I want to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. It is important to maintain a high level of engagement by the Council in the discussion of the role of the African Union (AU) and subregional organizations in promoting peace and sustainable development among the African States. …
Ukraine welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017) in response to the sixth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We commend the strong leadership of the United States, which made the adoption possible.
I would like to take this opportunity to express U…
Although we are still on the item concerning Mali, because the Ambassador of the Russian Federation mentioned my country, I would like to react very briefly.
We took careful note of the statement made by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation on the intention to circulate a draft resolution on th…
I thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on this alarming issue, and the United States of America, Japan and the Republic of Korea for initiating today’s Security Council briefing. The open format of our meeting is important, as it leaves no doubt as to what the North Korean regime will hear fro…
We appreciate this opportunity to discuss, in open Chamber, the work of the Security Council in August. Since Ukraine presided over the Security Council during the month of February, this is only the second time this year that the
Security Council has held such a briefing. We welcome the return of …
I would like to thank Egypt for bringing a very important issue to the forefront of discussion in the Council. The interest of the wider United Nations membership in today’s debate is a testament to the importance and the relevance of this subject. I also extend my gratitude to all three briefers fo…
I should like to thank Ambassador Aboulatta, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for his briefing and his leadership.
The Chair’s statement and the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democr…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tanin, for his briefing. It clearly outlines the political challenges in Kosovo following the early legislative elections, as well as the number of issues relevant to the stability and well-being of Kosovo residents. I am also grateful…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Wane for his update.
Ukraine is extremely concerned by the scale of terrorist activities in the Sahel region. We strongly condemn the terrorist attack in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou, on Sunday. My delegation expresses sincere condolences to our colleague…
My delegation appreciates the briefing by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed as well as the briefing by the Permanent Observer of the African Union. We also look forward to the input by the representative of Nigeria.
We welcome both the conduct of thematic regional visits and the initiative of…
Ukraine welcomes today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2371 (2017) and commends the efforts of the delegations involved in drafting and bringing the text to a vote, under the strong leadership of the United States.
North Korea’s advancing nuclear- and ballistic- missile programmes are close to t…
I would like to thank the Egyptian presidency for organizing today’s meeting and Assistant Secretary- General Zerihoun for his thorough briefing.
For more than 50 years now, the prohibitions and restrictions imposed by the Security Council have been recognized as the most powerful non-military resp…
At the outset, I would like to join others in congratulating Egypt on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I thank the delegation of Egypt for convening today’s meeting and also thank the briefers for their insightful inputs for our discussion.
So far this…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on some of the most burning issues in the Middle East and to express our appreciation to Mr. Mladenov for his briefing.
The Middle East peace process remains at the core of all efforts aimed at restoring stability in the re…
I join my colleagues in thanking today’s briefers for their valuable presentations. I have three brief points to highlight.
First, the security situation is deeply concerning to say the least. Ukraine strongly condemns the armed clashes that took place on Monday in Gogrial state, which involved loc…
I would like to express our gratitude to you, Sir, for having convened today’s open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General and the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, who provided us with an update on strengthening the United Nations-African Union partnership.
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I would like to thank Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her briefing on the situation in the country.
Ukraine welcomes the fact that the long period of institutional instability that plagued the electoral …
Before going into the subject matter of today’s discussion, I would like to draw the attention of my colleagues around this table that today, 17 July, the world commemorates World Day for International Justice. Also, it was three years ago today that the world learned of the downing of Malaysia Airl…
Ukraine reiterates its support to Colombia’s efforts to implement the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. We congratulate the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — Ejercito del Pueblo for reaching, on 27 June, anothe…
We thank the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea for initiating the Council’s urgent briefing on the recent missile launch of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as well as the presidency for promptly convening such a meeting. I also thank Assistant-Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča…
