My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of Uniting for Consensus by the Permanent Representative of Italy. We would like to underscore the following in our national capacity.
First of all, we are grateful to the Permanent Representatives of Qatar and Denmark for their de…
The traffic phenomenon, which is at the centre of our lives in many respects, is unfortunately defined as a global public-health issue by several international organizations. It is believed that traffic accidents cause an average of 1.3 million preventable deaths and 50 million injuries per year. In…
After 12 long and painful years, the war in Syria continues to pose a major threat to regional and international peace and security. The need to address the tragic situation in Syria in all its dimensions remains as urgent and critical as ever. Finding a sustainable political solution should remain …
At the outset, we would like to extend our condolences to the people of Afghanistan.
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States made a landmark commitment with respect to their responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. This plenary m…
I thank the Secretary- General for his remarks. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths and Mr. Iyad Agha for their briefings.
The worst man-made humanitarian crisis since the end of the Second World War continues unfolding in Syria, and today needs are at their highest level since t…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this historic meeting. This is the first time since the adoption of the landmark resolution 76/262 that the General Assembly has assumed a vital role in addressing matters of international peace and security. This is a most fitting occasion to acknowledge a…
At the outset, we wish to express our condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting that took place yesterday in Texas.
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this annual open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It is indeed a sorry reflection of the global p…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing. I also thank Dr. Farida Almouslem for her remarks.
The conflict in Syria has now entered its twelfth year. As the war persists year after year, the scale of the humanitarian suffering also continues to grow. This year, …
We also thank High Representative Nakamitsu and her team for her briefing, for their tireless efforts and for their commitment to justice and international law.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published the 102nd report of its Director-General last month. The report …
The General Assembly is the only fully universal and therefore most representative organ of the United Nations. As the very embodiment and soul of multilateralism, the Assembly has priority and power over all other organs of the United Nations. Indeed, under Article 15 of the Charter of the United N…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings. I also thank the civil-society briefer, Ms. Nirvana Shawky of CARE.
This month at the United Nations we have been discussing the fate of the thousands of missing persons and detainees who have disappeared at t…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting, and I welcome the briefing by the Special Coordinator.
For all Muslims around the world, including in Palestine, Ramadan is the holiest of all months — a time that should be defined by nothing but peace and calm. Yet what we have seen thus …
We have marked the eleventh anniversary of the start of the war in Syria. For more than a decade now, the Syrian people have been paying a very high price in their unrelenting quest for freedom and dignity. They have gone through unimaginable suffering, misery and loss due to the brutal attacks of t…
We too thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. We also thank Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, for his remarks.
Last week was the eleventh anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian war — 11 years of war that infl…
We would like to thank all Member States for their support for the adoption of resolution 76/254. For us, any form of discrimination — including Islamophobia and antisemitism — based on religion or belief is unacceptable and must be condemned. The resolution is aimed not at dividing but uniting us…
We thank you, Mr. President, for keeping this topic on the agenda of the Security Council.
We also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her continued work on this important issue.
The most recent report (S/2022/181, annex) of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemi…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Today’s meeting is one that none of us could have imagined 11 years ago. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Director- General has submitted his 100th report (see S/2022/76) on the Syrian chemical file. Moreover, it…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
As we have just heard, the humanitarian situation in Syria is growing worse day by day; 14.6 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance. That indicates a shocking increase of 1.2 million f…
It has been eight years since the occupation of Crimea, and the international community has maintained a resolute position since the first day. We have never recognized the illegal annexation, and we have always supported Ukraine’s independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and political unity…
