I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing and for his recent work with Egypt to secure a renewed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. It is essential that the ceasefire be respected and maintained by all sides. The people of Israel and Gaza deserve peace and security.
The escalation seen…
Let me begin by thanking Commissioner Chergui for his briefing and for the work of the African Union (AU) to bring peace and security to Africa. I would also like to welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zewde to her
new role and thank her for her briefing, presentation of the rep…
I would first like to thank Mr. Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, for his very clear and frank briefing, which comes at an important time for Burundi, in the wake the referendum. I should also like to thank Ambassador Lauber, for his thoughtful briefing, particularly the s…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2417 (2018), the first to recognize the clear link between armed conflict and hunger. We thank the Netherlands, Kuwait, Sweden and Côte d’Ivoire for their work.
Millions of civilians in situations of armed conflict continue to suffer alarming l…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tanin for his briefing.
In February, the United Kingdom celebrated 10 years of diplomatic relations with Kosovo. In the same month, the European Commission adopted a strategy for a credible enlargement perspective for the Western Balkans. Koso…
The United Kingdom would like to congratulate you, Madam President, on taking up the presidency of the Security Council, and we wish you every success. I also wish to thank High Representative Inzko and his team for their objective and detailed reports and their continued efforts to support the impl…
The United Kingdom was pleased to vote in favour of resolution 2414 (2018), which we believe sends a strong signal of the support from the Security Council in three key areas — first, support for de-escalation; secondly, support for the continuing work of the United Nations Mission for the Referend…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2410 (2018) today and the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) for a further 12 months. As the United States has made clear, today’s vote is not a reflection of MINUJUSTH or the Government…
Let me begin by welcoming the presence today of Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Okitundu. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Zerrougui for updating the Security Council on the intensi…
First, I would like to thank our briefers for their updates on the situation in Yemen. I also want to warmly thank Mr. Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed for his tireless efforts over the past three years to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. We recognize that it has been an incredibly challenging task…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2401 (2018). In particular, we applaud your work, Mr. President, together with Sweden, as co-penholders.
But this is not a moment for self-congratulation. It has taken us far too long to agree this resolution. While we have been arguing over co…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lowcock for his very detailed and clear briefing today. It was very powerful to hear through him the voices of the people of eastern Ghouta.
Russia called this meeting today to allow us to present our understanding of the situation on the ground and come up with way…
I thank the representative of Peru for his briefing in his capacity as Chair of the Security Council Counter- Terrorism Committee.
As we heard from Under-Secretary-General Voronkov last week (see S/PV.8178), military successes have left Da’esh weakened and fragmented. But we must remain vigilant, a…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing and presentation of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/80).
Since 2014, Da’esh has lost 98 per cent of its territory, and the global coalition has liberated more than 7.7 million people from its rule in Iraq and Syria. The United K…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing and for the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/76).
As Ambassador Çitaku recalled, this month marks 10 years since Kosovo became a sovereign State. Let us reflect on the progress that has been achieved in this time. The people of Kosovo hav…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and all of your team on a successful presidency. From the first day, when you started what I hope will be a new Security Council tradition by organizing a flag ceremony to welcome the new members, you have managed the Security Council busin…
Let me begin by reiterating the United Kingdom’s long-standing commitment to a two-State solution. We envision an Israeli State and a Palestinian State living peacefully and in security and prosperity, side by side, within secure and recognized borders and with Jerusalem as a shared capital. We call…
I too would like to thank the Secretary-General, for his comprehensive report on the situation in Mali (S/2017/1105), and Mr. Lacroix, for so clearly setting out the report’s findings during his briefing. I would also like to welcome Foreign Minister Coulibaly to the Council today.
Let me start by …
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption this afternoon of resolution 2396 (2017), on foreign terrorist fighters. We thank the United States for its leadership as penholder on this important subject.
Foreign terrorist fighters are an international problem that require an international solution. The…
I thank Afghanistan and Chief Executive Abdullah for addressing the General Assembly yesterday (see A/72/PV.56), as well as Germany for leading efforts on the important draft resolution before us (A/72/L.8).
As we have been discussing, Afghanistan continues to face huge challenges to its peace and …
