Permit me to extend sincerest gratitude to Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and her team for their remarkable work vis-à-vis the situation in Darfur. We also thank her for today’s comprehensive presentation of the thirty-third report to the Security Council p…
I too would like to thank Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their comprehensive briefings. I also recognize the presence of the President of Serbia and our colleagues, the Permanent Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Rwanda.
At the outset, we express our condolences on th…
I thank Director-General Arias and the Under-Secretary- General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for their informative briefings.
To begin, I will restate Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ well-established position that the use of chemical weapons anywhere and by any…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing and mediation efforts. I also thank the Commissioner- General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Lazzarini, for his briefing. We have taken note of his four recommendations. We gre…
I would like to begin today with a quote from Malcolm X, who said, “You can’t separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom”. Peace in the Middle East will remain both elusive and illusory unless the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people are fully recog…
On behalf of the Government and the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to all Member States for their invaluable support for resolution 75/275, entitled “Solidarity with and support for the Government and
people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadi…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the L.69 group, which is a diverse, pro-reform group of developing countries that are in favour of justice, sovereignty and equity in the reform of the Security Council, both in process and in outcome.
At the outset, allow me to welcome the timel…
We wish to express our gratitude to Martin Griffiths and Mark Lowcock for their updates and continued cooperation with the Security Council. We also
commend their unwavering dedication to the people of Yemen and their efforts to find a lasting solution to the conflict.
I begin by reiterating that …
I thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu, for her briefing.
I would like to begin by reiterating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ position that the use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone and under any circumstances constitutes an abominable violation of internat…
I also thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, for his comprehensive briefing.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remains deeply concerned about the trends unfolding on the ground. It is time for us as the Security Council to take significant steps that wou…
We begin by extending our gratitude to Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock, not only for their updates this morning, but also for their continued commitment to the people of Yemen.
The situation in Yemen demands urgent action, and now, more than ever, we must mai…
We extend our sincere appreciation to our briefers for their valuable updates and insights into the situation on the ground, which is, frankly, heartbreaking.
The protracted conflict in Yemen continues to deteriorate, as the security situation remains volatile without a viable political solution. C…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African States members of the Security Council, namely, the Niger, Tunisia and South Africa, as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
We extend warm greetings to Her Excellency Ms. Claudia Blum de Barberi, Minister for Fo…
We thank Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Rajasingham for their updates and for their committed work and unwavering cooperation with the Council and reaffirm our support for them.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines remains deeply concerned about the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen. At the same time, s…
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Afghanistan’s President, Ashraf Ghani, on assuming office for his second term. I would also like to acknowledge the presence of our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Qatar, and applaud her country’s role in the recent agreement that was signed in…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines thanks Special
Representative of the Secretary-General Shearer for his briefing and for his efforts aimed at assisting in making progress in the peace process. We also thank Ms. Betty Sunday for her briefing. We acknowledge the presence of the Permanent Representati…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines congratulates you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We also recognize the presence of the representative of Iraq in the Chamber. We thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her insightful briefing. Since taking…
I would like to welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Mr. Alexander De Croo, and Mr. Heiko Maas, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mueller and Executive Director Fore for their briefings.
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