We convey sincere greetings to all of the speakers who are with us this morning representing the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Commission électorale nationale indépendante, the African Union, the Southern African Development Community …
My delegation would like to welcome and thank the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, for his extensive and informative presentation.
On behalf of my country, I would like to commend the progress and positive …
My delegation thanks Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen; Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme; and Ms. Rasha Jarhum, Fo…
Allow me at the outset to thank the joint African Union-United Nations delegation that visited South Sudan for their excellent briefing. We welcome the visit made by this joint delegation, led by Smaïl Chergui, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secreta…
At the outset, my delegation once again thanks the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, for his briefing and his hard work on this issue. The convening of this meeting is undoubtedly further proof of the willingness of the Security Council to support Mali in …
I want to thank you, Madam President, for giving me the floor. I also want to convey our appreciation to the delegation of Bolivia for having included this extremely important item in the programme of work of its presidency in this month of October. I also wish to thank Special Coordinator for the M…
My delegation would like to begin by commending the United States on its successful presidency in September. We also congratulate Bolivia on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and wish it luck and success. My delegation thanks the Permanent Representati…
I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Mr. Haysom, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for the Sudan and South Sudan, for their very informative and enlightening briefings on the reality in the Abyei Area. The inhabitants of Abyei have alread…
My delegation would like to echo previous speakers in welcoming the new Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the Security Council. We are grateful for the detailed and informative briefings by Mr. Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Francisco Caet…
At the outset, my delegation would like to thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his clear and detailed briefing. We also thank Mr. Tegegnework Gettu, Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Ms. Cate Blanchett, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goo…
I would first like to thank the delegation of Sweden for its leadership of the presidency of the Security Council in July. I also want to wish you, Madam President, and your delegation all the best for success during your presidency, and to assure you of my delegation’s support. We thank Mr. Martin …
On behalf of my delegation, I would like to express our appreciation for the briefing just delivered by Mr. Jean Arnault, which not only provides a clear, detailed and concise picture of the current situation in Colombia, but also shows the ongoing effort that the United Nations team is making to su…
First and foremost, we would like to reiterate our gratitude and support for Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas and his entire team for their good offices and ongoing efforts to bring about lasting peace in West Africa and the Sahel. We would also like to thank him for his briefing on the situation in the regi…
Let me begin by congratulating Mr. Alexander Zouev on his excellent briefing on the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/623), which is of critical importance, and by wishing him every success in his work as Head of the United Nations Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions. We would also…
We sincerely thank His Excellency Mr. Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations and current Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, and His Excellency Mr. Cho Tae-yul, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and former Chair of the Commission…
Allow me to thank Mr. Yamamoto for his comprehensive and informative briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). I also thank Mr. Yury Fedotov, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and the Permanent Representative of Afghanistan, Mr. …
At the outset, I should like to thank you,
Sir, for having organized today’s meeting, and to welcome Judge Theodor Meron and the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism of Criminal Courts, Mr. Serge Brammertz, and thank them for their valuable, informative and enlightening briefings. We …
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his valuable briefing on his mandate. I would also like to thank Lieutenant General Leonard Ngondi, Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID); Major G…
First of all, allow me to thank you, Madam President, for the information you have provided in your capacity as Chair of Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, and Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the hard wo…
We thank and commend the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Horst Köhler, for his efforts. We also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Colin Stewart.
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, which always advocates the peaceful res…
