Can I start by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We feel that we are in very safe and steady hands and look forward to supporting you in any way possible. I would also ask the representative of the United States to please convey our appreciation for the ef…
First, let me express my gratitude to you, Mr. President, and to the United States presidency of the Security Council for convening this timely and important meeting. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing.
The situation on the Korean peninsula, particularly the pursuit of nuclear weap…
Sweden voted in favour of resolution 2351 (2017) because it represents a real opportunity to resolve one of the most long-standing disputes on the agenda of the United Nations. More importantly it represents an opportunity to address the plight of the people of Western Sahara. With today’s adoption,…
I thank Under-Secretary- General O’Brien for his comprehensive briefing today. Every month he returns to the Security Council to report on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Every month the situation becomes more acute. The number of people driven from their homes increases. The number not knowing…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General David Shearer for his sobering briefing but also for the very energetic way with which he has begun his mission under difficult circumstances. I would also like to thank the representative of Senegal for his strong
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I would first like to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing. The United Nations and its agencies deserve to be commended for the increasingly challenging work they are undertaking in the field across the Middle East. I would like to start with three issues relating to the Midd…
In exactly one week, we will celebrate the first anniversary of the adoption of the landmark sustaining peace resolutions (General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016)). At the time of their adoption, Sweden hailed them for being the most comprehensive resolutions t…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Martin Kobler for his briefing and his commendable and tireless efforts, which we greatly appreciate.
The briefing we just heard from him provides a sobering assessment of the situation in Libya. Despite the efforts to reinvigorate the political process, the se…
My report is slightly more dry than the one we just heard, I am afraid.
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), I have the duty to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 7 December 2016…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. Human rights are universal. As Governments, we are all obliged to promote and protect them. As former Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson often said — and I apologize for repeating something that we have all hea…
Let me begin by thanking the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Mr. Umarov, for his briefing and the excellent work he is doing in his capacity as Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea. We highly value the work done by the Chair, the Committe…
Sweden has repeatedly expressed its outrage over the abhorrent and unacceptable, reported chemical attacks in Khan Shaykhun. The use
of chemical weapons is not only a clear violation of international law, but also a threat to international peace and security. We, as members of the Security Council,…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/208) and his Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit, for his briefing today and his efforts to see the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region implemented. I would also like to comme…
I deeply thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his efforts. We stand fully behind him, the Secretary-General and the political solution, for which he tirelessly strives and which can be the only way forward.
When we spoke in the Chamber last week (see S/PV.7919), on several occasions we expressed our ou…
Let me begin by adding our deepest condolences to those already expressed to the families of the victims, to our friends at the Egyptian Mission and to all Egyptians. We join others in condemning this heinous attack in the strongest terms.
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his report and fo…
At the outset, I would like to say that I am really heartened by all the expressions of condolences and sympathies that are coming in as we speak on my telephone from all our friends in the Chamber this morning. I thank everyone for that.
I also thank you, Madam President, for convening this very i…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing and taking the initiative in today’s important debate. It comes at a significant moment. The range and nature of threats to international peace and security are evolving and multiplying and, as the Secretary-General has told us, the United N…
I would first like to warmly welcome Under-Secretary-General Lacroix to his first meeting of the Security Council. We are very much looking forward to working with him.
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We also welcome Foreign Minister Diop back to the Council.
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I would also like to express ou…
I thank you, Madam President, for calling this meeting with the urgency that the situation requires. I hope that the Security Council will shoulder its responsibility and act in a firm and united way in response to what we have seen.
We join other members of the Council in condemning the monstrous …
At the outset I wish, on behalf of the Government of Sweden, to express our sincerest condolences to the Government and people of Colombia with respect to the tragic loss of life in Putumayo. We stand with Ambassador Mejía Vélez at this difficult time. Our embassy in Bogotá and the Swedish Governmen…
