I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Zahir Tanin for his briefing today. I would also like to thank Deputy Prime Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku for their statements to the Security Council.
As others European Union (EU) members of the Council have already stated, the situa…
I would like to begin by thanking the co-leads for organizing this important and timely mission. Allow me to also thank the Governments of both Bangladesh and Myanmar
for their cooperation, as well as the Secretariat and the United Nations country teams for their support.
The Council’s visit allow…
Let me begin by thanking the three Force Commanders for their valuable perspectives, Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing, and you, Madam President, for providing a platform for today’s discussion.
We welcome the renewed efforts spearheaded by the Secretary-General to strengthen peaceke…
I would like to begin by thanking the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, for her, as always, comprehensive briefing to the Security Council. Let me also take this opportunity to reiterate, as stated by our Foreign Minister, Ms. Margot Wallström, our condemnatio…
Let me begin by joining others in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the
month of May. We look forward to working closely with you, Madam, and your team in the coming weeks. Let me also express my appreciation for the clear and insightful bri…
Sweden voted in favour of resolution 2414 (2018), adopted today, because of our support for the Secretary-General’s ambition to relaunch the United Nations-led political process and our firm belief that that must be our main priority. Indeed, the aim of reaching a just, lasting and mutually acceptab…
We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union later today.
I would like to start by thanking the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mladenov, for his briefing to the Security C…
I begin by thanking you, Sir, and the Peruvian presidency for hosting today’s
meeting and the Secretary-General for his statement. He knows that he has our full support.
Let me also thank our briefers: Mr. Dan Neculăescu, State Secretary for Regional Affairs and Multilateral Global Affairs in the …
First of all, I thank you, Sir, for bringing us all together to discuss the important topic of sustaining peace.
I believe that we have an excellent opportunity to advance this important agenda, based on the twin resolutions on sustaining peace (resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 228…
I thank Peru for convening today’s open debate on youth, peace and security, which provides a valuable opportunity to recognize the important role that youth can play in building peace and preventing conflicts. I would also like to thank Ms. Wickramanayake, Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, and Mr…
I would like to join you, Mr. President, and our colleagues around the table in expressing my shock and deep sadness at the sudden death of Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue. We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to his family and his colleagues at the Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire and the M…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zouev and Mr. Liberty for their briefings today, which capture both the distance that Liberia has travelled since the civil war and its possibilities for the future.
At the outset, I would also like to commend the United Nations Mission…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for the invitation to brief the Security Council on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). This is, indeed, an historic moment — the final Security Council meeting on Liberia and the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
The Security Council ha…
Let me begin by thanking the United Kingdom for taking the initiative to update the Security Council.
I also thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her comprehensive briefing.
Sweden has been clear in condemning in the strongest terms the attempted murder o…
I would like to begin by welcoming Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to the Security Council in his new role for the first time and to thank him for his very clear briefing this morning. We share his deep concern about the risks of escalation. However, we also see the opportunities that he outlined. As…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for the second time today for his update on the humanitarian situation in Syria. His briefing serves to remind us — if a reminder were needed — of the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing Syria and the humanitarian community. Over 12 millio…
I align myself with the statements to be delivered on behalf of the European Union, the Nordic countries and the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security.
Let me begin by thanking the Deputy Secretary- General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Pr…
We voted against the draft resolution submitted by the Russian Federation (S/2018/355) because we believe that its language was unbalanced. It was not comprehensive and failed to address all of our concerns about the current situation. At the same time, we agree with the Secretary-General that actio…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s important meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
The conflict in Syria is now in its eighth year. That is longer than the Second World War. President Al-Assad is responsible for one of the worst and most enduring humanitarian disasters…
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing today, for his efforts and for his good offices.
Last weekend, reports once again began to emerge of horrifying allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, this time in Douma, with reports of a large number of civilian casualties. Like many o…
