We were also shocked by the terrorist act in Stockholm and express our solidarity with and condolences to Sweden.
First of all, I would like to stress that we came here not to discuss yesterday’s strike by the United States but the consequences of the terrible and deadly chemical-weapons attack of …
I wish to thank you, Madam President, for the timely initiative and the opportunity to have a fruitful discussion on the flagship United Nations activity, namely, its peacekeeping operations. We also commend the Secretary-General for continuing the practice of personal briefings to the Security Coun…
I want to start by congratulating Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix on assuming the office of Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.
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I thank him for his very clear detailed briefing.
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I also want to join in your words of condolence, Madam, to the French de…
First of all, I would like to thank the United Kingdom and France for requesting today’s meeting, and the presidency for promptly convening it.
At the outset, let me recall the statement by the Foreign Minister of Ukraine issued today on the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, which reiterate…
I would like to begin by expressing my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the devastating flood and landslide in Mocoa, which left hundreds of people dead, injured or missing.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Mission in Col…
I wish to offer my best wishes to you, Madam Presidenet, as you take on the crucial role of Security Council President. I would also like to convey my very special thanks to Ambassador Rycroft and his team for the excellent way they conducted business doing the eventful month of March.
I would also…
Ukraine supported and co-sponsored resolution 2348 (2017) because, in our view, it will pave the way for further stabilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, the Security Council adopted a document that is intended for the first time to privatize tasks of MONUSCO primarily for the p…
We are most grateful to the delegations of France and Italy for raising the subject of protection of cultural heritage in armed conflicts. Events of recent history pushed that issue into the spotlight of the international community. We fully share the main idea of resolution 2347 (2017), adopted tod…
I thank the Secretary- General and the other briefers for their comprehensive presentations. I also commend the United Kingdom for providing a timely opportunity to discuss the further international efforts required to resolve the conflict in the world’s youngest nation.
Basically, and tragically, …
Let me begin by expressing Ukraine’s deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday’s act of terror. Our prayers go to all Londoners, and we believe that we all have to remain united and dig deep to get to the bottom of the attack and those responsible for it.
I would like…
I warmly welcome President Touadéra to the Security Council and thank him for his substantive and result-oriented statement. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous and the Permanent Representative of Morocco, Mr. Omar Hilale, for their informative briefings.
Ukraine reiterates its full …
I would like to thank Ambassador Sacha Llorentty Solíz, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his briefing. I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the work of his predecessor at the helm of the Committee, the Ambassador of Spain, who contrib…
We commend the United Kingdom for convening today’s debate and keeping the issue of trafficking in persons in conflict on the Security Council’s agenda. We would also like to acknowledge the contribution that the Spanish presidency of the Security Council for December 2016 has made to the discussion…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing, as well as to express our full support for the important role played by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and all United Nations agencies in supporting Afghanistan an…
The delegation of Ukraine aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Malta on behalf of the European Union. We would also like to make some comments in our national capacity.
At the outset, my delegation welcomes the consensus that members reached today on resolutio…
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for his faithful and striking account of the scale of the humanitarian crisis in the three countries he just visited. For the sake of brevity and the President’s call for concision, I will focus on the situation in Yemen, while also touchin…
Ukraine welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2337 (2017). My delegation would also like to congratulate Mr. Adama Barrow, who was inaugurated today as the new President of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia. We hope he will soon be able to return to his country in o…
I would like to begin by adding my sincerest words of thanks and paying tribute to our colleague Ambassador Samantha Power. I thank her for the opportunity and privilege to work with her over the past year. I appreciate that we were able to work so closely. I thank her for her convictions and strong…
I think you, Sir, for convening today’s open debate. I also appreciate the briefing by Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, which was very useful.
The Middle East peace process remains at the core of any efforts aimed at restoring regional stability. Ukraine consistently supports the Middle East peace process an…
I would also like to thank all of today’s briefers for their important input.
As we have all heard from the briefers, the humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad basin region is truly one of the most neglected in the world. So far, the international community has not had much success in resolving t…
