I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General David Shearer for his sobering briefing but also for the very energetic way with which he has begun his mission under difficult circumstances. I would also like to thank the representative of Senegal for his strong
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I would first like to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing. The United Nations and its agencies deserve to be commended for the increasingly challenging work they are undertaking in the field across the Middle East. I would like to start with three issues relating to the Midd…
I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Martin Kobler for his briefing and his commendable and tireless efforts, which we greatly appreciate.
The briefing we just heard from him provides a sobering assessment of the situation in Libya. Despite the efforts to reinvigorate the political process, the se…
My report is slightly more dry than the one we just heard, I am afraid.
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011), I have the duty to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established by the same resolution. The report covers the period from 7 December 2016…
I would like to begin by thanking you, Madam President, for convening today’s meeting. Human rights are universal. As Governments, we are all obliged to promote and protect them. As former Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson often said — and I apologize for repeating something that we have all hea…
Let me begin by thanking the Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Mr. Umarov, for his briefing and the excellent work he is doing in his capacity as Chair of the Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea. We highly value the work done by the Chair, the Committe…
Sweden has repeatedly expressed its outrage over the abhorrent and unacceptable, reported chemical attacks in Khan Shaykhun. The use
of chemical weapons is not only a clear violation of international law, but also a threat to international peace and security. We, as members of the Security Council,…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/208) and his Special Envoy, Mr. Said Djinnit, for his briefing today and his efforts to see the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region implemented. I would also like to comme…
I deeply thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his efforts. We stand fully behind him, the Secretary-General and the political solution, for which he tirelessly strives and which can be the only way forward.
When we spoke in the Chamber last week (see S/PV.7919), on several occasions we expressed our ou…
At the outset, I would like to say that I am really heartened by all the expressions of condolences and sympathies that are coming in as we speak on my telephone from all our friends in the Chamber this morning. I thank everyone for that.
I also thank you, Madam President, for convening this very i…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for organizing and taking the initiative in today’s important debate. It comes at a significant moment. The range and nature of threats to international peace and security are evolving and multiplying and, as the Secretary-General has told us, the United N…
I would first like to warmly welcome Under-Secretary-General Lacroix to his first meeting of the Security Council. We are very much looking forward to working with him.
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We also welcome Foreign Minister Diop back to the Council.
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I would also like to express ou…
I thank you, Madam President, for calling this meeting with the urgency that the situation requires. I hope that the Security Council will shoulder its responsibility and act in a firm and united way in response to what we have seen.
We join other members of the Council in condemning the monstrous …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We feel we are in very good hands. I would also like to thank Ambassador Rycroft and his excellent team for a very effective presidency last month. Like everyone else, I would like t…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, and everyone else, all our colleagues, for expressing and sharing their deepest condolences to the families and friends of Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan. I fully share the sense of loss, of sorrow and despair at this very difficult moment.
Zaida was a Swedish-C…
On behalf of the co-penholders Sweden, Egypt and Japan, I would first like to thank Under-Secretary-General O’Brien for his briefing and his resolute commitment to keeping humanitarian needs in Syria on the global agenda. I would also like to pay tribute to all the humanitarian workers on the ground…
I thank the United Kingdom presidency for putting this item on the agenda and the briefers for their contributions here and the work that they do in their respective organizations with regard to this very important issue.
The destruction, looting and trafficking of cultural heritage not only inflic…
I want to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Ladsous and my colleague Ambassador Hilale of Morocco, Chair of the Central African Republic country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission, for their briefings. I would
also like to join others in welcoming President Touadéra to t…
I want to begin by congratulating Bolivia and Ambassador Sacha Lllorentty Solíz on taking up the role of Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) and for the recent adoption of the programme of work. We are very pleased to have assumed our role as Vice-Chair and look for…
Let me begin by thanking the Ukrainian presidency of the Security Council for convening today’s open debate and for conducting the consultations on resolution 2341 (2017), which we have just adopted. The consensus behind it underlines the open and inclusive process that led to its agreement, as well…
