It is my honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
At the outset, we thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Massieu; Ms. Daniela Soto, Youth Lead…
We commend Kenya for convening this very important and well-timed briefing. We also thank our briefers for their presentations.
The illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons have contributed to instability and insecurity in many regions and constitute t…
It is indeed a privilege for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
On behalf of the group, allow me to congratulate Ireland for its outstanding presidency in Se…
I thank the briefers for their powerful and enlightening presentations.
The grave security situation that continues in the State of Palestine is of particular concern to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The Palestinian people and the territory of the State of Palestine are in more urgent need of i…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Rouba Mhaissen for their briefings.
It bears repeating that there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria. The only solution is through a Syrian-owned and Syrian-led credible, balanced and
inclusive political process that meets the legitimate aspirat…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
We thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu and the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-B…
We are confronted by the continued deepening of the planetary crisis that is climate change. As a small island developing State particularly affected by that existential threat and facing ever-increasing loss and damage from the adverse impacts of climate change, we value this timely meeting. I than…
I too thank Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his usual insightful updates. I also thank Ms. Amany Qaddour for her vivid and heart-wrenching account of the plight of Syrians, in particular Syria’s children and Syrian relief workers.
We remain profoundly concerned about the security situation in…
We begin by welcoming the remarks provided by Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari and Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths, with whom it is indeed a pleasure to continue working. We also welcome Ms. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and thank her for her remarks.
The recent UNICEF repo…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines welcomes today’s discussion and we thank the Secretary-General for his remarks.
Peacekeepers are deployed under the most hostile conditions, where they face immense threats to their own security, as well as that of the communities they are mandated to protect. Again…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the General Assembly and the current and previous Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for their leadership and invaluable contributions to this joint debate.
Despite the many challenges of 2020, the fourteenth session marked another important year …
I thank all our briefers for their briefings. I also welcome our colleagues the representatives of Israel and the State of Palestine to today’s meeting.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines continues to stand in solidarity with the State of Palestine in its quest to live within safe and secure borders.…
We wish to recognize the participation of the Foreign Ministers and to thank the briefers for their remarks.
Attacks against humanitarian workers and the infrastructure needed to sustain aid delivery have risen dramatically since the start of the coronavirus disease pandemic. Heightened and extende…
It is a privilege to deliver this statement on behalf the three African countries on the Security Council — Kenya, the Niger and Tunisia — as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
I begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu and Ms. Melissa Herrera, F…
At the outset, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expresses its appreciation to the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking on behalf of the African Union, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa and the Executive Director of the United Nations Enviro…
I also thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Today we are called on to reflect together on the ongoing crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory. For more than 54 years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has afflicted the Middle East landscape. For the situation to be mutually ac…
I thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency
Mr. António Guterres, the Acting Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, and Ms. Sherine Ibrahim for their briefings.
After 10 years of war, a political solution to the Syrian conflict…
I have the distinct honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Kenya, the Niger, Tunisia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (A3+1).
We thank Ms. Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, and Ms. Chantal Hudicourt Ewald for their briefings. We also welcome the pr…
I too would like to thank Judge Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their comprehensive briefings. I also recognize the presence of the President of Serbia and our colleagues, the Permanent Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Rwanda.
At the outset, we express our condolences on th…
