On behalf of the Government and the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, allow me to convey at the outset our deepest appreciation to the Republic of the
Niger for convening today’s discussion. I also thank our briefers.
Amid the ebbs and flows of these tumultuous times, as the social and e…
I too thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her usual informative briefing.
To begin, I will reiterate Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ well-established position that the use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone and under any circumstances constitutes an abominable violation of internatio…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines commends the Republic of the Niger for convening this discussion, and we thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his sobering briefing. I also welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, who joined us earlier today.
During this most challenging moment, ex…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes today’s joint briefing of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities; the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001…
We begin by congratulating Mr. Christian Ritscher on his appointment to Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) and welcoming his comprehensive briefing this morning. We a…
I thank both briefers for their presentations earlier this morning.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines joined the international community yesterday, 29 November, to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and focused attention on the fact that the prospect of the State…
I also thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, and Ms. Lamees Bensaad for their comprehensive briefings, as well as Mr. T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India, for the forty-second report of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011),…
At the outset, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes and congratulates Prosecutor Karim Khan in his new role at the International Criminal Court (ICC). We also thank him for his first presentation of the twenty- second report of the Prosecutor of the ICC to the Security Council, pursuant to reso…
I wish to join in extending a special welcome to you, Mr. President, and Minister Bhattacharya to the Security Council. I also wish to thank the briefers for their timely interventions and commend you, Sir, for Mexico’s efforts to further the discussion on this important issue.
Twenty years after t…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines commends Mexico for convening today’s discussion, and we thank the briefers for their remarks. Our delegation ardently supports and conscientiously advocates for a comprehensive whole-of-system approach that addresses peace and security, development and humanitarian …
We should like to begin by expressing our appreciation to Ambassadors Joanna Wronecka, former Permanent Representative of Poland, and Alya Ahmed Saif
Al-Thani, Permanent Representative of Qatar, for their leadership as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations during the seventy-fifth session…
I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council — the Republics of Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
Our delegations attach great importance to the theme of today’s discussion and t…
At the outset, let me commend the delegation of Mexico — our brothers and sisters by virtue of the shared histories, identities and possibilities of our Americas — for convening today’s open debate. I thank you, President López Obrador, for a most memorable statement earlier. I also thank the brief…
Let me also join others in wishing you, Mr. President, every success as Mexico steers us this month in the work of the Security Council. I also take the opportunity to congratulate Ambassador Kimani and his very dynamic team on a wonderful and successful presidency in the month of October.
We begin…
I also thank Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Ms. Albarouki for their briefings.
We remain extremely concerned about the security situation in Syria. The latest reports of hostilities are alarming, and they continue to compound …
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines thanks Kenya for convening today’s annual open debate and for facilitating the in-person participation of the wider membership.
We also welcome the participation of our briefers: Secretary-General Guterres, Executive Director Bahous, whom it is very nice to see in h…
We thank Kenya for convening today’s timely debate. We also thank you, Madam President, for the vivid description of the Great Lakes region and for reminding us of what is possible for the region and the entire continent.
We welcome the comprehensive briefings provided by our briefers this morning.…
Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland, Mr. Daniel Levy, President of the U.S./ Middle East Project, and Ms. Hanan Ashrawi, political and civil society leader, for their briefings. I thank our colleagues, representatives of the State of Palestine and Israel, for their statements…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines thanks Special Representative Tanin for his detailed briefing. We commend him and the entire United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) team for the support provided to the people of Kosovo in stabilizing the situation in the region, mitigating t…
We begin by welcoming the comprehensive remarks delivered by Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Acting
Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham. We also welcome Ms. Maysaa Abdulrahman Shujaa Al-Deen, whose research and assessment contributes to our comprehensive knowledge of the situation in Ye…
