I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-Genera1 Haysom, Major General Gituai and Ms. Williams Yuyada for their valuable briefings.
First, the United Kingdom would like to commend the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for its continued efforts to protect civilians,…
Let me join others in wishing you, Madam President, and your team all the best for your presidency. Let me also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Lyons and Ms. Mariam Safi for their powerful sobering briefings.
The situation in Afghanistan remains of deep concern. Afghanistan is…
Let me thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing, and Director-General Arias for his continued thorough reporting.
Within the past month, the Fact-Finding Mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has issued two reports finding that there are reasonab…
The United Kingdom commends the continued work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the work of Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert. I also welcome our Iraqi colleagues to the Chamber today. I wish to make four points.
First, we welcome the successful ratification of I…
Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General and Mr. Stanislav Zas for their briefings today on cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the United Nations.
The United Kingdom followed the violent clashes in Kazakhstan in early January with deep concern. We conde…
Let me start by wishing you, Mr. President, the best for your presidency this month. I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings.
The Security Council has a unique responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It is rig…
I am grateful to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
Article I of the Charter of the United Nations defines our purpose here — to take collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace.
Today over 100,000 Russian troops are massed on Ukraine’s borders. They a…
As penholder, the United Kingdom worked hard to try to secure a substantive renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. It was disappointing that the Security Council was unable to reach agreement on our proposed text. Nonetheless, we thank Council members for the flexibil…
I also thank the Secretary-General, Special Representative Lyons and Ms. Seraj for their sobering briefings today, and I am grateful to Ambassador Tirumurti for his update on the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011).
The situation in Afghanistan rema…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for the ongoing efforts by him and his team to facilitate a sustainable resolution to the conflict. I also thank Ms. Hijazi for her powerful briefing.
In 2022 the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Syria will enter its twelfth year. As many as 13.4 million people rem…
We, too, thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Maurer and Ms. Al-Mutawakel for their briefings.
The United Kingdom is grateful to Norway for having convened this event, whose importance is reflected by the presence of the Vice-President of Ghana and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon.
As we have…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ms. Saudi for briefing the Council today. I also thank Ambassador Tirumurti for his update. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, for her tireless work an…
I extend my thanks to Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing and, as ever, for his work
and that of his team. I also thank Luz Marina Giraldo for sharing her important personal perspective with the Council as a former combatant and now an active participant in…
Before I start, I should like to stress that, as my Foreign Secretary has said, the United Kingdom condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks of 17 January claimed by the Houthis against civilian sites in Abu Dhabi. We extend our condolences to the families of the victims.
Turning to the…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this debate. On behalf of the United Kingdom, I thank High Commissioner Bachelet, Ms. Yaftali and Ms. Asoka for briefing the Security Council on the realities faced by women defending and building peace across the globe.
As we have heard today, women huma…
I wish to thank to Special Representative Wane and Ms. Dicko for their briefings and for everything they are doing in the most difficult of circumstances.
Like other Council members, the United Kingdom is seriously concerned about recent developments in Mali. We deeply regret the deaths of eight pe…
I would like to thank Special Representative Annadif, Executive Director Waly and Ms. Thiombiano Yougbaré for their briefings and for their work.
Let me start on the topic of politics by welcoming the peaceful election in the Gambia in December. This was an example of West African democracy in acti…
Let me thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom and Ms. Saeed for their briefings and tireless work of their teams in and on South Sudan. Let me join other colleagues in thanking Viet Nam for its leadership of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concernin…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Perthes for his briefing and all his and his team’s work in difficult circumstances over the three-month period since we previously met (see S/PV.8857). I would also like to thank Ambassador Jürgenson for his tireless service …
Let me first thank High Commissioner Grandi for his comprehensive briefing and for the dedicated work of his teams around the world.
The United Kingdom is committed to a longer- term, holistic approach to refugee assistance and protection that restores dignity and offers refugees a viable future. T…
