Estonia welcomes the adoption today of resolution 2615 (2021), on Afghanistan. We firmly believe that it is the obligation of the Security Council to respond to the needs of the people of Afghanistan, which are increasingly grave and urgent, and the requests of the humanitarian community that is act…
I join others in thanking Special Representative Fall for his comprehensive briefing.
Estonia welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and countries across the Central African region towards establishing peace, security and stability in the region.
The …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo and Ambassadors Skoog and Byrne Nason for their briefings.
Estonia remains strongly committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Its full restoration and implementation remain the best possible option to uphold the nuclear non-prolif…
Estonia voted in favour of draft resolution S/2021/990, presented today by Ireland and the Niger, and co-sponsored by a clear majority of the United Nations membership because the effects of climate change pose a clear and serious threat to international peace and security, to stability and, in some…
I thank Judge Carmel Agius and Prosecutors Serge Brammertz for the detailed progress reports submitted to the Council, as transmitted by the Secretary-General in document S/2021/694, and for their informative briefings today.
Estonia commends the important work of the International Residual Mechani…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing today. During our two years of membership of the Council, we have very much appreciated her commitment and persistent calls for Security Council unity to uphold the norm against chemical weapons.
It has been eight years and 98 reports on …
At the outset, I would like to thank the penholder — the United States — for all of its efforts to adopt resolution 2608 (2021), which authorizes States and regional organizations to take part in the fight against piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia. Estonia voted in favour of
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Estonia thanks the Ambassadors of Tunisia, Norway and Mexico for their briefings and for their excellent chairmanship of their respective Committees. Their leadership has been crucial in guiding the work of the Committees through the difficulties posed by the pandemic, as well as by austerity measur…
I want to thank Ms. Karim for her message and her courage today. I also wish to thank Special Representative Lyons for her briefing.
It is evident that the situation in Afghanistan has become more dire, and the role of the United Nations and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNA…
Estonia aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union (see A/76/PV.29).
We would like to congratulate Judge Piotr Hofmański on his election as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and thank him for his presentation yesterday (see A/76/PV.29) and his dedi…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Police Commissioners Lusala and Boughani, of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, respectively, for their comprehensive presentations a…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their informative briefings today. We welcome the participation of Ms. Mounerfah Albarouki and appreciate her insightful comments.
Estonia condemns, in the strongest terms, the acts of violence that took place last week across…
I join others in thanking the briefers for their insightful presentations. I also welcome the presence of the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan at today’s discussion.
Hearing a description of the previous lack of implementation of different agreements today has been insightful. As highli…
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his briefing. We wholeheartedly support the statements he made today and last Thursday (SG/SM/20944) and the letter he sent to the Security Council on this matter.
Estonia strongly condemns the decision by the Government of Ethiopia to expel seven United Natio…
I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. I very much appreciate her persistent calls for Security Council unity to uphold the norm against chemical weapons. Estonia reiterates that the identification of, and in particular accountability for, those responsible for the use of chemi…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his briefing and thank Ms. Qaddour for her moving statement.
Estonia remains worried about the ongoing tensions and violence in several parts of Syria, which continue to impact civilians and contribute to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation…
I would also like to thank the briefers for their comprehensive overviews on the latest developments.
Libya has made great strides forward on the political, security and economic tracks over the past year. It is now important not to let the progress stall. The tasks ahead for the coming months are …
I wish to thank Special Representative Lyons, Ms. Frogh and Ms. Yousafzai for their briefings and for sharing their experiences.
It has been less than two weeks since we last met to discuss Afghanistan (see S/PV.8848). One of the welcome developments in the meantime has been the flash appeal for ai…
I join other speakers in thanking India for its successful presidency of the Security Council during the month of August. I wish Ireland all the best for its presidency for the month ahead. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Last month, on 21 August, we marked the eighth a…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Estonia remains committed to supporting efforts to find a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. As stated many times before, the only viable path towards that is through direct negotiations aimed at a two-State solution based…
