I thank Special Representative Yamamoto, Ms. Samar and Ambassador Raz for their contributions.
Poland is of the view that the interests of all Afghans, including women, young people and minorities, should be taken into account in the cause of the peace process. We also strongly believe that peace s…
I wish to thank Kuwait, Belgium and Germany for having called for the convening of this very timely and important meeting. I should like also to thank our briefers, Under- Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lowcock.
It goes without saying that we are very much concerned about the dangerous development…
I promise that I will be as brief as possible.
First of all, let me offer our condolences on the passing away of Major General Francis Vib Sanziri and take this opportunity to pay tribute to all the brave Blue Helmets — both the men and women — who, unfortunately, sometimes pay the highest price fo…
I thank all of today’s briefers for their presentations. It is indeed really depressing to hear about the sufferings of the Yemeni people again and again in this Chamber. I would also add that it is becoming increasingly frustrating, because what is really at stake here are human lives that will be …
First, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Ursula Mueller for another very useful and comprehensive briefing. The picture painted by Ms. Mueller is bleak. It is very regrettable that we are meeting again to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Syria.
The Ambassador of Equatorial Gui…
At the outset, I would like to join other delegations in expressing our sincere condolences to the people of Burkina Faso and France and the families of the victims of the attack on a church in Dablo, as well as the families of the two fallen French soldiers.
I would also like to warmly welcome Mr.…
Let me at the outset thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda for her briefing and assure her of Poland’s full support for her work and that of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Our support is based on the strong conviction that the work done by the ICC and her Office in particular remain essential in ensurin…
At the outset, I would like to thank all the briefers for their valuable contributions to today’s discussion. It is very much appreciated, especially given the very short notice for the meeting.
Poland strongly condemns Russia’s decision to provide expedited Russian citizenship to the Ukrainian cit…
First of all, let me join other colleagues in thanking Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ursula Mueller for her — as always — excellent briefing. Our deep appreciation goes to her and her staff for their great work and commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to the people …
We very much welcome your presence, Mr. Minister, here among us today. We also wish to thank Joint Special Representative Ambassador Mamabolo and Assistant Secretary-General Ursula
Mueller for their comprehensive briefings, including on the recent developments in the Sudan.
A number of representat…
Let me thank the briefers for their valuable and informative contributions to today’s discussion. Our briefers’ interventions have clearly demonstrated to all of us the gravity of a humanitarian situation that needs to be addressed in an urgent manner to help the people of Venezuela.
There is no do…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his very refreshing briefing. Let me also take this opportunity to join other colleagues in commending him and his staff for their commitment, their daily work and the assistance that they provide to all …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Vladimir Voronkov and Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, for their informative briefings. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate, the Analytical Support and Sanctio…
Let me start by thanking Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Special Adviser of the Secretary- General for the Sahel, for his briefing. I would also like to thank his team for its outstanding work. Allow me to also thank Ambassador Ion Jinga, Permanent Representative of Romania and Chair of the Peacebuilding Commiss…
Let me join all other delegations in commending Staffan de Mistura for his outstanding work, his great personal commitment and all his tireless efforts aimed at bringing peace to Syria and in particular to the Syrian people, because, as he has rightly stressed, this is a great tragedy not only for t…
At the outset, let me join other colleagues in thanking Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix for his detailed briefing and in expressing our deep appreciation for the way the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and its leadership have handled this very serious and difficult situa…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for his very comprehensive briefing.
Over the past few years, drug use and drug use disorder have become a growing concern in West Africa. According to the World Drug R…
At the outset, let me join other delegations in congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. You can count on our support. Let me also thank the Chinese delegation for its very able stewardship of the work of this body during the month of Nove…
Let me echo the delegation of the United Kingdom by stressing that it is also our understanding that the Russian delegation’s delivery of a de facto full and substantial statement after its request had been rejected did run against the practices and procedures of the Security Council.
We have gathe…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Michel Kafando, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, and Ambassador Jürg Lauber, Chair of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for their very important and comprehensive briefings. Let me also to take this opportunit…
