I thank Special Representatives Swan and Madeira for their briefings. I also welcome my colleague, the Permanent Representative of Somalia. I wish to thank Ms. Siyad in particular for her powerful and very frank remarks to us this morning.
The finalization of elections to the Upper House of Parliam…
I would like to thank our briefers — Secretary-General Guterres, President Shahid, our dear friend and colleague Ambassador Kelapile and Judge Donoghue — for their interventions this morning. It is really reassuring to have such staunch supporters of multilateralism surrounding us at the table today…
I would like to begin by reiterating the expression of condolences by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland to the victims and families who were affected by the heinous attack in the Niger last week. That incident highlights the urgent need for enhanced efforts to protect civilians across the …
I thank Mexico for convening today’s briefing. I want to also thank Mexico for the important focus that your country, Madam President, is putting on women and peace and security.
Ireland is truly proud to work together with Kenya and Mexico in forming a trio of presidencies committed not just to hi…
I would like to thank Mexico and you personally, President López Obrador, for being with us today and for bringing this important item to the Council.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing. I thank, in particular, Ms. Lourdes Tibán Guala for the powerful messa…
I want to start by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and, in particular, High Representative Obasanjo, for their very important briefings.
In the context of what we have just heard and the excellent work that the High Representative is already doing despite the uncertainties we heard from Un…
I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming your important functions as our President for this month. I thank your predecessor Ambassador Kimani for his deft handling of the presidency in the month of October. I also thank his team.
I would like to begin by emphasizing our strong s…
I would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Wane, for his briefing. The energy that he has brought to his role is commendable. I would like to express our gratitude to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and t…
As mandated by paragraph 11 (g) of resolution 1844 (2008), I have the honour to brief the Security Council in my capacity as Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992), concerning Somalia. This briefing will cover the period from 15 June to 20 October 2021.
I would li…
It is a privilege to see you, Mr. President, in the chair among us again today. As always I sincerely thank Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing this morning. I would like to welcome Ambassadors Mansour and Erdan who are with us today. I want to extend a very special thanks to Hanan Ashrawi…
I, too, wish to thank the briefers for their important contributions this morning. I wish to extend particular recognition to Ms. Derom, whose presence here today demonstrates the continued desire of the people of the Central African Republic to see the advent of peace and security in the country. I…
I want to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Tanin for his briefing and all his team for their valuable work. I would like to underline at the outset Ireland’s strong support for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). I also want to thank…
I would like to start by warmly welcoming Ms. Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia. It is good to have her with us today, and we welcome her to today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-Gen…
My thanks go to our briefers — Special Envoy Grundberg, Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham and Ms, Al-Deen, whom I especially thank for her briefing.
Today I want to begin by strongly condemning the heinous attack carried out in Aden last Sunday, allegedly targeting a Government Ministe…
The quest for peace, our collective effort to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, is the foundation stone of the United Nations and the mandate of the Security
Council. Such an enormous responsibility is entrusted to each member of the Council. Every day, millions of vulnerable peo…
Like others, I want to start by thanking Kenya for convening today’s very important meeting, which we see as critical to addressing the very real threat posed by the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across the agenda of the Security Council and beyond. I also want to congratulate Kenya …
I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his important and timely briefing today.
Ireland joined others in calling for this meeting because we believe that the recent expulsion of United Nations leadership from Ethiopia should be addressed publicly by the Security Council. That expulsion is …
I would like to thank Ms. Keita for her briefing. Ireland commends her dynamism and leadership. We are encouraged by the progress made in the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). My thanks also go to…
I would like to join others in thanking the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. La Lime, for her briefing. I thank the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti and the United Nations country team for their continued efforts. I also thank Ms. Douyon for clearly sharing her views thi…
I welcome you, Foreign Secretary, to the Security Council table. I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing. The fact is that we should all be concerned by the rising tensions between Israel and the Gaza Strip over recent weeks and, the comprehensive briefing of Tor Wennesland just reinforces that view…
