Let me begin by joining previous speakers in reiterating to Ambassador Biang our deepest condolences for the untimely passing of Foreign Minister Moussa Adamo, and I ask Mr. Biang to convey our country’s sentiments to the Government and the people of Gabon.
I would like to thank Special Representat…
Brazil remains deeply concerned about the situation in Israel and Palestine after another year marked by cycles of violence that resulted in a high number of civilian fatalities, as registered by the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs. Among the victims are several children, Israel…
I welcome the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Ms. Dzhaparova, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gerwel, as well as the representatives of Lithuania and European Union, to today’s meeting. I thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her detailed and comprehensive briefi…
I would like to thank the Japanese presidency for organizing a debate on such a pressing topic on the international agenda. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice, and Mr. Dapo Akande for their i…
It is an honour for me and for my country to take the floor to comment on the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia. I thank the briefers for their briefings and welcome Vice-President Francia Elena Márquez Mina and Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán to the Security Council today.
Firs…
I deliver this statement on behalf of Switzerland and Brazil. We thank Japan for convening this meeting and for providing us with an opportunity to say a few words before the voting as the new co-penholders on the Syrian humanitarian file in the Security Council.
We would like to express our deepes…
I would like to thank Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Helen La Lime and Ambassador Michel Biang of Gabon for their comprehensive briefings. I also took note of the briefing made by Mr. Ives.
I would like to congratulate Ambassador Biang on hi…
I would first like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for their briefings.
Unfortunately, after 11 years of conflict, the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to take an appalling toll on human life. Its scale and severity are affecting the Syria…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
Brazil received with concern the reports of restrictions on freedom of movement in the Lachin corridor. The right of passage on the road is one of the pillars of the trilateral statement of 9 November 2020. Any obstructions, regar…
Brazil thanks all the briefers for their invaluable updates on the situation in Afghanistan and the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Likewise, we convey our appreciation to you, Madam President, for your briefing as Chair of the Security Council …
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important meeting. I would like to begin by conveying our appreciation to Mr. Wennesland for his relentless efforts as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and for the timely and detailed updates he brought to our attention today.
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I would like to join other speakers in conveying to the people and the Government of Ireland our very deep condolences on the loss of the peacekeeper in Lebanon yesterday. As a United Nations peacekeeper, he was one of our own, and it is fitting that we all mourn his passing.
Madam President, I am …
I would like to start by commending India for organizing today’s very timely high-level open debate, as well as the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General for their inspiring remarks. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mr. Carlos Franco França, has asked me to convey hi…
I would like to commend Judge Gatti Santana for the productive beginning of her tenure as the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and thank her and Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their 16 November report on its activities.
Last June, the Security Council adopted…
I would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu and Mr. Kovalik for their input.
Over the years, the Security Council has sought to incorporate into its agenda issues for which the relationship with international peace and security is not always clear. Interestingly, the nexus between weapons a…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for updating the Security Council on the recent developments in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, which helps us better understand the effects of the conflict, in particular on vulnerable parts of the Ukrainian population.
We welcome the recent vi…
At the outset, our thanks go to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for the
updated information she has presented to the Council this afternoon.
Brazil reaffirms that attacks on civilian targets, including energy and transport infrastructure, are unjustifiable and constitute violations of internationa…
I would like to start by fully aligning my delegation with the statements delivered this morning by the Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on behalf of the L.69 group, and the Permanent Representative of India, on behalf of the Group of Four (see A/77/PV.36). Let me also e…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
Brazil shares the concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the impact of the conflict on food security in other regions. Since the start of hostilities, we have advocated for the parties to engage in negotiations f…
At the outset, Mr. President, I would like to say that I am honoured to participate in today’s debate, which your country has coordinated. Ghana brings to our attention a situation which, as highlighted by the Deputy Secretary-General, is regional in its enunciation but global in its ability to thre…
