In response to the last speaker’s statement, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Assistant Secretary-General Mueller and the dedicated and brave teams of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations agencies. They and their implementing partners on…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Wane and President Mogae for their briefings.
When it comes to South Sudan, we have heard lots of promises. We hear promises from South Sudan’s leaders that they will finally get serious about pursuing peace. We hear promises that they will allow aid to reach the…
With today’s adoption of resolution 2368 (2017), the Security Council is taking another important step towards helping to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) and Al-Qaida. We thank the other sponsors of the resolution for their support.
There is no higher priority for the United St…
I thank Special Representative Honoré Braithwaite for her briefing, which together with the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/604) clearly outlines that the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) is successfully on the path to closing and that the
United Nations Mission for Justi…
The adoption of resolution 2367 (2017) comes at a milestone in Iraq’s fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). As Member States, we join the Iraqi people in celebrating the liberation of Mosul earlier this week. The Iraqi security forces have dealt ISIL a devastating loss, and …
When we consider the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we far too often have witnessed scenes of unspeakable violence and human cruelty. The United Nations and the wider international community have worked tirelessly for years to help bring peace to the Democratic Republic of the Cong…
I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia back to the Chamber. We welcome this morning’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2366 (2017).
Last year, we witnessed the entry into force of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. The accord represe…
I would like to thank Special Representative Yamamoto for his briefing and the courageous dedication of the entire United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) team to supporting governance, development and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
I would like to begin by offering our deepest con…
Resolution 2360 (2017), which we have just adopted, reaffirms the Council’s commitment to continue the work started by Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalán, two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tragically lost their lives in March while on mission in the Democra…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their very informative briefings today. We, too, would like to extend our appreciation to those brave individuals and organizations that put their
lives on the line to mitigate landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and unexplo…
I thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for her briefing this afternoon.
The need to bring justice to the victims of atrocities in Darfur is overwhelming. For over a decade, Darfur has been synonymous with suffering and unchecked impunity. In responding to a rebellion, the Government launched what became…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Feltman for his briefing.
Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) is an urgent priority. As noted in the report (S/2017/467) of the Secretary-General, the international community has made notable progress in degrading ISIS, but we have a long road ahe…
The United States extends its sincere appreciation to President Meron, President Agius and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings today on the ongoing work to achieve justice for victims of the vicious atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda that stained the history of humankind. …
I want to thank Secretary-General Guterres for laying out his vision of how to respond to what he has rightly called a global protection crisis.
I also want to thank Mr. Ugarte and Ms. Beerli. Their organizations do critical work to promote accountability and respect for and protection of medical p…
I would like to thank Special Representative Shearer for his briefing today. It is always good to hear from him, although his report is indeed sobering.
Two thousand eight hundred — that is the average number of South Sudanese fleeing to neighbouring countries each day; 90 — that is the number of i…
I thank Lieutenant General Mgwebi, Major General Menon, Lieutenant General Keïta and Major General Uba for their briefings this afternoon and for the commitment that they have shown to the ideals of the Organization. We too are very grateful for what they do every day in their service to the United …
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing.
First, we must express our support for the Government of Iraq in its ongoing efforts to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). To that end, as the fight to rid Iraqi territory of ISIS fighters continues, we commend the Iraqi Se…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his update on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Office of the High Representative has played an essential role over 22 years to help Bosnia and Herzegovina move towards peace and prosperity and to secure the stability of the region as a whole.
I want to express our …
I thank Deputy Special Representative Zenenga and Special Representative Madeira for their briefings.
Secretary-General Guterres used a phrase at the London Conference last week that we do not hear enough when we talk about Somalia: “good news”. There is much work to be done and significant threats…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for today’s update on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We appreciate the efforts of the United Nations over 18 years to help Kosovo build multi-ethnic democratic institutions that uphold the rule of law and re…
