Let me also thank our three briefers for their informative and useful briefings today.
Let me start by reiterating our full support for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), which is carrying out its work in increasingly difficul…
I wish to thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing today and to assure her of our continued and full support for the efforts of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and of her Office. It is imperative that her call for the full backing of the Council and member States be positively received, res…
Let me begin by recognizing the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali. We thank him for being with us today.
Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his useful briefing to the Council today.
We welcome the progress that has been made in th…
The parliamentary elections in May were an important democratic step forward for Iraq. The decision to recount all votes means that the process is not yet at an end and that the United Nations has a central role to play in support of that critical exercise. Once formed, a challenging to-do list awai…
I, too, would like to start by thanking Special Representative Fall and the Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Ambassador Allam- Mi, for their very useful briefings to the Council today.
As we have heard this morning, the Central African region continues …
I would like to thank President Theodor Meron and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their useful and informative briefings on the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
As this is the first open meeting on this topic since the closure of the International Tribunal for the…
The year 2018 marks the 50-year anniversary of a historic and tumultuous year in the history of many of our countries. The year 1968 heralded the arrival of a new generation, whose members marked their arrival loudly with protests and demonstrations, including the occupation of universities, aimed a…
I congratulate Russia on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We
deeply admire and thank Poland for the manner in which it conducted business as president of the Council in May.
It is highly regrettable that the Council was unable to find unity around a meaningful decision in response …
The millions of South Sudanese caught up in this brutal conflict have waited too long for their leaders to bring about an end to the fighting. Despite the efforts of the region to broker an agreement, the parties have not made the compromises necessary to set the country on a path towards peace, rec…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his pertinent briefing. We very much welcome his commitment to addressing the volatile situation and contributing to a de-escalation of violence.
I would like to begin by expressing deep regret about the violence and about the large number of people who have…
I thank the briefers for their excellent input in today’s discussion. I should like to express our appreciation to the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and of Ukraine for being present here today. We very much welcome this opportunity to discuss…
I am very pleased to be here at the annual debate on this topic. At the outset, I would like to congratulate the facilitators, as well as all of us, the members of the General Assembly, on the adoption of resolution 72/276, on sustaining peace. It is truly a remarkable achievement and one that will …
I would very much like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, Mr. Kafando, and Ambassador Jürg Lauber for their very useful briefings today. I would like to underscore that we fully support their efforts to achieve durable peace and sustainable development in Burundi.
Toda…
Allow me to thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita and Permanent Secretary Sidikou for their important briefings to the Security Council today. I also thank the Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU), Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union, Mr. João Va…
I would especially like to thank the Polish presidency for organizing this important open debate and to express my appreciation to Secretary-General António Guterres, Mr. Yves Daccord, Director-General of the International Committee of the
Red Cross, and Ms. Hanna Edwar for their important contribu…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Salamé for his briefing to the Security Council. As the Secretary-General’s report (S/2018/429) reminds us, the situation in Libya remains very difficult, and we commend his tireless efforts to implement the United Nations action plan and to w…
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 22 March to 21 May, during which time the Committee met once in i…
I would like to thank Judge Owada, Judge Meron and Chef de Cabinet Viotti for their briefings.
The Charter of the United Nations sets out the ambition to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind. Sadly, seven decades after…
I join others in thanking Assistant-Secretary-General Zerihoun and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Fedotov for their useful briefings today. I would also like to thank Ambassador Mauro Vieira, Chair of the
Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for …
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his very sobering briefing this morning. As we held an open debate on this issue some two weeks ago (see S/PV.8244), I will focus my remarks today on the immediate situation in Gaza.
We are appalled by the violence that we have witnessed in Gaza since 30 Mar…
