I would like to thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their informative briefings and express our support for their work on the ground. I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Permanent Representative of Yemen.
Since the expiration of…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing. I welcome the participation in this meeting of the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, our colleague the representative of Lithuania and the Head of the European Union delegati…
I would like to congratulate Japan on the initiative of this important debate on the need to ensure that the rule of law prevails in relations among nations. I thank the Secretary-General for having so clearly outlined our debate. I would also like to thank the President of the International Court o…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Ghana, Mozambique and my country, Gabon.
The A3 wishes to congratulate the members of the Council for unanimously adopting resolution 2673 (2023), which mandates the United Nations …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the participation in this meeting of the Permanent Observer of Palestine and the Permanent Representatives of Israel and Jordan.
Respect for the historical and legal status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem is fundam…
In my capacity as the Permanent Representative of Gabon, I thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti, Ms. Helen La Lime, for their respective briefings. I also listened closely to the briefing made by Mr. Kim Ives.
I welcome the Minister fo…
Gabon voted in favour of resolution 2669 (2022), adopted today. We thank the United Kingdom for facilitating it. Above all, our vote reflects a message of solidarity with the people of Myanmar and against violence on the civilian population. It is also a call for a resolution of the Rohingya crisis,…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Ghana, Kenya and my own country, Gabon (A3).
We thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for their briefings on…
I have the honour to brief the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), concerning Haiti, as mandated by paragraph 19 (e) of resolution 2653 (2022), in which the Committee undertakes to report to the Security Council o…
Gabon voted in favour of the two resolutions adopted today (resolutions 2666 (2022) and 2667 (2022)).
Our vote is a show of support for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Roza Otunbayeva, and the Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for their informative briefings. I also thank Ms. Mahbouba Seraj for her contribution. I wish to congratulate you, Madam, on India’s outs…
I would like to thank the Special Coordinator, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his informative briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
The twenty-fourth quarterly report of the Secretary- General is shocking. Six years after the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), it is clear that its imp…
I wish to convey my condolences to Ireland on the death of the Irish peacekeeper who fell on the field of operations in Lebanon.
I would like to congratulate India for its outstanding presidency and for initiating today’s debate on the threat that terrorist acts continue to pose to international pe…
I congratulate India on its initiative in convening this important debate, which has given us an excellent opportunity to mobilize our ideas with a view to reaching a critical mass that will enable us to shape our common future within the multilateral system. I thank the Secretary- General and the P…
In my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, I have the honour to inform the members of the Security Council of developments since my predecessor’s last briefing to the Council, on 15 December 2021 (see S/PV.8931). …
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for your initiative in organizing today’s meeting on the progress report of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. I would also like to thank the President of the Mechanism, Ms. Graciela Gatti Santana, and the Prosecutor, Mr. Serge Br…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
We are concerned about the persistent insecurity vis-à-vis Israel and Palestine. I would like to focus on the following three aspects: the security, humanitarian and political dimensions.
With regard to the security situation, violence h…
The general elections of 2 October took place against a backdrop of tension and community conflict, which was fuelled by divisive rhetoric. We take note of the numerous measures taken to enable the holding of the elections and to facilitate the functioning of institutions, including appointing judge…
It is a pleasure to see you leading our work, Mr. President. I want to congratulate Ghana on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in November, wish you every success and pledge our brotherly support. I thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi for his informative briefing.
The plig…
Gabon abstained in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/720, submitted for consideration by the Security Council.
My country’s position is clear. We are opposed to the war. We support a diplomatic solution to the war. Since the start of the crisis, we have hammered home the point, here in the Coun…
