I thank Ms. Gotoh and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings today, and I welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine and the representatives of other countries of the region.
Today, on World Children’s Day, we are reminded of the Ukrainian children who have become victims of Russia’s illeg…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Doughten for briefing us today. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Syria in our meeting, alongside other countries from the region.
First, the Syrian Government has demonstrated continued commitment to combating secur…
I thank you, President Bio, for convening this meeting and for your leadership on this issue. I also thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Touray for briefing us today.
The United Kingdom shares the concern that the Islamic State and Al-Qaida affiliates are continuing to expand across West Africa and…
I thank Your Excellency President Bio to the Council, and I thank Sierra Leone for convening this important debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya, Dr. Mayaki and Mr. Torero for their frank and sobering briefings.
Famine in the twenty-first century…
The United Kingdom voted in favour of resolution 2803 (2025) as a critical staging post in the implementation of the peace plan for Palestinians, Israelis and the region, turning the page on two devastating years of conflict towards a lasting peace.
Last month, the international community came toge…
Today’s adoption underlines the Security Council’s continued commitment to advancing peace and stability in Yemen. Resolution 2801 (2025) will support the Council’s ability to monitor, and therefore deter, violations of the arms embargo. In so doing, it will help constrain the Houthis’ capacity to d…
Let me welcome you, Mr. President, to the Council and thank Sierra Leone for convening this important debate. I also thank all the briefers for their valuable contributions.
As the Secretary-General’s report (S/2025/670) highlights, the diversion of illicit small arms and light weapons persists acr…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of this resolution (resolution 2797 (2025)). We welcome United States leadership on the text, which represents a step towards a just and lasting political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. This is the start of …
I welcome the adoption of this resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) for 12 months (resolution 2796 (2025)). I thank all Council members for engaging in a constructive and flexible manner throughout the negotiations.
This mandate plays an important …
I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Colombia in this meeting.
The United Kingdom reaffirms its unwavering support for the 2016 Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. Over the past decade, the United Nations Verification Mission in…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their powerful briefings today.
The United Kingdom called for this meeting to be brought forward to today, alongside Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Guyana and Denmark, because we are gravely concerned by the intensi…
I thank the Secretary-General for his powerful briefing.
As we reflect on the eightieth year of the United Nations, there is much to commemorate. No international organization in history has done more to lift people out of poverty, eliminate disease, respond to natural disasters, uphold human right…
I thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for his briefing today.
For two years, the world has witnessed the terrible human cost of the Hamas terrorist attacks of 7 October 2023 and the disastrous conflict in Gaza that has claimed so many lives. We are now at an important moment of hope thanks t…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Rajasingham for their briefings today. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic in our meeting, as well as the representatives of Oman and Türkiye.
I will make four points today.
First, this month’s ind…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Tetteh for her briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representative of Libya in our meeting.
I will make three points.
First, the United Kingdom reiterates its full support for the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in …
Let me start by congratulating our Korean colleagues for the excellent stewardship of the Council in the month of September, a really busy month of September.
I wish you, Mr. President, the best for the month of October.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Jenča for his briefin…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for briefing us today, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.
I will make three points.
First, the United Kingdom commends Qatar, the African Union and the United State…
The United Kingdom is fully committed to supporting efforts to address insecurity in Haiti and to alleviate the suffering of the Haitian people. We unequivocally condemn the use of sexual and gender-based violence by armed gangs as a tool of control and coercion. And with this in mind, the United Ki…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Ms. Otunbayeva, and Ms. Girowal for their briefings today.
We commend the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and UN- Women in suppo…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous support shown by Council members for this resolution (resolution 2792 (2025)). We welcome the Council’s decision to authorize a senior representative with a mandate to support cooperation to locate and return missing Kuwaiti and third- country nationals and …
