Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, for all that they are doing to bring the Syrian parties together. Allow me to also thank you, Mr. Secretary, for the characteristic drive and energy that you have brought for months to this process in establish…
I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. None of us doubts that violent extremist ideologies across North Africa and the Middle East constitute a grave threat to international peace and security, regional stability and peaceful civilian life across the world. In confronting …
Nearly 70 years ago, the first meetings of the General Assembly and the Security Council took place in London. They marked the point when the world came together to turn its back on war and to seek to institutionalize the conditions for peace. By that process, from the ashes of the Second World War,…
