I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Mr. Byrne for their briefings.
Well over a year has passed since Russia’s veto (see S/PV.9591) prevented the mandate renewal of the Panel of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006). For over a y…
I thank Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and express my appreciation for his leadership of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. I also thank Ms. Molano Casas for sharing her insights, and I welcome Minister Sarabia Torres to today’s meeting.
Exactly three months …
I wish to begin by thanking Special Representative Salvador for her briefing. We commend the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti on its work; we also commend the continued provision of assistance by the entire United Nations system and team in Haiti amid these challenging circumstances. In add…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Haysom, Director Wosornu and Ms. Nasiwa for their sobering briefings. I also welcome the representative of South Sudan to the meeting.
The escalating violence and tensions that are threatening and undermining the fragile gains of the Revitali…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for their briefings.
Four months ago, Syrians opened a new chapter, bringing hope for a more stable and secure future. It is clear that many serious challenges lie ahead and will need to be addressed on the path …
I would like to begin by thanking Under- Secretary-General Fletcher for his briefing. I also wish to thank him and all of his colleagues, particularly those who work tirelessly on the ground, in the most difficult of circumstances.
We are in the third consecutive year of the unabated devastation of…
I wish to begin by thanking France for organizing this meeting, Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and Lieutenant General Lázaro Sáenz and Lieutenant General Gomes for their valuable contributions. We highly appreciate the information and the lessons learned on the ground, and we are a…
I wish to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Keita, for her briefing and Ms. Slente for her contribution to today’s meeting.
Slovenia remains deeply concerned about the ongoing situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. We are particularly concerned about…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings. I also welcome the contribution of Ms. Seif.
The aspirations and right of the Syrian people to live in peace, freedom and prosperity in Syria have not changed since the peaceful protests 14 years ago. O…
Two weeks ago, in the Chamber, we stated that every time we addressed the situation in the Sudan, we received increasingly disturbing updates (see S/PV.9869). Little did we know that one of the worst was yet to reach us.
Just days ago, UNICEF reported, “armed men are raping and sexually assaulting …
I welcome the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission, Ms. Kaja Kallas, to the Council and express our appreciation for her valuable briefing.
The current geopolitical landscape depends very much on the institutions that we built on the ashes of the Second World War. Be it…
I wish to add my thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva for her briefing and to Ms. Mohammad for her remarks. I also welcome the representative of Afghanistan to the meeting.
The latest report of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (S/2025/109)…
I wish to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Police Commissioner Bizimungu, Senior Police Adviser Xu and United Nations Police Adviser Shahkar for their insightful briefings. I also wish to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all policemen and policewomen who are serving in United Nations o…
We thank the Algerian presidency for convening this urgent meeting and Ms. Van de Perre for her briefing.
Just two days ago, the Council condemned the advances of the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) and demanded that the offensive and the advances on Goma stop immediately (see S/PV.9849). Unfortunately,…
I wish to thank Prosecutor Khan for the report and for reminding us, once again, why justice matters. I welcome the representative of the Sudan to the meeting.
I will start by reiterating Slovenia’s strong and unwavering support for the International Criminal Court. The Court and its officials must…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita and Assistant Secretary- General Msuya for their updates on the alarming situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
No words can truly capture the death and gravity of the situation we are wit…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher and Ms. Nateel for their powerful briefings.
Children in Gaza have experienced unspeakable horrors. Many lost their families, their homes and their schools. Too many are missing — either lost, disappeared, detained or buried. Far too many have been maimed o…
I would like to thank Assistant-Secretary- General Khiari and Mr. Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, for their briefings.
The League of Arab States and the United Nations share a common mission — the protection and promotion of peace and security through solidarity and coo…
I wish to thank Special Representative Salvador and Executive Director Waly for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Colombia, and the representatives of Canada, Suriname and Kenya in today’s meeting.
Ten days ago, Haiti com…
I would like to thank Special Representative Massieu for his briefing and commend his leadership of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. I also wish to express my gratitude to Mr. Valbuena and Mr. Tovar for sharing their insights, and I welcome Minister Murillo to today’s meeting.
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