I thank the briefers for their interesting updates.
I must begin by offering my sincerest condolences to Mr. Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, the Permanent Representative of Egypt, following the horrific bombing in Cairo on 11 December. This attack is yet another reminder of the unrelenting cruelty and ba…
At the outset, let me welcome Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Mr. Andrew Gilmour, back to the Council and thank them for their briefings. In case this is my final opportunity in this Chamber, allow me to commend and congratulate Mr. Elias…
Just five days ago I sat in this Chamber (see S/PV.7822) and asked what it would take to stop the horror in Aleppo. Today Russia and its small number of followers have shown that they have no interest — none whatsoever — in answering that question. Instead, for the sixth time in five years, they hav…
I thank you, Mr. President, for this urgent meeting. I am very grateful for the sobering analysis just shared by our briefers.
As we have heard so clearly, the clock is ticking for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the world is watching. Just two weeks remain until President Kabila’s second…
The United Kingdom strongly supports the unanimous adoption of resolution 2321 (2016). We welcome the leading role played by the United States and China, as well as the statement made this morning by the Secretary-General.
In 2016, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has conducted an unpreced…
What will it take? Syria is in the midst of a horrific conflict and the worst is probably yet to come. The United Kingdom and France have called this emergency session because eastern Aleppo and other besieged areas are today
facing new depths of crisis, as the three briefers have so clearly descri…
At the outset, I would like to welcome the analyses shared by the Secretary-General and all our briefers this morning. I also join others in paying tribute to you, Mr. President, for your leadership in bringing this vital issue to the Council. An important part of our responsibilities as the Securit…
I thank Stephen O’Brien and Elizabeth Hoff for their powerful briefings.
The United Nations is working tirelessly to help millions of men, women and children in desperate need in Syria. The Syrian regime and Russia, in contrast, seem to be determined to increase that number, make their suffering ev…
I thank the Senegalese delegation for convening this important debate. I join others in thanking the briefers. I warmly congratulate Mr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen on his election as Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The United Kingdom looks forward to working wi…
I thank the briefers. I would like to begin by paying particular tribute to Special Representative Ms. Ellen Løj for leading the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) through an extremely difficult period. As all three briefers have made so painfully clear, South Sudan is deteriorating bef…
This is a really important issue, and I want to thank all the briefers. Their presentations were very valuable indeed. One fascinating insight that I learned this morning is that 19 per cent of the police in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur are women, inspiring Darfuri wom…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2317 (2016). This sanctions regime continues to play a vital role in promoting peace and stability in the Horn of Africa. In Somalia, it is preventing the flow of illicit arms and cutting off Al-Shabaab’s funding. It is preserving natural resour…
I wish to thank you, Mr. Foreign Minister, for having convened this important debate.
In the light of the time, I am shortening my statement. I express my thanks to the Deputy Secretary- General and the other briefers, and I pay tribute to all United Nations peacekeepers, who do such vital work in …
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption today of resolution 2314 (2016). Its short-term extension of the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons- United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) was needed to allow additional time for the Council to continue its consultati…
I wish to thank Ismail, Stephen and Muhannad for their very powerful briefings. They all are doing vital work on this issue, and, as Security Council penholder on Yemen, I want to reiterate at this meeting today our appreciation for their tireless efforts.
As they all have highlighted, the sheer sc…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Western European and other States. On behalf of the Group, I wish to offer our sincere condolences to the royal family and people of Thailand on the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej earlier this month.
His Majesty guided the Kingdom o…
Given the pressure that you are under to defend the indefensible, Sir, your fantasy world has spread from Syria to Yemen. I just wanted to set the record straight and say that the United Kingdom did circulate a draft Security Council statement on Yemen, but its content was to strongly condemned the …
You said, Sir, that the United Nations should stick to facts. Today, Stephen O’Brien stuck religiously to facts. The problem for you, Mr. President, is that they are not facts that you like. Let me just repeat three of the facts that I wrote down from Stephen’s statement. They are all facts, reality…
As the penholder on women and peace and security, I want first to welcome all of our numerous guests today and to thank the Secretary-General and Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka for their briefings and all the work they do on this agenda.
I also want to pay tribute to Rita Lopidia for her briefing. Sha has given…
I join others in thanking our briefers, Nickolay Mladenov and Stephen O’Brien. I thought it was particularly interesting to hear the considered views of colleagues coming to the end of their two years as non-permanent members of the Security Council.
When we last met here in July (see S/PV.7736), w…
