I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Mozambique, Ghana, and my own country, Gabon.
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, His Exce…
I congratulate Mozambique on its exemplary leadership during its presidency of the Security Council in March. I wish Russia every success during its presidency in April. I thank Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The compounded international crises have brought arms prolifera…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing.
We are particularly concerned by recent reports of Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, one month after the suspension of its participation in the bilateral New START Treaty. This information intersects with that relating to massive ar…
I would like to congratulate Mozambique for taking the initiative to convene this important debate on the impact of development policies on the implementation of the African Union’s Silencing the Guns initiative. The remarkable experience of Mozambique, shared by His Excellency President Filipe Nyus…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Ghana, Mozambique and my country, Gabon. I take this opportunity to commend the significant work of Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, which the Co…
I join the Permanent Representative of France in thanking the Congolese authorities for hosting the Security Council mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In Goma, the Security Council delegation met with the military Governor of North Kivu, the Minister for Defence and the Minister of S…
Beyond trying to shed light on the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines, today’s vote is a particularly sombre moment for international investigations. It is a requiem or, at least, a dark day for the logic of attributing responsibility in an independent, impartial manner in the case of illi…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), Ghana, Mozambique and my own country, Gabon.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Otunbayeva for her informative briefing, and I listened closely to Ms. Akbar’s statemen…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3) — Ghana, Mozambique and my own country, Gabon.
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their informative briefings. We listened carefully to the…
I thank the Secretary-General for re-establishing the significance of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and for outlining the terrible state of affairs of the war in Ukraine, 12 months after its outbreak.
It is a year to the day since the war in Ukraine began — an entire year of a…
I commend Malta on taking the initiative of convening this important debate, which highlights the leading role that regional
and subregional organizations play in the development and implementation of United Nations programmes, in accordance with the principles set forth in Chapter VIII of the Char…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council, namely, Ghana, Mozambique and Gabon (A3). We thank Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Ambassador Omar Hilale, Chair of the Central African Republic conf…
I congratulate Malta on taking the initiative of holding this important debate. I thank the Secretary-General for having perfectly spelled out the stakes of the threat posed by rising sea levels. I would also like to thank the President of the General Assembly, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ro…
I thank the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General, Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter and Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid. I listened carefully to Ms. Divina, and we thank her for her contribution and commitment.
Wars are claiming an increasing number of victims among children. Thousands of girls ar…
I wish to congratulate Malta on taking the initiative to convene today’s debate on the threat that terrorism continues to pose to international peace and security. I thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Acting Executive Director Chen and Ms. Praxl for their enlightening briefings.
Between Januar…
I would like to express my compassion to the many people who are working in the rubble of the earthquake that hit Türkiye and Syria this morning and which has already claimed thousands of lives.
I thank Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his update on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine…
I thank Japan for the initiative to convene this important debate on peacebuilding and sustainable peace. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her insightful description of the relevant challenges and the trajectory of the international community towards sustainable peace. I…
I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate on the thirty-sixth report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the situation in Darfur pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005). I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his update on the activities of the Court
and welcome the…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3) — Ghana, Mozambique and my own country, Gabon.
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Deputy Director Ghada Mudawi for their briefings on the most recent political and humanitarian develop…
We would like to thank the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights for the information that she has brought to our attention. We listened carefully to the briefing delivered by Metropolitan Anthony.
For the past eleven months, the eyes of the world have been focused on Ukraine, and every day t…