I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Ghelani for their informative and sobering briefings.
We are deeply troubled by the renewed and intensified fighting in the north-west. The violence endangers civilians and interferes with the delivery of humanitarian assistance, compounding an already- d…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing. We appreciate her persistent efforts and the work of the experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to provide independent, thoroughly researched and detailed information about the lack of Syria’s progress towards the complete …
I would like to thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing and update on the current situation in
Libya. The United States welcomes his appointment as Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and offers its full support to him as he works for peace and stability in Li…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Humanitarian Coordinator Brown for their briefings.
Russia has shown again and again that it disregards the Charter of the United Nations and international law. We are in this Chamber today because of the mounting consequences and human toll of Russia’s u…
As co-penholders on resolution 2653 (2022), the United States and Mexico would like to jointly thank Security Council members for their thorough and expedient review and consultations. By adopting this resolution, we have taken an important step to help the Haitian people. After robust and inclusive…
Let me thank Gabon for hosting this very important debate. The large number of speakers that we
have on our list today reflects the high priority that we all give this issue.
I also want to thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed for her strong support and for her presence with us today.
I thank …
First let me welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic and the representative of Rwanda. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Rugwabiza for her briefing, which was quite comprehensive. Her report highlights the essential role the United Nations Mult…
I thank President Gatti Santana very much for her briefing on the ongoing work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) to bring perpetrators to justice for atrocities committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.
First, we want to warmly welcome the appointment of Ju…
I thank Special Representative Ziadeh for her briefing. I would also like to thank Foreign Minister Selaković and Foreign Minister Gërvalla-Schwarz for participating in this meeting.
I want to begin by reaffirming our commitment to safeguarding stability in the Western Balkans, especially during th…
Let me thank Special Representative Wane for his informative briefing and for his efforts to bring peace to Mali. It is clear from his briefing that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) continues to make vital contributions to Mali’s security, peace …
Let me thank Special Representative La Lime for her briefing and her work. I would also like to thank in advance Ms. Kontoleontos of the International Organization of la Francophonie. And I want to acknowledge Mr. Généus and Mr. Álvarez Gil, the Foreign Ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic,…
We thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their briefings today on the situation in Yemen. Their dedication and efforts to help facilitate peace are truly commendable.
As we just heard from the Special Envoy, we are now at a pivotal moment where Yemen could continu…
We thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and for presenting the Secretary-General’s report (S/2022/715). We appreciate the vital role that the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia continues to play in supporting peace in the country. Let me also thank Ambassador Muhit…
Let me start by expressing our deep
appreciation to Gabon and to you, Mr. Adamo, for making climate and security a focus of your presidency this month. Gabon has been a true leader on the issue, which is very much appreciated by the Council and others in the international community. I also want to …
Let me thank you, Sir, for presiding over this high-level event. I also want to thank Secretary- General Guterres for joining us today and welcome the participation of Chairperson Faki Mahamat in this meeting.
As we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the African Union (AU), this is a perfect …
I thank Ambassador Akram for the very compelling picture he painted for all of us this morning. It certainly touches us all. I have had the occasion to visit his beautiful country, and I can only imagine what a devastating moment this is. Our sympathies are with him.
The United States stands with t…
I would like to thank Gabon for calling this important meeting and welcome you, Foreign Minister Adamo, to preside over it today. I also want to thank Commissioner Bankole Adeoye and Executive Director Waly for their informative briefings. I welcome the participation of Ghana’s Minister for National…
I felt I had to take the floor again. As we expected, instead of putting the blame where the blame lies — on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — Russia and China want to blame others for their actions
First, the United States and the Republic of Korea carry out defensive military exercises…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea to our meeting today.
In just nine days, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has launched eight ballistic missiles, all clear violat…
We thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her frank and useful briefing and for her leadership of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), which continues to play such an important and respected role in the country.
I must start by strongly condemning the Islamic Revolut…
