At the outset, let me thank the Norwegian delegation for organizing this open debate on the important theme of “War in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings”. I would like to convey the greetings and best wishes of my Prime Minister to Your Excellency, Mr. President, for presiding over t…
At the outset, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her detailed briefing. I also thank Ms. Elham Saudi for her briefing and welcome the presence of Ambassador Taher Elsonni of Libya.
We regret to note that the presidential and parliamentary elections could not be held…
At the outset, let me join others in welcoming the participation of Mr. Archila, Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolidation of Colombia, in today’s Security Council meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. We appreciate his involve…
I would like to thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing. I also thank the other briefers, Mr. Gidon Bromberg and Ms. Nada Majdalani from EcoPeace, for their comments.
I welcome to this meeting His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of…
We thank Norway for convening today’s open debate on this important topic. I would like, in particular, to welcome Her Excellency Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, among us. We thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, for her in…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grunberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham for their detailed briefings. I also thank Ms. Ola Al-Aghbary for her briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to today’s meeting.
We are extremely concerned by the continued intensif…
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 on the recent developments in Mali and the activities of MINUSMA in implementing its mandate.…
At the outset, I thank Special Representative Annadif for briefing us on the latest developments in the West Africa region. I also thank Ms. Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Ms. Thiombiano Yougbaré of Médecins du Monde for their insights.
The countries o…
At the outset, allow me to extend my felicitations to you, Madam, and express our full support for your presidency. I also welcome our five new colleagues to the Council and thank our five outgoing colleagues for their contribution.
We would like to thank Under-Secretary-General and High Representa…
India supported the adoption of resolution 2615 (2021) to grant exemption from sanctions for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, and I would like to submit our explanation of vote.
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is dire. We have seen reports that suggest that over half the population…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham for their briefings. I welcome the Permanent Representative of Yemen to this meeting.
We are deeply concerned about the ongoing escalation of hostilities in Yemen. The military campaign of Ansar Allah and…
I take the floor to submit India’s explanation of vote.
India is second to none when it comes to climate action and climate justice, but the Security Council is not the place to discuss either issue. In fact, the attempt to do so appears to be motivated by a desire to evade responsibility in the ap…
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 thank Ambassador Jürgenson of Estonia for his briefing as Chair of the Security…
I take the floor on behalf of India and France to thank the entire membership of the United Nations for adopting resolution 76/535, which confers observer status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA). I am particularly happy that such a historic decision has been taken by the General Assembly un…
Let me begin by conveying best wishes and greetings from the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to the President of the Republic of the Niger, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, on the Niger’s presidency of the Security Council. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Mr. Moussa F…
Let me begin by thanking the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his briefing. I would also like to welcome the presence of Her Excellency the Foreign Minister of Norway.
India’s humanitarian response to the refugee issue, particularly those facing persecution, has always been driven …
I would like to begin by thanking Ambassador Juan Ramón de la Fuente Ramírez, Mr. Ali Cherif and Ambassador Trine Heimerback for their briefings. The three Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), 1373 (2001) and 1540
(2004), respectively, are the …
Allow me to convey my felicitations, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. You have our support for your presidency. I would also like to thank Mexico for its very productive and successful presidency. I welcome Special Adviser Christian Ritscher and thank him …
I am taking the floor to deliver India’s statement on the agenda items “Question of Palestine” and “The situation in the Middle East”.
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, observed on 29 November (see A/AC.183/PV.404), the Prime Minister of India exten…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, for his briefing and to wish him all the best in his future endeavours. I also thank Ms. Lamees Bensaad, member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, for her insightful remarks. I also welcome the presence of our colleagu…
