I thank all of our briefers. I really want to echo the point made by my United Kingdom colleague about what a powerful message they have passed on to us again today. I thank them and their colleagues on the ground for all the work they are doing — and that includes Ms. Rasha Jarum — to alleviate the…
I too thank all our briefers this morning
I want to start by commending the countries of the region for their very valuable efforts for peace and security in the Sahel. We understand how those efforts are carried out under very difficult circumstances, and I take the opportunity to express our cond…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2444 (2018) this morning.
The historic the historic and significant developments in the Horn of Africa that we have witnessed over the past year, triggered by the Eritrean- Ethiopian reconciliation, have dramatically changed the dynamics in the region and open …
I thank Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), for her continuous, tireless efforts, as well as those of her team. We believe that the United Nations, including her good offices, play a signi…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salamé for his briefing today and for the excellent work that he and his staff are doing on the ground. I also once again thank him for facilitating last week’s important, indeed historic, visit by the members of the Committee est…
Sweden, together with France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom and the United States, has asked that the situation in Ukraine be addressed in the Council today, with updates on the broader situation from the Department of Political Affairs and the Office for the Coordinatio…
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria for his briefing this morning. We commend Mr. Staffan de Mistura’s intensified efforts to reach a political solution and bring an end to the conflict in Syria. We very much appreciate his update today following his visit to Damascus, altho…
I thank Mr. Darusman for his informative briefing. We really commend the dedicated and meticulous work of the independent international fact-finding mission in Myanmar, and we believe it was important that his report, establishing the facts and circumstances of the crisis, in particular Rakhine stat…
Allow me to start by expressing our condolences and sympathies to the Government and the people of Yemen following the devastating tropical cyclone.
I also want to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his update and for having drawn our attention to the acute food crisis — indeed famine — in Yemen, as forese…
I would like to start by thanking Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his comprehensive and forward-looking update to the Security Council today. We commend his continuous and tireless efforts towards reaching a political solution and bringing an end to the conflict in Syria. I want to echo the regret other …
I thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing, good analysis and, as always, action-oriented approach. We thank the Bolivian presidency for providing another important opportunity for us to discuss the root causes that lead to or may lead to conflict. For the Council to be effective in i…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui and Special Envoy Djinnit for their briefings. I extend my gratitude to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the co-leads France, Equatorial Guinea and Bolivia, the United Nations Organization Stabilizati…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Jean Arnault, for his briefing today and for the very valuable work he is doing. We continue to strongly support the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.
I also want to welcome Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Mr.…
Just a bit more than a week ago, we honoured the late former Secretary-General Kofi Annan in this Hall. It was a sad but dignified occasion. It was an inspiration as we began our journey at the current session of the General Assembly. We were reminded of the unique value of the United Nations and th…
I thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his sobering update today. He and all humanitarians working tirelessly to alleviate suffering and save lives have our full and wholehearted support. He should be congratulated on an ambitious and effective relief effort under what we understand to be overwhelming circums…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his clear briefing today. I also thank him for his reminder about the urgency and volatility of the situation on the ground and about the fact that, 25 years after the historic Oslo Accords, we need to have a serious and frank discussion about t…
I also want to express my condolences to Russia for the recent loss of life, which
adds to the list of immeasurable losses of life in Syria and highlights the need for an urgent political solution.
I speak on behalf of Sweden and Kuwait.
I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lo…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing this morning, and I would like to say that I am very happy to see our colleagues from the Republic of Korea and Japan around the table.
The situation on the Korean peninsula has momentous implications for international peace and sec…
I thank Special Representative Keating, Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson for Somalia Madeira and Executive-Director Mlambo-Ngcuka for their briefings this morning. Their remarks and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/800) underline the significant political…
We very much welcome this annual debate on peacekeeping and the implementation of resolution 2378 (2017), which takes place within the context of our collective efforts to strengthen peacekeeping and move from words to action in making peace operations fit for the twenty-first century. I want to tha…
