
I want to thank the Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I also want to thank Mr. Lockyear for his very powerful testimony today. I join others in expressing to him our support and admiration and our condolences, of course, for the loss of his staff.
The Security Council meets today as …
I would like to start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, for her informative briefing today. Furthermore, I want to express Slovenia’s full support and appreciation to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrat…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her briefing and welcome the participation of the
representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in today’s meeting.
Slovenia strongly condemns the recent attacks on United Nations staff and facilities in …
We voted in favour of draft resolution S/2024/173 because the killing of civilians in Gaza must stop.
The suffering that Palestinians are enduring is beyond anything a human being should be subjected to. A possible Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would have unimaginable humanitarian consequences.…
I would like to join others in thanking Ms. Catriona Laing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, and Mr. Mohammed El-Amine Souef, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, for their comprehensive briefings today, as well as for the…
I would like to join others in thanking Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Executive Director Gherman of the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and INTERPOL Secretary-General Stock for their briefings today. I also want to express our gratitude to the Analytical Support and San…
I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing this morning. The Special Representative can rest assured of Slovenia’s support for his efforts and for the United Nations- mediated and Libyan-led and -owned process. I also thank Ambassador Yamazaki for the update on sanctions, and I also wan…
I thank our briefers today — Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu. I also congratulate Mr. Julien Harneis on his appointment as Resident Coordinator. As this is our first open briefing on Yemen, I wish to extend Slovenia’s full support for the work of their respective Offices. I also want t…
Let me congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on the highly pressing topic of climate change and food insecurity. The Council’s role in advancing prevention and sustaining peace in a world with a rapidly …
I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. We also take note of the statement by Mr. Sweeney.
Slovenia has continuously encouraged both sides to fully implement the Minsk agreements as a whole. The aim of the agreements was to bring peace to eastern Ukraine and reintegrate …
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, for her briefing. We also extend our gratitude to President Vučić of Serbia and Prime Minister Kurti of Kosovo for being here and their s…
I would also like to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for her comprehensive and very informative briefing today. I also want to thank her for her dedicated work and for helping th…
I also would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
I would like to convey my country’s condolences to the families of those killed in the attack on the occupied city of Lysychansk on Saturday, as well as to the families of all civilians and humanitarian workers who have be…
First, I want to congratulate you, Madam President, and your country, Guyana, for
assuming the presidency of the Council for this month. We fully trust that you will be our North Star in the difficult discussions that we will have in February and that you will guide us through the month. I also wan…
I, too, would like to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for the briefing. With each briefing that the Security Council receives, the already devastating situation in Gaza is progressively deteriorating.
Last week, my minister spoke at length in the Chamber (see S/PV.9534) about th…
I would also like to thank Prosecutor Khan for his very sobering briefing today on the situation in Darfur. Slovenia reaffirms our strong support for the International Criminal Court and the work of the Office of the Prosecutor. We also want to welcome the participation of the Permanent Representati…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. It is extremely challenging to have an informed discussion, especially on peace and security,
when only unverified information is available. We also understand the difficulties surrounding the organization of such meet…
I wish to thank Special Representative Salvador, Executive Director Waly and Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Ms. Hassan, for their briefings. I also wish to join other Council members in welcoming the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic,
as well as t…
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for his briefing and you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s high-level debate.
I have a single message today, and it is a clear one. We need an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the region. I would therefore like to try to explain our reason…
