I would like to begin by welcoming Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to the Security Council in his new role for the first time and to thank him for his very clear briefing this morning. We share his deep concern about the risks of escalation. However, we also see the opportunities that he outlined. As…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lowcock for the second time today for his update on the humanitarian situation in Syria. His briefing serves to remind us — if a reminder were needed — of the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing Syria and the humanitarian community. Over 12 millio…
Sweden has been clear in condemning in the strongest terms the attempted murder of individuals on United Kingdom soil using a nerve agent. We stand fully behind the common European Union (EU) position on that matter. We share the assessment of the United Kingdom that it is highly likely that Russia …
Let me thank Mr. Markram for his briefing this morning.
As other speakers before me have pointed out, today marks the one-year anniversary of the sarin
attack in Khan Shaykhun, which the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism has at…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Sir, and your team on assuming the Council presidency and in thanking our Dutch colleagues for their outstanding work in the month of March.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his briefing.
I associate myself with the statement that wi…
We are appalled by the regrettable loss of life and the large number of wounded today, including children, who all seem to be Palestinian. There must now be an immediate and proper investigation by the authorities. It appears that the Israeli security forces have used live ammunition, which has exac…
As the representative of Kuwait has already delivered a joint statement on our behalf, I will make my remarks very brief.
One month ago, the Council adopted resolution 2401 (2018) by consensus, in response to the deafening calls for action to address the horrific humanitarian situation in Syria. To…
We also welcome the adoption of resolution 2409 (2018) and thank the French delegation for its work in facilitating the Security Council’s work on the resolution.
The year 2018 will be a crucial one for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it is clear that the United Nations Organization Stabi…
As we heard this morning, the number of women, men and children in our world who are suffering from food insecurity is
increasing. At the same time, more and more people are living in areas torn apart by war and conflict. This we see every day in the Security Council. As this year’s Global Report o…
Let me begin by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed for her briefing and her leadership. I am happy to note that Ambassador Skoog is with Amina in Monrovia to celebrate this important moment in the history of the country and to discuss how to support the priorities of the new Government…
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 18 January to 21 March 2018, during which time the Committee met o…
Let me begin by also welcoming Leila Zerrougui to our meeting in her new role as Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We look forward to working with her, and she can coun…
I make my remarks today on behalf of Sweden and Kuwait as co-penholders for the humanitarian track of the Security Council’s work on the situation in Syria.
I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock once again for a very sobering update. We share his sense of urgency following the adoption of resoluti…
I, too, would like to begin by thanking the Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, for his briefing to the Council today. As this is his final briefing as Special Envoy, I would like to acknowledge his determination, unwavering commitment and indispensable optimism over these
last three years. It…
I would like to begin by thanking High Commissioner Grandi and Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for their important briefings this morning. As their remarks made clear, six months after the initial mass displacements from Rakhine, the situation in Myanmar and Bangladesh continues to be seriously wo…
I too would like to begin by thanking Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his briefing today. I would also like to thank Foreign Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku for their statements…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her important briefing and the Secretary-General for his report (S/2017/1025). We welcome the inclusion in the report of recommendations that offer means of implementation for Member States and the Secretariat and provide a clear road ma…
Let me also begin by expressing our outrage at last night’s attack on United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We offer our deepest condolences to the familiies of the victims and to the Government and the people of Tanzania. That deliberate attack constitutes a war crime…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Sweden condemns yesterday’s intercontinental ballistic missile test in the strongest terms. The test constitutes a clear threat to international peace and security, an unacceptable provocation and a clear breach of the internat…
Sweden welcomes the adoption of resolution 2371 (2017) today, which shows that the Council continues to stand united and that we are fully determined to deal with the growing threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. With this vote, the Security Coun…
