I would first like to thank Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, President of the International Court of Justice, for his admirable briefing on the work of the Court, which has provided us with a succinct and clear overview of the developments in its judicial activities.
My delegation aligns itself with th…
At the outset, allow me to offer my condolences to Tunisia on the death of its President and to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, not only for her excellent informative briefing but also for the outstanding work that she has been doing and her continued commitment to achieving internati…
Equatorial Guinea welcomes the holding of this meeting and reiterates its thanks to Mr. Mark Lowcock, Major General Alexey Bakin and Mr. David Lillie for the very useful information they have provided us.
As has been described in detail, the situation in Syria, particularly in the north-western par…
We thank Mr. Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Ms. Sima Samar for their briefings and personal contributions to the achievement of peace and prosperity in Afghanistan.
Despite ongoi…
At the outset, Mr. President, our delegation welcomes your presence here in New York this week to moderate and enhance the work being done by the Kuwaiti presidency. We congratulate you and the team you represent for this excellent work.
We also extend our thanks to Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-…
I would like to begin by congratulating the representative of Indonesia on his successful presidency of the Security Council in the month of May and to wish Kuwait an excellent presidency during the month of June. I would like to assure you, Sir, of the full support of the Republic of Equatorial Gui…
I wish at the outset to thank Mr. Ghassan Salamé, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, for his comprehensive briefing. We take this opportunity to wish him the blessings of peace and calm in Libya during this holy month of Ramadan,…
My delegation wishes at the outset to thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for her very detailed, clear and comprehensive report.
At our most recent meeting, held in February (se…
My delegation would like to thank the briefers and acknowledge the quality of the work they carry out. In addition to the difficulties faced by the various peacekeeping missions, they must combat organized crime — in many cases financed by the illegal exploitation of natural resources — as well as …
At the outset, I would like to welcome Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf and to thank him for his outstanding presentation of the report on the excellent work of the International Court of Justice (A/73/4), in which he concisely and clearly briefed us on the achievements of the Court and its current chall…
Allow me to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for requesting the convening of this meeting on the humanitarian situation in Yemen, as well as Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for the detailed briefing that he just delivered.
The Republic of Equatorial Gui…
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea welcomes the convening of today’s meeting and thanks Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his informative briefing. We join the previous delegations in thanking him and expressing our gratitude for the firm commitment and passion he has shown as Special Envoy. We ho…
As on previous occasions and on behalf of the delegation I represent, I would first of all like to thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), and his team for the clear and detailed brie…
