I thank the Government of Guyana for convening this important debate.
The theme they chose highlights a fundamental fact: sustainable peace requires sustainable development. The flames of conflict are too often lit and fed by persistent poverty and growing inequalities. Time and again, we have seen…
I thank the presidency of Greece for convening today’s open debate on the importance of strengthening maritime security through international cooperation. This debate underscores first of all that the basic condition to preserve maritime security is the respect by all countries of the Charter of the…
I thank the French presidency for convening this ministerial-level meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The region is undergoing fundamental shifts, marked by violence and volatility but also opportunity and potential.
In Lebanon, the ceasefire and territorial integrity …
I thank the Government of Denmark for convening this high-level discussion.
United Nations peace operations safeguard people and communities in some of the most desperate places on earth. These operations comprise both peacekeeping operations and special political missions. Their work ranges from e…
I thank Minister Wang Yi and China for convening this important discussion.
This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the United Nations. Born out of the ashes of the Second World War, our Organization was the result of a global commitment to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”…
I thank the presidency of Algeria for convening this briefing.
The Middle East is in a period of profound transformation, rife with uncertainty but also possibility. It is clear that the region is being reshaped, but it is far from clear what will emerge. We have a responsibility to help ensure tha…
I thank the United States for convening this meeting on artificial intelligence (AI) and the maintenance of international peace and security.
I briefed the Security Council about AI in July 2023 (see S/PV.9381). As I said then, those who feel like technology is moving very fast must understand a si…
I thank the Security Council for the opportunity to discuss the utter humanitarian catastrophe engulfing the Sudan.
Eighteen months have passed since the brutal fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces. The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 milli…
The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno. Exactly one week ago, I briefed the Security Council about the alarming situation in Lebanon (see S/PV.9733). Since then, things have gone from bad to much, much worse. As I told the Council last week, the Blue Line has seen tensions …
Almost one year has passed since the horrific acts of terror perpetrated by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on 7 October 2023. I repeat my utter condemnation of those attacks and of the taking of hostages. Nothing can justify such acts. This week, I held two more in a series of meetings wit…
I thank the Government of Slovenia for convening this high-level debate on leadership for peace. The topic is rooted in a fundamental truth — peace is never automatic, peace demands action, and peace demands leadership.
Instead, we are seeing deepening geopolitical divisions and mistrust. Impunity …
I will start by apologizing for the fact that I will have to leave very early because this was squeezed into what was already an impossible agenda.
Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon. As I told the General Assembly yesterday, we should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink.
Of c…
Two days ago, in the newly agreed Pact for the Future (General Assembly resolution 79/1), world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to international law and to the Charter of the United Nations. Our Organization is based on the principle of the sovereignty of all Member States within their internati…
Our world is in a whirlwind. We are in an era of epic transformation, facing challenges unlike any we have ever seen — challenges that demand global solutions. Yet geopolitical divisions keep deepening. The planet keeps heating. Wars rage, and we have no clue as to how they will end. And nuclear pos…
Welcome to the Summit of the Future.
I thank the co-facilitators, the former and current Presidents of the General Assembly and all Member States for their strong engagement, creativity and spirit of compromise, and all my colleagues for their invaluable efforts over the past three years.
We are h…
I would like to express my congratulations to Your Excellency Mr. Philémon Yang of Cameroon, President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session. You bring to that vital task a wealth of experience, including your years as Prime Minister of Cameroon, whom I had the pleasure to greet in yo…
We close the seventy- eighth session of the General Assembly after a tumultuous year — a year of continued poverty, inequality and injustice; a year of division, violence and conflict; a year that was once again the hottest on record. But this session is also closing at a time of growing hope and in…
I thank Sierra Leone for convening this debate.
Since 1945, the Security Council has been a bedrock for global peace and security. But the cracks in its foundation are becoming too large to ignore, contributing to deadlock, stalemate and stagnation around today’s most pressing crises. And they are …
I thank the Republic of Korea for convening this high-level debate on an issue that affects us all — peace and security in cyberspace.
Breakthroughs in digital technologies are happening at warp speed — from information and communication technologies and cloud computing, to blockchain, 5G networks…
I am very pleased to join Members for the election of the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session, and I congratulate His Excellency Mr. Philémon Yang of Cameroon.
The current President of the Assembly at its seventy-eighth session, His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis of Trinid…
