In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 22 March to 21 May, during which time the Committee met once in i…
I would like to thank Judge Owada, Judge Meron and Chef de Cabinet Viotti for their briefings.
The Charter of the United Nations sets out the ambition to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind. Sadly, seven decades after…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his very sobering briefing this morning. As we held an open debate on this issue some two weeks ago (see S/PV.8244), I will focus my remarks today on the immediate situation in Gaza.
We are appalled by the violence that we have witnessed in Gaza since 30 Mar…
We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union later today.
I would like to start by thanking the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mladenov, for his briefing to the Security C…
We voted against the draft resolution submitted by the Russian Federation (S/2018/355) because we believe that its language was unbalanced. It was not comprehensive and failed to address all of our concerns about the current situation. At the same time, we agree with the Secretary-General that actio…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s important meeting. I also thank the Secretary- General for his briefing.
The conflict in Syria is now in its eighth year. That is longer than the Second World War. President Al-Assad is responsible for one of the worst and most enduring humanitarian disasters…
I thank the Secretary- General for his briefing today, for his efforts and for his good offices.
Last weekend, reports once again began to emerge of horrifying allegations of the use of chemical weapons in Syria, this time in Douma, with reports of a large number of civilian casualties. Like many o…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, for his very inciteful briefing, as always, and the work he does with his team on the ground.
I also want to express our appreciation for the presence, once again, of Minister Coulibaly, which is much appreciated an…
I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution
2374 (2017) concerning Mali. The report covers the period from 5 September 2017 to 4 April 2018, during which time the Committee met twice in informal consultations a…
We deeply regret that we have ended up here following a long day of serious efforts to move forward by some of us — I believe. We abstained in the voting on the Russian draft resolution (S/2018/322) a few moments ago because the attribution and accountability track, which we believe is important, l…
We want swift and resolute action today, and we want the Security Council to shoulder its collective responsibility. But I am not sure that we have exhausted all the avenues that could get us there, nor am I sure that voting on this new Russian draft resolution (S/2018/322) will get us there either.…
Like everyone else, we deeply regret that today the Council was prevented once again from establishing a responsibility-attribution mechanism for the purpose of impartially identifying the perpetrators and organizers of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. I am sure we all share a sense of very tra…
I thank the Special Envoy and Ambassador Balé for their remarks this morning. I think that their briefings underlined very clearly the interconnected nature of the challenges facing the region and the need for an integrated approach that addresses the root causes of conflict. We fully support their …
I thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Mr. Thomas Markram for their briefings this afternoon. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for acceding to our request for an emergency meeting.
We are dismayed by the general escalation of violence in Syria, as described today by Staffan de Mistura, in…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this meeting and your country and Minister’s engagement.
Throughout its turbulent history, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seldom been far from the Council’s agenda. Likewise, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is always present when our colleagues in Gene…
I thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for updating the Security Council on the use of nerve agents in Salisbury on 4 March.
Sweden condemns in the strongest terms the use of a nerve agent in an attempted murder on British soil. We stress the seriousness of that incident, which is unprecedent…
Sweden and Kuwait earlier this week put forward a draft resolution to respond to the desperate calls of the United Nations and the humanitarian community in Syria for a cessation of hostilities for an initial period of 30 days, in order to allow for much-needed humanitarian relief. We have been work…
I would like to thank the Russian Federation for calling for a meeting on the horrendous situation in eastern Ghouta, and Mr. Mark Lowcock for his briefing. I will now make some brief remarks on behalf of Sweden and Kuwait.
In seven years of war, the situation in the besieged area of eastern Ghouta…
I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Kuwait for convening this important debate on the anniversary of its liberation in 1991. This remains an excellent example of how the Security Council shouldered its responsibility by taking collective measures in line with the Charter. The fact th…
I thank the Secretary- General and the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process for their, as always, detailed but sobering briefings to the Security Council. I want to say too that we fully support the work on the ground of Mr. Mladenov and his team and the work that they do every day …
