I thank Ambassador Imnadze of Georgia and Ambassador Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates for taking on the leadership of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform.
The United Kingdom is a long-standing and firm supporter of the need for reform of the Security Council. When the…
I thank Mr. Inzko for his report (S/2017/922, annex) and his briefing. He has the full and continuous support of the United Kingdom.
I want to begin by warmly welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2384 (2017) this morning. I pay tribute to you, Mr. President, and to your delegation for you…
I would like to thank Special Representative Honoré for her briefing. As the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) draws to a close after 13 years in Haiti, I would like to join others in thanking her for her dedicated service. I also want to pay tribute to all who have been invol…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr Tanin, for his briefing. I would also like to welcome Ambassador Çitaku and Foreign Minister Dačić back to the Security Council.
Today, like others, I will be adhering to the guidance in presidential note 507 (S/2010/507), which encour…
I thank Special Representative Honoré Braithwaite for her briefing today. I would like to pay tribute to her and to the important work she has done during her time in Haiti. It is particularly encouraging to hear that the transition from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) t…
I would like to begin by welcoming Foreign Minister Holguín Cuéllar to the Security Council.
The United Kingdom welcomes the Council’s unanimous adoption today of resolution 2366 (2017). Last month, President Santos Calderón called on the Council to continue its support for Colombia on its journey …
Let me join others in welcoming Special Representative Yamamoto back to the Security Council. At the outset, I would like to reiterate the full support of the United Kingdom for him and for the vital work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Sadly, as he and the Afghan A…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2360 (2017), which extends the sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That regime is a hugely important tool for the Council, one that we must use to hold to account those who commit human rights abuses and violations in the D…
I thank Special Representative Kubiš for his briefing today. His mission is carrying out an important function at a critical time for Iraq, supporting the Government as it seeks to spread stability and security across the country.
At the outset, I want to commend the brave men and women of the Iraq…
Let me join others in welcoming back Mr. Inzko to the Security Council and thanking him for his report (S/2017/379, annex) and briefing. He has the United Kingdom’s continued support in his role as High Representative. We are grateful for all the work that he does for Bosnia and Herzegovina and its …
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing. Let me join others in welcoming Ambassador Çitaku and Minister Kuburović to the Council.
It has been less than three months since the Council met to discuss the situation in Kosovo. As the Secretary- General’s report (S/2017/387) makes clear, i…
I will remember February 2017 as the month in which my friend and colleague, Vitaly Churkin, passed away. I wish to once
again pass on my condolences to the Russian team and to his family.
February was also a month in which Ukraine did an excellent job presiding over the Security Council, and I wa…
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing.
Let me start by welcoming President Nikolić and Ambassador Çitaku to the Council today.
In the interests of keeping this meeting to time, and noting that we have many pressing issues to discuss in the Council, I shall keep my remarks brief thi…
The United Kingdom aligns itself fully with the statement just delivered by the representative of Spain. We are pleased to make two further points on the United Nations- African Union partnership — a partnership that will remain critical for peace and security on the African continent. I will focus …
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing today. I welcome Ambassador Çitaku and First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić back to the Security Council and I thank them both for their statements.
It has been less than three months since the last briefing on the work of the United Nations Interi…
I would like to begin by welcoming Mr. Inzko back to the Security Council and by thanking him for his report (S/2016/911, annex) and for his briefing just now. As High Representative, he has the United Kingdom’s full and continuous support in his efforts to help Bosnian authorities overcome the chal…
On behalf of the Group of Western European and other States, it is with great sadness that I address the General Assembly as we gather to remember Ambassador Girma Asmerom Tesfay, Permanent Representative of Eritrea. As others have said before, our thoughts are with Ambassador Girma’s family as well…
I join others in welcoming Special Representative of the Secretary- General Tadamichi Yamamoto for his first briefing to the Security Council and thank him for his leadership at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
It is sadly apt that we are holding this debate just a few …
I thank Special Representative Tanin for his briefing. I also welcome Ambassador Çitaku and Deputy Prime Minister Dačić back to the Council again.
I want to begin by congratulating the representatives from Serbia and from Kosovo on their success in the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The at…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption today of resolution 2303 (2016) establishing a United Nations police component in Burundi. We extend our thanks to the France for its patient efforts to try to find consensus on the resolution. We regret that not every member of the Security Council was able …
