We wish you every success, Madam President, during your presidency this month and acknowledge the work of the United Arab Emirates in leading the Security Council last month.
We thank the Secretary-General and Under- Secretaries DiCarlo and Griffiths for their briefings. We acknowledge the particip…
I thank Ms. Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme, for their briefings. We also welcome the Ambassador of Ukraine to this meeting.
Each week, the humanitarian tragedy in Ukraine increases exponentiall…
As the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation made a direct reference to my delegation, I reiterate that we are open to a constructive and frank dialogue that will enable us to find common solutions and the best way for the Security Council to support the protection of civilians and to e…
I shall proceed to explain Mexico’s abstention in the voting on draft resolution S/2022/231, submitted by the Russian Federation.
I shall begin by referring to the process itself. For several weeks, France and Mexico conducted consultations in good faith, in a constructive spirit and a transparent …
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
Regrettably, a little more than five years after the adoption of resolution 2334 (2016), settlement construction and expansion continue. In December 2016, when the resolution was adopted, approximately 618,000 settlers lived in Israeli se…
At the outset, let me join my colleagues in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the delegation of Ireland for this irreparable loss.
We appreciate High Representative Nakamitsu’s briefing and take note of the information she shared with us, especially her renewed confirmation that the United Na…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC).
We express our deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Shahid, for having convened this commemorative plenary meeting to mark the Intern…
I thank Under-Secretary General DiCarlo, Assistant High Commissioner Mazou and Director- General Ghebreyesus for their briefings.
Three weeks have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, and the toll is truly devastating. We have heard tragic figures, with more than 3 million refugees a…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo, our colleague Ambassador Tirumurti and Ms. Shuaiter for their briefings. We welcome the representative of Libya to today’s meeting.
In 2021, the international community witnessed the positive effects of the progressive pacification of Libya. Despite…
We are grateful for the information provided by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland, Mr. Zbigniew Rau, in his capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). We also appreciate the information provided to us by Under-Secretary-General Rosem…
As the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I am honoured to address the Security Council on the work of the Committee since the previous briefing, on 30 March 2021 (see S/2021/325, Annex I).
Resolution 1540 (2004) remains a vital component of the …
We thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and High Representative Nakamitsu for their briefings and take note of the information they shared.
We also listened closely to the statement made by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, informing us that the World Health Organization has no …
I thank Executive Director Russell and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
As we have been informed, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine 11 days after the beginning of the conflict requires urgent and coordinated action, with the participation of impartial humanitarian actors. …
We thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi for their briefings.
Like other delegations, I express my country’s concern about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plan. Although the information we are receiving is that the nuclear reactors were not affected and that radiation lev…
Mexico recognizes the value of the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) and the Panel of Experts on Yemen.
Mexico abstained in the voting on resolution 2624 (2022) for the following reasons.
First, in the absence of an internationally agreed definit…
On Friday, 25 February (see S/PV.8979), as a result of the exercise of the veto, the Security Council was unable to fulfil its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, as it was unable to adopt draft resolution S/2022/155, on the situation in Ukraine, despite t…
As Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), we welcome the adoption of resolution 2622 (2022), since an extension of the Committee’s mandate will allow us to pursue the broad review of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) and to conclude it, despite the complexi…
Mexico will vote in favour of draft resolution S/2022/155, submitted by Albania and the United States for the following reasons.
First, we are confronted with the invasion of one sovereign country by another, which constitutes a flagrant violation of Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the Un…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert,
for her briefing, and we echo previous speakers in welcoming the delegation of Iraq to this meeting.
I will focus my statement on three points: first, the political transition; secondly, security issues; a…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Special Representative Kinnunen and Ambassador Çevik for their briefings. We also take note of Ms. Montian’s remarks. We acknowledge the presence of the high-level participants at this meeting and welcome the representatives of Ukraine and Germany.
The revie…
