I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s emergency meeting. I also thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his very clear briefing.
We requested today’s meeting, together with seven other members of the Security Council — Bolivia, Egypt, France, Italy, Senegal, the United Kingdom…
I will be brief. In my grief, I do not need to repeat what I said in the Chamber yesterday (see S/PV.8105) about the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) and the importance of maintaining it. We appreciate the efforts made by you, Mr…
It is really humbling to speak in this debate after the briefing, as always stimulating, by the Secretary-General, and now by the representatives of Italy and Egypt, two prominent Mediterranean countries. I want to thank you, Mr. President, as well as Italy, for initiating this discussion. As the Se…
Today’s meeting is indeed a regrettable one. I hope that the victims of chemical weapons attacks have not been watching our debate so far, and, in particular, the vote on today’s draft
resolution, which we strongly supported. I must say that it is highly regrettable that the Council has again faile…
I thank you, Mr. President, for your presence here this morning and for presiding over this important meeting, which is very much appreciated. I also thank Special Representative Salamé for his valuable and informative briefing and, even more importantly, for his commitment and that of the Secretary…
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 29 August to 16 November 2017, during which time the Committee met…
I want to start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Tanin, for his briefing and also express appreciation for the interventions this morning by First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dačić, as well as by Ambassador Çitaku.
We welcome the formation, since t…
Sweden welcomes the Council’s adoption this morning of resolution 2385 (2017), although we regret that we were unable to reach consensus on it. We supported it because we believe that it is important to continue backing the wider effort to bring peace, stability and prosperity to the Horn of Africa,…
It is highly regrettable that the Council was unable to unite behind a technical extension of the mandate of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigate Mechanism (JIM), and that the draft resolution (S/2017/884) before us was not adopted.
Sweden condem…
First, I would like to thank Mr. Miroslav Jenča for the useful briefing this morning. I would also like to thank the observer of Palestine and the representative of Israel for their participation and contributions here today.
Sweden aligns itself with the statement to be delivered later today by th…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and the representative of Canada for his update on the upcoming Defence Ministerial Meeting in Vancouver and for hosting it. I would especially like to commend and thank Bangladesh for its contribution today. The input of Banglad…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2381 (2017) this afternoon. We commend the strong commitment of the parties in Colombia to peace. It is important that the Council stand with them.
The United Nations Mission in Colombia has played an important role in supporting the peace process. We…
I thank you, Mr. President, and I thank the Secretary-General for his very clear briefing and for his leadership in responding to the situation and the crisis in Myanmar. As Minister Margot Wallström said in the General Assembly last week (see A/72/PV.16), the situation in Myanmar is a haunting exam…
I would like to thank Special Representative Shearer and President Mogae for their sobering reports on the situation in South Sudan. Like others, we are deeply concerned about this level of continued fighting. After four years of conflict, the civilian population continues to suffer from a lack on t…
We would like to align ourselves with the statement to be made later on behalf of the European Union. I should like to make a few points on behalf of Sweden.
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative Yamamoto for his excellent briefing today and for the work done by him and his team. We also …
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing. I would also like to thank Ms. Imam for sharing her important perspective with the Security Council. I agree that, in all of our work, we must endeavour to listen to the voices of those who are most affected. I did not have the…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting and for your leadership during our trip to Addis, as well as for your very accurate and good report this morning. I also want to thank Ethiopia for its hospitality during our trip. I also thank Special Representative Haile Menkerios for his bri…
The persistent disregard for global norms and the consistent defying of Security Council resolutions by North Korea puts millions of people at risk. Its actions represent a threat not only to the region but to all of us. This is indeed a clear threat to international peace and security. For this rea…
I thank Special Representative Jean Arnault for his comprehensive briefing this morning and for the work he does on the ground in Colombia. He can remain absolutely certain of Sweden’s continued strong support for his efforts, for the United Nations Mission in Colombia and for the second Mission, as…
Like others, I would like to thank the United States for introducing resolution 2368 (2017) today, which improves the tools at the disposal of the international community in combating international terrorism.
Sweden welcomes the unanimous adoption of today’s resolution and the substantive updates t…
