I welcome the representative of Ukraine to the meeting.
Let me make a couple of points on behalf of my delegation.
First, every country has the inherent right to defend itself in line with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. By extension, a defending country may develop or procure the…
Slovenia thanks the presidency for convening this timely meeting and Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Mr. Al Hussein for their valuable insights and in particular their recommendations.
The topic before us goes to the core of what United Nations peace operation…
I also wish to add my thanks to Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Wosornu for their briefings, and I welcome the representative of Syria to this meeting.
I would like to make the following three points.
First, we reiterate our urgent call for an immediate cessation of violence across Syria. We a…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for their insight and contribution to today’s discussion, and I welcome the representative of Ukraine to the Chamber.
Today’s briefings painted a comprehensive picture of the latest developments on the gro…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Al-Dobeay of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Assistant Secretary-General Khiari of the United Nations for their valuable briefings.
One of the greatest strengths of this Organization is its diversity of views, races, languages, faith and histori…
I thank you, Mr. President and Deputy Prime Minister Dar, and I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Slovenia firmly believes that peace is a choice. The only path to lasting peace in the Middle East is for military options to give way to diplomatic ones and for strategies of …
I thank you, Deputy Prime Minister Dar, for convening today’s very timely debate. We also want to thank the Secretary-General for his energizing briefing.
The peaceful settlement of disputes is a cornerstone of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. As a legal and moral duty, it r…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and express my appreciation for his dedication and leadership of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia in recent years. I also wish to convey my best wishes to Mr. Ruiz Massieu in his new role as Head of the U…
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher and Executive Director Russell for sharing information on the situation on the ground. We bow our heads to the humanitarian workers who are risking and ultimately sacrificing their lives for civilians in Gaza.
Looking back 80 years, one can observe t…
I wish to thank the Deputy Prosecutor, Ms. Khan, for the report and for her oral briefing today. Of course, I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the Chamber.
The report’s opening line, “Sudan is now facing one of the largest, most dire humanitarian crises ever recorded”, is s…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary- General Fletcher for their briefings and their relentless efforts. We also thank Ms. Nasser for sharing first-hand testimony and perspectives from members of Yemeni civil society, whom we thank for their recommendations and messages to the Council…
I want to join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of July, and I of course also want to thank Guyana for its capable leadership of the Council in June. I thank Assistant- Secretary General Jenča and Director General Waly for their briefing…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
On Friday we celebrated 80 years since the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations. At the closing ceremony in San Francisco, wise words were shared by President Truman:
“We all have to recognize — no matter how great our strength …
I express my sincere appreciation to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her comprehensive briefing and the clarity of her message to the Council. I also thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the C…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Ms. Lewis for their briefings. I also thank Ambassador Joonkook Hwang for his update on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan.
The two briefings we heard this morning were deeply disturbing. With …
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to this briefing.
We meet today, just days after a tragic attack that claimed the life of a Zambian peacekeeper and three months after…
We welcome Guyana’s convening of this timely debate, and we commend you, Madam Minister, for demonstrating your commitment to this topic.
I join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba de Potgieter. We thank her for her commitment and for the solemn dedication to ch…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and for the kind words addressed to me and my team as Facilitators of the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). I also want to thank the representative of the European Union for his insights.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…
I want to join others in congratulating you, Madam President, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tetteh, our woman colleagues on the Council and all women diplomats on the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. We cherish working together for a better world, and we need their wisdom m…
I wish to add my thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Executive Director Bahous for their briefings.
I wish to begin by stressing the importance of the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in par…
