I thank you, Madam President, for convening this meeting today. We thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing. We also welcome the participation of Japan and the Republic of Korea in today’s meeting.
We have noted the concerns expressed by countries of the region on the Democratic Peopl…
At the outset, I express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families and to all those affected by the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan. India shares the grief of the people of Afghanistan and is ready to provide assistance and support in this hour of need.
I thank the Deputy Spec…
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting. We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his insights and appreciate the insights provided by all of the other briefers today.
Discriminatory social and political structures have made violence against women systemic and deeply…
I would like to thank Mr. El Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Sadya Touré for her insights. I welcome the presence of His Excellency the…
Let me begin by thanking the co-facilitators, Andorra and Colombia, for successfully steering the consultations on draft resolution A/76/L.57, on multilingualism, which India is happy to co-sponsor. Multilingualism is recognized as a core value of the United Nations, and we also thank the Secretary-…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, Mr. Huang Xia, for their briefings on the political and security developments concerning the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. I welcome the …
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing today. I also welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya.
The challenges that Libya is facing came into sharp focus earlier this month with the reports of
clashes outside Tripoli. It is imperat…
In accordance with paragraph 24 (e) of resolution 1970 (2011) of 26 February 2011, I have the honour to report to the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya. The report covers the period from 17 March to 26 May of this year, duri…
At the outset, let me thank you, Madam President, for convening this annual open debate today on the important theme of the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. I would also like to thank Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affai…
I welcome the initiative of the United States in organizing today’s important briefing. I thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, and the other briefers, Ms. Nyabola and Mr. Druet, for their valuable insights.
The increasing use of digital technologies has accelerated economic deve…
I thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her comprehensive briefing. We appreciate the close cooperation of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq with the Government of Iraq in providing the necessary assistance sought by it to tackle the multiple challenges being faced…
Allow me, at the outset, to thank the United Kingdom for a successful presidency. I wish the United States every success in its presidency.
Let me thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his presence and remarks on the situation in Ukraine. I thank High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle B…
At the outset, we thank the United Kingdom for convening the open debate on this important issue. We also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Pramila Patten and all other briefers for sharing their insights.
In the past three decades, the international community has played an impo…
At the outset, let me join others in welcoming the participation of His Excellency President Duque Márquez in today’s meeting. I also want to thank Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
This is the first time that the Security Council is mee…
I take this opportunity to welcome the President to this meeting. I would also like to thank Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, Mr. Manuel Fontaine of UNICEF and Ms. Kateryna Cherepakha of La Strada-Ukraine for their briefings and insights on the impact of the situation on women and ch…
Let me begin by thanking Secretary-General António Guterres for his presence and remarks on the situation in Ukraine. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their respective briefings on the security and humanitarian situation. We thank…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya and World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley for their briefings on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
India remains deeply concerned at the ongoing situation, which has continued to deteriorate since the beginning of…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Volker Perthes for his detailed briefing on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS). I also thank the Permanent Representative of Ghana for his statement as Chair of …
I too thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
Resolution 2334 (2016) was adopted by the Security Council to reaffirm the international community’s firm commitment to preventing the erosion of the two-State solution. It calls on parties to prevent all acts of violence against civi…
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Assistant High Commissioner for Operations Raouf Mazou; and World Health Organization Director- General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for their respective briefings on the security an…
