At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Grundberg, Mr. Rajasingham and Ms. Al-Deen for their briefings.
The long Yemeni conflict has taken lives and caused injuries. It has also caused destruction and the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the country. The international community is lo…
At the outset, I would like to thank Kenya for organizing this meeting on this important topic of sustaining peace, diversity and State-building. I would also like to thank His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta for presiding over our meeting and for his briefing, which included important proposals…
I speak on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1) on this important crisis in Africa.
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative…
I thank the Kenyan presidency for programming this meeting on the threat posed to peace operations by small arms and light weapons. I would also like to thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu, Mr. Badreldin Elamin Abdelgadir and Mr. David Lochhead for their informative and insightful briefings.
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I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria and Turkey at this meeting.
At the outset, Tunisia reiterates its steadfast condemnation of the use of chemical weapons, under any circumstance…
My country’s delegation wishes once again to express its appreciation for the efforts made by the United Nations Special Envoy, Mr. Ján Kubiš, and all the personnel of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
In the framework of supporting the political process in Libya, we wish to rea…
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for presenting the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016). We reiterate our support for his efforts and those of all United Nations personnel in the occupied territories t…
I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Geir Pedersen, and Ms. Rouba Mhaissen, Founder and Director of Sawa for Development and Aid, for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria, Turkey and Iran in this meeting.
Tunisia is …
Allow me at outset to express our sincere condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and the Government of
Somalia following last week’s terrorist attack near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility, which is yet another reminder of ho…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate Mr. Abdulla Shahid and the friendly Republic of the Maldives on his presidency of the General Assembly at its seventy- sixth session. I wish him every success in his noble endeavour. I also want to express my deep appreciation to Mr. Volkan Bozkır for his …
At the outset. I would like to express my sincere thanks to you, Mr. President, and to the Republic of Ireland for dedicating today’s meeting to discuss, once again, climate change and its impact on international, peace and security. I would like also to thank the Secretary- General for his valuable…
I thank the Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, and the civil society representative, Ms. Amany Qaddour, for their briefings. We value the work of humanitarian organizations and civil society actors in Syria that are rendering humanitarian assistance to th…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
We thank the Secretary-General for his report highlighting the activities of the United Nations Integrated Tra…
At the outset, I would like to welcome Mr. Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and wish him every success in his new tasks. We look forward to working with him to achieve comprehensive
and lasting peace in the brotherly country of Yemen. I also thank Ms. Mudawi and Ms.…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL); the Permanent Representative of India, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), conce…
At the outset, I express my deep appreciation to Ireland for its initiative of choosing this important topic for today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and Ms. Safaa Elagib Adam, President of the Community Development…
At the outset, I would like to commend Ireland for choosing to dedicate today’s Council’s meeting to hearing the views of The Elders, that exceptional group of international leaders and actors who dedicate their vast expertise and rich experiences to the service of peace, justice and human rights.
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At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on the Republic of Ireland’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and to wish you and your team every success. I also reiterate my thanks and appreciation to India for its successful and competent stewar…
I welcome the fact that you, Mr. President, are presiding over today’s important meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. I value India’s firm position in favour of a just, durable and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian question, pursuant to internation…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for her valuable briefing. I
also welcome the participation of the representative of Iraq in our meeting.
Iraq i…
