Let me begin by thanking Ireland for its excellent presidency in the month of September. We would like to express our full support to our Kenyan colleagues, and we believe in their able leadership.
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen La Lime for her insightfu…
I thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his comprehensive briefing. I welcome the presence of Ms. Meredith Rothbart and Ms. Mai Farsakh at this meeting and thank them for their statements.
I would like to begin by expressing our serious concern abo…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and Ms. Dini for their insightful briefings.
We are encouraged by Deputy Secretary-General’s recent visit to Somalia to support the role of women worldwide, particularly in Somalia. Amid myriad challenges faced by Somalia, the visit play…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his briefing and Ms. Rouba Mhaissen for sharing her insights. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria, Turkey and Iran in this meeting.
The 10 and a half years of crisis have had a devastating impact on the lives of the Syrian people, espe…
We thank Ireland for this initiative and for its commendable efforts on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. We also thank Mrs. Nakamitsu, Mr. Floyd and Ms. Wanyaga for their informative presentations. We welcome the representatives of Italy and South Africa to our briefing today.
We reaffirm…
I thank the Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his informative briefing and Ms. Amany Qaddour for sharing her insights. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria, Iran and Turkey in today’s meeting.
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I thank Special Representative Perthes for his comprehensive briefings and Ms. Alkarib for her statement. I welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
We commend the continued efforts of the Government of the Sudan in leading and implementing the country’s transition, with the supp…
I think Special Envoy Kubiš and Ambassador Tirumurti for their comprehensive briefings. I also thank Ms. Asma Khalifa for her briefing. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
Viet Nam continues to closely follow the developments in Libya. We share the concerns of other …
I should like to start by thanking all of our briefers today, and I join others in congratulating Mr. Hans Grundberg on having assumed the post of Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Yemen. I believe that he will build upon the important work of his predecessor and bring new momentum to the …
I thank Ireland for convening this important meeting, and I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Ireland for presiding over it. I thank Special Representative Lyons for her comprehensive briefing. We commend the efforts of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)…
At the outset, I would like to thank Ireland for taking the initiative to convene this debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General, Mrs. Johnson-Sirleaf, the former President of Liberia, and Ms. Adam for their informative briefings. I welcome the Minister of State for External Affairs …
Let me start by thanking the Irish presidency for convening this meeting to allow a candid dialogue with The Elders. We commend the efforts of The Elders and highly value their ideas and insights on issues related to the mandate of the Security Council.
During our presidencies in January 2020 and A…
Like others before me, I would like to warmly congratulate India for its successful presidency in August and wish Ireland a fruitful month ahead. I assure you, Madam President, of our delegation’s full cooperation.
I thank Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izum…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing.
Let me begin by expressing our concern at the recent increase in violence across the occupied Palestine territory. The number of casualties is on the rise, with an alarmingly excessive use of force against civilians.
In Aug…
At the outset, I would like to join other colleagues in expressing our deepest condolences to the families and Governments of the victims who lost their lives in the recent attacks in Kabul.
I would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his insightful briefing. I also welcome the rep…
I thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for her comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the representative of Iraq to our meeting today.
We commend the efforts made by the Iraqi Gove…
I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Mr. Khaled Erksoussi for their comprehensive briefings. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Syria, Turkey and Iran in our meeting today.
I would like to begin by reiterating our constant support for …
I thank Mr. Khiari, Mr. Griffiths and Ms. Fore for their comprehensive briefings, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in our meeting today.
On the peace process, despite the increasing efforts of regional partners and the international community, we have not see…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Assistant Secretary-General Coninsx and Mr. Moradian for their informative briefings.
It is deeply concerning that the threats posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (Da’esh) have continued to increase and that Da’esh is tryi…
I thank the Indian presidency for organizing this open debate and you, Mr. Minister, for presiding over our discussion today. We also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful and comprehensive briefing.
Over the years, peacekeeping has become one of the most important United Nations tools in …
