Russia’s procedural proposal is a cynical attempt to link two things that do not need to be linked and that should not be linked — the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, on the one hand, and its report, which is due imminently, on the other. Attempting to link the two, as Russia is doing,…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. Eight months ago he issued an urgent wake-up call to the world as the threat of famine and the threat of millions starving to death loomed large over the people of Somalia, South Sudan, north-eastern Nigeria and Yemen. Today, thanks to hi…
I thank Mr. Lacroix, Ambassador Blanchard and Ambassador Bin Momen for their briefings.
I would like to begin by paying tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women of United Nations peacekeeping. They represent the very best of the Organization. We owe it to them and to those they pro…
We meet today, just days after the first-ever bilateral ceasefire between the Government and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). For the first time in over half a century, the guns between those two once-warring sides have fallen
silent. That creates yet another historic opportunity for pea…
The United Kingdom warmly welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2377 (2017). In finalizing the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, we have taken an important step in supporting the parties to consolidate the gains achieved over the past year as they implement the …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his valuable briefing and Ms. Imam for sharing her thoughts.
It was six months ago, in a dusty internally displaced person’s camp in Maiduguri, that we heard Ms. Imam’s testimony, together with those of many others. It really brought home to…
Just over a week ago, North Korea sent a brazen message of provocation, a message of belligerence — a sixth nuclear test, carried out once again in clear contempt for the Security Council, the region and the international community. Today, through the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017), we…
This is the sixth time that the Security Council has come together to condemn a nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; the sixth time that the world has held its breath. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the only country in the twenty-first century to have conducted su…
I would like to begin by offering thanks and congratulations to you, Mr. President, and to all of your team for a very successful month. I would like to join others in praising your effective presidency and leadership and inclusive management of the Council’s business throughout August.
Quite often…
The United Kingdom welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2373 (2017) today. We continue to support a sovereign, stable Lebanon, supported and governed by legitimate State institutions. We recognize the fact that the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) makes a significa…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2372 (2017), which renews the mandate of
the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). As penholder, I thank all members of the Security Council for their cooperation.
I would like to pay tribute in particular to Fiona Blyth of my t…
I thank Ambassador Тéte António and, above all, the Deputy Secretary- General for sharing their analyses of their important visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to northern Nigeria.
May I also commend the work of UN-Women and of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Se…
North Korea is no longer a threat faced by a single country or a single region. It is instead a threat that confronts us all. The two tests in the past month were of an intercontinental missile, extending the threat much further than before, to many more countries. In a world where North Korean miss…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun for his briefing, which has made clear that sanctions are a vital part of the Security Council’s arsenal. As Article 41 of the United Nations Charter makes clear, they give real effect to our decisions, turning words spoken in this Chamber into tangible a…
I would like to begin by expressing my thanks to Ambassador Liu Jieyi and his team for a very successful presidency last month, and to welcome Ambassador Nebenzia, our new Russian colleague, to the Security Council.
I should like to wish you, Sir, all the very best for the month ahead as President …
Let me join others in thanking Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing and his tireless efforts on this issue. As he has set out so clearly this morning, the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories continues to be of the utmost concern for the Security Council. After generations of h…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2368 (2017), which extends the United Nations sanctions against Da’esh and Al-Qaida. This adoption comes at an important moment in the international community’s battle against Da’esh. The liberation of Mosul after a long-fought campaig…
I thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Wane, and President Mogae for their briefings. Let me take this opportunity to reiterate the full support of the United Kingdom for their work and for the work of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.
I would not normally…
I thank the Secretary-General and Commissioner Chergui for their positive and constructive briefings this morning. It was also a pleasure to hear the interventions of the Foreign Minister of Senegal and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who reminded us that yesterday was Nelson Man…
I would not normally take of the floor ahead of consultations, but as both Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Ambassador of France have expressed so clearly, these simply are not normal times for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Indeed, for many people in the Kasai region, th…
