I would like to join other colleagues in thanking the Mexican presidency for organizing this annual briefing. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Police Commissioner Lusala of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei and Police Commissioner Boughani of the United Na…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his insightful remarks, and Ms. Tibán Guala for sharing her thoughts. We also thank the Mexican presidency for convening this very important open debate. We sincerely thank you, Mr. President, for your insightful remarks and for presiding over this …
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Obasanjo for their insightful briefings. I welcome the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to our meeting today.
We are deeply concerned about the deteri…
At the outset, I would like to wish you, Sir, and your team all the best for the month ahead under the Mexican presidency. You can count on our support and cooperation. I would also like to congratulate Kenya for its very successful presidency last month.
Viet Nam remains concerned about the volati…
The ongoing situation in the Western Sahara has been of great concern. With regard to resolution 2602 (2021), we would like to see a more balanced text that better reflects the situation on the ground. However, we consider that the continuation of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Wes…
I would like to start by thanking Judge Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, for her presentation and informative report (A/76/4) on the activities of the Court. We are delighted to see her here in the General Assembly, something that has not been possible in the past two years…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Ms. Albarouki for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria, Turkey and Iran in today’s meeting.
Sustainable peace and development continue to elude the Syrian people. These can only…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Special Envoy Parfait Onanga-Anyanga and His Excellency Mr. Thabo Mbeki for their insightful briefings. I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan.
Since the beginning of 2021, the bilateral relations between…
I would like to thank Kenya for convening this open debate and to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his valuable remarks. I thank Ms. Sima Sami Bahous and the other briefers for their insightful presentations. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of the wider U…
I thank Special Envoy Huang Xia, Ambassador João Samuel Caholo and Mrs. Martha Pobee for their informative briefings.
I welcome the participation of the representatives of Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda in today’s meeting.
First of all, let me begin by emp…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his informative briefing. I also thank Mr. Daniel Levy and Ms. Hanan Ashrawi for their insights. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Palestine and Israel in today’s meeting.
We are concerned over the continued violence in the occupied…
I welcome the participation of the President of the Central African Republic in today’s meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ndiaye, Ambassador Adeoye, Ambassador Skoog and Ms. Derom for their briefings.
Hostility, poverty, displacement, sexual exploitation and abuse, th…
I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his informative briefing. I would like to welcome Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, to this meetin…
Let me first warmly welcome Her Excellency Ms. Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia to our meeting today.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ruiz Massieu, Ms. Bibiana Peñaranda and Ms. Daniela Soto for their informative briefings.
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I would like to thank the briefers for their insightful statements, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in our meeting today.
On the peace and security process, we welcome the first visit to the region by Mr. Hans Grundberg as the Special Envoy of the Secretary-…
At the outset, I would like to thank Kenya for convening this open debate and to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for his valuable remarks. We also thank President Kagame, President Mbeki and Ms. Koofi for their insightful presentations.
Rather than separating us from one another, …
I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his insightful briefing. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to our meeting today.
We are all concerned about the deteriorated humanitarian situation in Tigray, especially its consequences for, and adverse impacts on, the d…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, Mr. Abdelgadir and Mr. Lochhead for their informative briefings.
It is worrisome that armed conflicts in 2020 resulted in 27 per cent of civilian deaths by small arms and light weapons, as compared to 24 per cent by heavy weapons and other explosive munitions.
The illicit t…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bintou Keita, Ambassador Abdou Abarry and Ms. Mbangu for their comprehensive briefings. We welcome the participation
of the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in our meeting today.
On the political front, my …
I thank Under-Secretary- General and High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I would also like to welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria and Turkey at today’s meeting.
We take note of the ninety-sixth monthly report (S/2021/842, annex) of the Director-General of the Organ…
