I would like to offer special thanks to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and to Ambassadors Kinnunen and Çevik today for their helpful and informative briefings. I would also like to
recognize the presence of the high-level participants in the Council today.
As I begin my remarks, it is important t…
I wanted to welcome among us this morning Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing earlier and warmly welcome Secretary- General Zas to our meeting today. I would like to
acknowledge the participation of Collective Security Treaty Organization me…
First, I would like to thank our briefers today — Special Envoy Grundberg, Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Ambassador Hoxha. I very much look forward to hearing later from Major General Beary. We support their vital work in trying to forge pathways for peace and improve the lives of Yemenis.
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I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan, Special Representative Madeira and, of course, my colleague Ambassador Skoog for their briefings.
As we have heard today, we are now witnessing one of the region’s most severe droughts in recent history and a deepening huma…
I want to wish you, Mr. President, all the best for your presidency. I also congratulate Norway on an excellent presidency in January. I would like to thank our briefers this morning for their valuable briefings.
In a troubled international environment, we continue to witness serious human rights v…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
Today’s discussion is an important opportunity for the Council to address the developing situation at Ukraine’s borders, which has become a matter of profound international concern.
Let me underline at the outset that Ireland, alo…
I too wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing on this issue.
Ireland strongly condemns the recent Da’esh attack on Al-Hasakah city and is appalled at the reports of civilian casualties. The scale of the attack shows that despite their territorial defeat, the Da’esh threat in…
I want to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen for his update and for his tireless work, including his extensive engagement with Damascus. We really appreciate that. I also wish to thank Ms. Thuraya Hijazi for her eloquent and moving briefing earlier, which reminded us of the terrible plight of so many, especial…
I thank you, Mr. President, and once again warmly welcome you to the Chamber. I also thank the Secretary-General for his presence today, which underlines the enormous effort of the United Nations system to help the people of Afghanistan. I want to renew my thanks, of course, to Special Representativ…
I want to warmly welcome you to the Chamber, Mr. President, and also to thank you for having convened this dedicated debate, where we really welcome the opportunity to discuss the specific legal, moral and operational challenges faced by parties to conflict, and, of course, by United Nations agencie…
I too would like to thank our briefers: Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ambassador Tirumurti and, especially, our civil society briefer, Ms. Elham Saudi. She delivered several very important messages to us this morning and we will reflect on her cogent and very courageous remarks.
Let me begin by …
I want to start by warmly welcoming Presidential Adviser Archila to the Council. It is good that he is joining us here today; he is very welcome. I express my renewed appreciation also to Special Representative Ruiz Massieu and his team. In addition, the powerful words of Ms. Giraldo to us today wil…
I would like to thank you, Minister Huitfeldt, for being with us and presiding over today’s debate. I also welcome all visiting Ministers. I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive and sobering briefing. I also thank Mr. Bromberg and Ms. Majdalani for their valuable insights on …
It is great to see you, Madam President, with us in the Chamber today. Ireland and Norway have a proud history of working together to support human rights defenders. And I am so pleased that our shared priority is finding expression in this Chamber and at this table today.
I want to pay tribute to …
I would like to start by thanking our briefers for their contributions today. It is always good to see and hear from Special Envoy Grundberg, whom I thank for his update. I have to say that Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham’s
message was deeply worrisome. We needed to hear it, but it i…
I would like to start by thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Wane, whom it is a pleasure to see again, for his insightful briefing this morning. I also wish to thank Ms. Dicko for her remarks, which were extremely pertinent and, frankly, rather startling. Furthermore, i…
I would like to start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Annadif for his truly comprehensive and frank assessment of developments over the past six months and for stewarding the vital work of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) in what are clear…
We are delighted to see you in the Chair, Madam, and I want to wish you and your team an excellent month ahead. I also wish to echo your remarks regarding your predecessor, Ambassador Abarry, and his excellent presidency of the Council for the month of December. I would like to welcome our new colle…
We welcome this morning’s adoption of resolution 2615 (2021), which provides a much-needed and unequivocal exemption to the sanctions imposed under the resolution 1988 (2011) Taliban sanctions regime. It provides clarity and will facilitate and accelerate the provision of vital life-saving and life-…
I make this statement today on behalf of the co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file, Norway and Ireland.
I want to thank Martin Griffiths for his comprehensive briefing, which has underlined the severity of the humanitarian need and the complex challenge of delivering humanitarian response t…
