I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing, and I pay tribute to the courage of all United Nations personnel in Mali, who continue to face constant threats. I also thank Ms. Abouya for sharing her valuable perspective with us today.
The complexity of the withdrawa…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their briefings today, as well as the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for its work in producing the report (S/2023/568). I also thank Ms. Khalaf for her powerful testimony. Her harrowing account of Da’esh’s…
I thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ms. Rashevska and Mr. Kuleba for their briefings.
Let me begin by wishing a happy Independence Day to all Ukrainians. In 1991 Ukraine declared independence from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with 92 per cent of the country voting in favour…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Alkanawati for their briefings.
Twelve years ago, the Syrian people peacefully took to the streets to demand freedom, political reform and a Government that respects and upholds human rights. The Al-Assad regime met those demands with brutality. The ensuing co…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily and Ms. Al Jerbi for their briefings today. I welcome the participation of the representative of Libya in our meeting.
Let me make three points.
First, the United Kingdom is deeply concerned by the violence last week in Tripoli, in pa…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
The United Kingdom is extremely alarmed by the growth of settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territories. United Nations agencies have recorded 591 settler-related incidents resulting in Palestinian casualties, property damage or bot…
I thank High Commissioner Türk and Special Rapporteur Salmón for their briefings. I also, like others, pay tribute to Mr. Kim for his powerful testimony, and I welcome the presence of the representative of the Republic of Korea at this meeting.
The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned about the …
I thank Ms. Wosornu for the helpful update. I also welcome the participation of Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan and the representatives of Azerbaijan, Türkiye and the European Union at this meeting.
The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned about the ongoing disruption to the Lachin corridor, …
Our meeting today is triggered by Russia’s seventeenth veto on Syria (see S/PV.9371). Again and again, Russia has used its veto to deny humanitarian access to the people of north-west Syria and to obstruct accountability for violence against civilians. This time, that veto has been particularly crue…
When we gathered for this debate on 23 February 2022 (see A/76/PV.58 and A/76/PV.59), we stood on the edge of war, urging Russia to choose the path of peace as thousands of Russian troops amassed at Ukraine’s border. Within 24 hours, Russian tanks were rolling into Ukraine, marking the start of Russ…
I would like to thank Ms. Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for the Central African Republic, Executive Director Bahous, Commissioner Adeoye and Mr. Ngatondang for their briefings. I welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republ…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Mr. Gituai and Mr. Impagliazzo for their briefings. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan at this meeting today.
As we have heard, fighting across the border in the Sudan has exacerbated the already…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his briefing. I welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Diop at our meeting today.
I want to underline our unwavering support for the hard work and courage of the peacekeepers of the United
Nations Multidimensional Integrated S…
I am grateful to the United Arab Emirates for convening today’s important meeting. I thank the Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Archbishop Gallagher and Ms. Latifa Ibn Ziaten for their briefings.
Respect for all human rights is — and must be — an essential beacon for our work …
I thank all delegations that engaged constructively in the development of this important resolution (resolution 2686 (2023)). The United Kingdom was pleased to partner with the United Arab Emirates to deliver this landmark resolution in the Security Council.
The resolution the Council just adopted …
We are grateful to the United Arab Emirates for focusing the Council’s attention on this subject today. I also thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, former President Santos Calderón and Ms. Kadry for their important briefings.
There has been some progress since the United Kingdom first brought th…
I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Secretary-General Aboul Gheit and Ms. El Omrani for their briefings.
As we heard today, the League of Arab States has an important role to play in preventing and resolving security and humanitarian challenges in its region, and Ms. El Omrani made a …
I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for his briefing.
The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam is truly an abhorrent act. The United Kingdom stands in solidarity with Ukraine and the thousands of Ukrainians who are tonight evacuating their homes or facing terrible damage to their liv…
Let me also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abarry, the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo, and Ms. Tamoifo for their importing briefings.
I will make five points today on the challenges facing…
The United Kingdom condemns the reckless failed satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 31 May. Let me be clear. The launch had nothing to do with the peaceful uses of outer space. It was a military reconnaissance satellite and it used ballistic- missile technology to launch…
