I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, Chairperson Mogae and Ms. Mueller of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their very candid and sobering briefings to the Council this afternoon.
We remain deeply concerned about the security and the humanitarian situati…
Yesterday the Council members were briefed by Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman on yet another alleged chemical-weapon attack in Syria. Allegations of the use of such weapons continue to be reported. There are some 60 cases of the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria that are currently be…
I want to begin by thank Under-Secretary-General Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his comprehensive briefing to the Council today and express our thanks to the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/1105) and to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Annadif and his team for their excellen…
I would like to align myself with the statement to be delivered later by the observer of the European Union (EU).
I would like to thank you and your country, Mr. President, for taking the initiative to bring the comprehensive issue of regional cooperation and the links between security and developm…
It is good to see you back at the United Nations, Mr. President. I want to begin by thanking Kazakhstan for convening today’s timely meeting on a very important issue. Your country’s historic contribution to disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is commendable. Indeed,…
I would like begin by to thanking Special Representative Salamé for his briefing to the Security Council today and for his valuable efforts. We strongly support his work and that of the United Nations in Libya. I would also like to welcome the inspiring briefing from Ms. Sharief. I thank her for bri…
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
17 November 2017 to 17 January 2018, during which time the Commi…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Chambas, for his briefing today and recognize and acknowledge the very important work he does, of which today he listed the very important positive developments in the region. I know and I would like to pay tribute to the…
Let me begin by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Jean Arnault, for his briefing this morning, and assure him that we continue to support his efforts and the work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.
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I would also like to welcome the…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for his briefing this morning. I would
first like to acknowledge and very much welcome the appointment of Ms. Leila Zerrougui as the new Special Representative. Of course, we acknowledge and greatly appreciate the services of Mr. Maman Sidikou.
Since our pr…
Allow me to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency and welcoming the new members of the Council. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Mr. Tayé-Brook Zerihoun for his briefing.
We have closely followed recent developments in Iran. We condemn the excessiv…
The actions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are violations of international law. Such actions are also contrary to the existing global norm against nuclear testing, stipulated in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and global non-proliferation norms.
The Security Council has resp…
I would like to align myself with the statement to be made later on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Yamamoto, Executive Director Fedotov and Ambassador Umarov for their comprehensive briefings. Let me also extend a special welcome …
I would like to thank the United States for introducing resolution 2396 (2017). We welcome its unanimous adoption and recognize the new obligations that it creates. We are pleased to have been a sponsor. We hope that the implementation of the resolution will make a meaningful contribution to our com…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her comprehensive and clear briefing. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Canadian delegation, its partners and the Secretariat for the successful United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial meeting in Vancouv…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made later today on behalf of the European Union and with the Nordic statement.
I want to begin by thanking you, Mr. President, and the Japanese delegation for scheduling today’s open debate, which provides us with an opportunity to continue our …
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman, Ambassador Adamson and, of course, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi for his report,
as well as for his excellent work as Facilitator. We welcome the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/1030) on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). The conti…
It is not every day that the Council takes decisions that have a direct impact on the people affected by conflict, but today is such a day. On behalf of the co-penholders, Egypt and Japan, I strongly welcome the adoption today of resolution 2393 (2017), which maintains a vital humanitarian lifeline …
We regret that the Security Council was unable to adopt draft resolution S/2017/1060 before us. Here in the Council, we recently outlined in detail the reasons that we disagree with the recognition by the United States of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and with the plan to move the United States…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her important briefing and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/1025). We welcome the inclusion in the report of recommendations that offer means of implementation for Member States and the Secretariat and provide a clear road ma…
