I would like to thank both the briefers this afternoon.
The United Kingdom welcomes the Secretary- General’s first report (S/2020/123) on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). The United Kingdom is encouraged that BINUH is making a good start despite the complex a…
Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Sori-Coulibaly and Ambassador Filho for their briefings, which set out clearly the achievements that Guinea-Bissau has made, but also some of the challenges that remain.
I would also like to welcome the Foreign Minister of th…
Millions of people around the world are impacted directly or indirectly by the diversion of arms and illicit arms transfers. While small arms and light weapons have a legitimate role in ensuring defence and security, their diversion and misuse cost hundreds of thousands of lives every year, undermin…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2507 (2020). I would like to begin by thanking France for its efforts to secure the Council’s consensus on the resolution and for its inclusive approach to the negotiations.
We regret that, despite the considerable effort of the penholder, cons…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Tanin and his team for his statement and for their continued commitment to Kosovo’s development, as laid out in the comprehensive report (S/2019/797) on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I w…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Kafando for his two and a half years of service in Burundi. Like others, we want to pay tribute to the important work of the Special Envoy and his office. The Office of the Special Envoy plays an integral role in helping to develop confidence-building …
The Sudan and South Sudan are at critical junctures in their political transitions. We hope to see both Governments seize the opportunities this offers for forging a lasting and comprehensive peace in Abyei and Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. We are therefore encouraged by the recent talks betw…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing, and I would like to join others in welcoming the Peruvian Foreign Minister back among us once again today.
Today marks a milestone for the United Nations engagement in Haiti — the end of United Nations peacekeeping and a fundamental reconf…
Let me start by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Keita and Ambassador Vieira for their briefings today, which set out a broadly optimistic assessment of Guinea-Bissau’s political trajectory. The United Kingdom shares this cautious optimism.
The successful conduct of legislative elections in Mar…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2464 (2019), renewing the mandate of the Panel of Experts. The work of the Panel is critical in ensuring that sanctions are implemented effectively and in reporting on those areas where sanctions evasions are occurring. The Council agr…
Let me begin by thanking Ms. Leila Zerrougui, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ms. Annу Tenga Modi, Executive Director of Afia Mama, for their informative briefings this morning. I will focus my intervention on four issues: human rights; the political situation; the humanitarian …
I wish to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Chambas for his briefing and for his team’s work in West Africa and the Sahel. His efforts continue to be an invaluable bulwark against the forces of instability in the region.
The United Kingdom welcomes the progress set out by the Sp…
I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
The United Kingdom is deeply concerned about the recent violence in Gaza and Israel, including the civilian casualties. We must do everything we can to avoid another devastating war, which would compound the already awful humanitarian and secur…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev and the Police Commissioners present with us here today, as well as Ms. Reitano, for their briefings.
I would like to begin by asking all the Blue Berets at today’s meeting to pass on to their colleagues the United Kingdom’s thanks and admiration for their …
The United Kingdom was pleased to vote in favour today of resolution 2440 (2018), which supports the work of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Horst Köhler, and rightly focuses on progress that must be made towards a lasting and mutually acceptable solution that wil…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev for his briefing, and through
him I would like to extend the United Kingdom’s appreciation for all the work carried out by United Nations staff working on mine action, especially in the United Nations Mine Action Service.
I thank the Secretary-General for …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Touré and Ambassador Vieira for their informative briefings.
The situation in Guinea-Bissau is concerning. It is not the first country in the world to experience a political impasse, but it is a country that continues to emerge from the seriou…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tanin for his briefing. I would also like to welcome Deputy Prime Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku to the Security Council and thank both of them for their constructive statements this morning.
It has been three months since the Council la…
We align ourselves with the statement made by the observer of the European Union.
On behalf of the United Kingdom, let me join others in welcoming the creation of the new United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and in congratulating Ambassador Vladimir Voronkov on his appointment as Under-Secret…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2352 (2017) today. Through this text, we have extended the important work of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for another six months.
I should like to pay tribute to the mission and to Ethiopia for all they have done…
