I would like to thank the Ambassador of Bolivia for his briefing to the Security Council today and for Bolivia’s continued efforts as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004). We welcome the important developments in the 1540 Committee’s work during 2017, which included …
Sweden fully aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union and would like to make some additional remarks in its national capacity.
First, let me congratulate the General Assembly in advance for adopting the draft resolution on improving global road safety (A/72/L.48).…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, for his very inciteful briefing, as always, and the work he does with his team on the ground.
I also want to express our appreciation for the presence, once again, of Minister Coulibaly, which is much appreciated an…
I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution
2374 (2017) concerning Mali. The report covers the period from 5 September 2017 to 4 April 2018, during which time the Committee met twice in informal consultations a…
We deeply regret that we have ended up here following a long day of serious efforts to move forward by some of us — I believe. We abstained in the voting on the Russian draft resolution (S/2018/322) a few moments ago because the attribution and accountability track, which we believe is important, l…
We want swift and resolute action today, and we want the Security Council to shoulder its collective responsibility. But I am not sure that we have exhausted all the avenues that could get us there, nor am I sure that voting on this new Russian draft resolution (S/2018/322) will get us there either.…
Like everyone else, we deeply regret that today the Council was prevented once again from establishing a responsibility-attribution mechanism for the purpose of impartially identifying the perpetrators and organizers of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. I am sure we all share a sense of very tra…
I thank the Special Envoy and Ambassador Balé for their remarks this morning. I think that their briefings underlined very clearly the interconnected nature of the challenges facing the region and the need for an integrated approach that addresses the root causes of conflict. We fully support their …
I thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Mr. Thomas Markram for their briefings this afternoon. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for acceding to our request for an emergency meeting.
We are dismayed by the general escalation of violence in Syria, as described today by Staffan de Mistura, in…
Sweden has been clear in condemning in the strongest terms the attempted murder of individuals on United Kingdom soil using a nerve agent. We stand fully behind the common European Union (EU) position on that matter. We share the assessment of the United Kingdom that it is highly likely that Russia …
Let me thank Mr. Markram for his briefing this morning.
As other speakers before me have pointed out, today marks the one-year anniversary of the sarin
attack in Khan Shaykhun, which the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism has at…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, and your team on assuming the Council presidency and in thanking our Dutch colleagues for their outstanding work in the month of March.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing.
I associate myself with the statement that wi…
We are appalled by the regrettable loss of life and the large number of wounded today, including children, who all seem to be Palestinian. There must now be an immediate and proper investigation by the authorities. It appears that the Israeli security forces have used live ammunition, which has exac…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and especially Ms. Fatimata Touré for their very strong testimony to what this all about. Let me also thank you, Mr. President, for offering a platform for today’s discussion.
I align myself with the sta…
As the representative of Kuwait has already delivered a joint statement on our behalf, I will make my remarks very brief.
One month ago, the Council adopted resolution 2401 (2018) by consensus, in response to the deafening calls for action to address the horrific humanitarian situation in Syria. To…
We also welcome the adoption of resolution 2409 (2018) and thank the French delegation for its work in facilitating the Security Council’s work on the resolution.
The year 2018 will be a crucial one for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it is clear that the United Nations Organization Stabi…
As we heard this morning, the number of women, men and children in our world who are suffering from food insecurity is
increasing. At the same time, more and more people are living in areas torn apart by war and conflict. This we see every day in the Security Council. As this year’s Global Report o…
Let me begin by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing and her leadership. I am happy to note that Ambassador Skoog is with Amina in Monrovia to celebrate this important moment in the history of the country and to discuss how to support the priorities of the new Government…
In accordance with paragraph 24(e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 18 January to 21 March 2018, during which time the Committee met o…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and your country and Minister’s engagement.
Throughout its turbulent history, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seldom been far from the Council’s agenda. Likewise, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is always present when our colleagues in Gene…
