The General Assembly meets again to discuss a veto cast in the Security Council. This time, the veto was cast by the Russian Federation on draft resolution S/2022/538, submitted by Ireland and Norway (see S/PV.9087), which sought to renew the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing for the delivery of humanitar…
At the outset, I thank Brazil for convening this debate and very warmly welcome, you, Ambassador Fernando Simas Magalhães, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Security Council. My delegation is also grateful for the briefings by Special Representative Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Executive Dir…
Mexico welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2645 (2022), which renews and strengthens the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). As a co-penholder of the resolution, together with the United States, Mexico thanks all Security Council members for their valuable con…
My country welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil to the Security Council and thanks him for convening today’s debate. I thank Secretary- General António Guterres for his briefing, as well as Lieutenant General Marcos De Sá Affonso Da Costa, Force Commander of the United Nations Organiz…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador Skoog for their briefings, and Ambassador Byrne Nason for the thirteenth report (see S/2022/510) of the Facilitator on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). I welcome the presence of the representatives of Iran and Germany.
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We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita and Ms. Lusenge for their briefings. We also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Rwanda to the Council.
My country is very concerned about the deterioration of the security situation in the e…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. I also thank President Zelenskyy for once again addressing the Security Council today.
As of 24 June, four months have passed since the beginning of this war. Unfortunately, there has once again been an increase in attacks against civilian i…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. Given the views expressed and the content of the Secretary-General’s most recent report, we must regret the fact that no progress has been made in implementing resolution 2334 (2016), since the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied …
Undoubtedly, any incitement to violence and hate speech has the potential to result in the commission of crimes against humanity. As we have heard, reports on the situation in Ukraine suggest that we are indeed facing serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitaria…
I thank the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, for his briefing. I also thank the delegation of Albania for convening today’s timely and relevant meeting, as it enables us to review and put into perspective the cooperation betw…
I thank Ms. La Lime and Mr. Descardes for their briefings. I also welcome the presence at this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Haiti and the representative of the Dominican Republic. We once again recognize the commendable work done by civil society and the United Nations staff in Hai…
I thank Special Representative Wane and Ms. Sadya Touré for their briefings. I extend the warmest welcome to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mali, Mr. Abdoulaye Diop.
I begin by expressing my country’s condolences to the families of the peacekeepers of the United Nations
Multidimensional Integ…
Let me begin by congratulating the delegations of Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland on their recent election as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the period 2023- 2024. I congratulate them and am sure that they will be worthy representatives of the General Assembly.
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First of all, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of the United Kingdom, penholder of resolution 2636 (2022) just adopted.
Mexico voted in favour of the resolution, which renews the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Assistance Mission in the Sudan, as the work of the Mission at this crit…
Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you for having convened this open debate on strengthening accountability and justice for serious violations of international law, as Albania assumes the presidency of the Security Council this month. I welcome the high- level officials that are joining us toda…
We thank High Representative Schmidt for his briefing and welcome the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Džaferović. We also welcome the participation of the representatives of Croatia, Serbia and the European Union in this meeting.
I will focus my statement on three points, nam…
I congratulate the United Kingdom on
its presidency of the Security Council last month and wish the United States every success during its presidency this month. I thank Secretary-General António Guterres, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Ms. Tetiana…
We thank the United Kingdom for convening this timely and necessary debate. I also thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Pramila Patten; Nobel Prize laureate Ms. Nadia Murad; and Ms. Mariana Karkoutly and Ms. Hilina Berhanu for their briefings. Their testimonies compel us to…
I would like to thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, for his briefing. We also welcome the presence today in the Security Council of President Iván Duque Márquez of Colombia. W…
I wish to welcome you, Sir, to the Council. We are grateful for the briefings by the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous; UNICEF’s Director of Emergencies, Mr. Manuel Fontaine; and Ms. Kateryna Cherepakha, whose civil-society perspective reaffirms not only the vulnerability but also the …
