I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under- Secretary-General Fletcher for briefing us today, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in our meeting.
I will make three points.
First, the United Kingdom condemns in the strongest terms the detention of at least 22 Uni…
The United Kingdom welcomes the renewal of the Sudan sanctions regime, including the alignment of the Panel of Experts mandate. We are grateful to the United States as penholder for facilitating negotiations and to Council members for their engagement.
I will make three points.
First, we welcome t…
First, let me thank the delegation of Panama for its excellent stewardship of the Security Council for the month of August. I also congratulate you, Mr. President, on the assumption by the Republic of Korea of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We wish you the best, and you have …
I thank our French colleagues for their leadership in guiding the Council through the process of renewing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
The United Kingdom has always been a strong supporter of UNIFIL. I pay tribute to the tireless efforts of the mission’s troo…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for her briefing, and I welcome the participation of the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in our meeting.
I will make three points.
First, the United Kingdom welcomes the positive momentum towards peace generated by the wo…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under- Secretary-General Fletcher for briefing us today. I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Syria and the Permanent Representatives of other countries of the region.
I will make three points today.
First, as we mark this week World Hum…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Tetteh for her briefing and the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya for his update. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in our meeting.
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I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Patten for her briefing, for the work of her Office and for the latest report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2025/389). I also thank Ms. Ahmed for her powerful statement.
Conflict-related sexual violence shatt…
I thank you, President José Raúl Mulino Quintero, for convening this important meeting during Panama’s presidency of the Security Council. I also thank all the briefers for their insightful briefings.
The United Kingdom commends Panama’s leadership in upholding international maritime standards thro…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Mr. Rajasingham for briefing us today.
The United Kingdom requested this meeting alongside Denmark, France, Greece and Slovenia in response to the Government of Israel’s decision to further escalate its military operations in Gaza.
As my Prime Minister…
Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for briefing us today. I also thank the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone, for his briefing on behalf of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea and Ms. Lewis for their briefings today.
I will make three points.
First, civilians, especially women and girls, are bearing the brunt of this devastating conflict. They deserve action and accountabili…
I welcome Guyana presiding over this important meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba de Potgieter and Ms. SenGupta for briefing us today. I also thank Sila for her powerful testimony.
The United Kingdom remains committed to supporting Syrians as they rebuild after y…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Otunbayeva, Assistant Secretary-General Msuya and Executive Director Bahous for their briefings today. We commend the tireless work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefing. And I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Yemen in this meeting.
I will make three points.
First, last Friday marked one year since the Houthi’s arbitrary detention of personnel from …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry for his briefing, and I commend the continued work of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) in promoting peace, stability and regional cooperation across Central Africa. I also thank Mr. Da Piedade Veríssimo for h…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Director Doughten for briefing us today.
We convene today to address the situation in Ukraine, as we collectively mourn the lives lost owing to Russia’s recent attacks
This weekend saw two of the largest mass air attacks of the war, back-to-back. Over th…
I thank Special Coordinator Kaag and Dr. Sidhwa for their briefings today, which painted a catastrophic picture. I pay tribute to them and to their humanitarian and health worker colleagues, who are working tirelessly to alleviate human suffering.
I will make three points in that regard.
First, th…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham, of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings today. And I welcome the participation of the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as those of other countries of the region.
I will make three poi…
I thank Prime Minister Mitsotakis for convening this important meeting and for the Greek presidency’s leadership on this issue. I also thank Secretary-General Guterres, Ms. Travlos and Mr. Beuger for briefing us today.
The United Kingdom, like Greece, has a long maritime history and is deeply commi…
