I thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their updates, as well as the Secretary- General for the report presented earlier this week.
Once again we are hearing no encouraging news or positive developments coming from Syria. Civilians and basic civilian inf…
We live in unprecedented circumstances of threat to the international order and of violation of the Charter of the United Nations. We are gravely concerned about the Russian military operations against targets in sovereign Ukrainian territory. We believe that the Security Council should strive to sh…
The situation in and around Ukraine has escalated and become critical. Brazil is following the latest developments with deep concern. Geopolitical tensions and threats to international peace and security require the United Nations to engage in a prompt and timely manner. In the present circumstances…
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and the Under-Secretary-General, Rosemary DiCarlo, for the information they have provided to the Security Council and the remarks they have made tonight.
The reports received about the movement of troops into certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukrain…
Let me start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for the updates she has brought to the Council tonight.
When the Organization was established in 1945, it entrusted the Security Council with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Tension…
I would like to convey my appreciation to Special Representative Helen La Lime for her comprehensive briefing. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Haiti, Ambassador Antonio Rodrigue.
It is fitting to take the floor to comment on recent developments in Haiti and on the current work of the…
Let me acknowledge the presence here today of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin. I would also like to thank Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Mr. Stanislav Zas, Secretary-General of the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), for their briefings to th…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their sobering briefings. I would also like to thank our colleague, the Permanent Representative of Albania, for presenting the periodic report of the Security Council
Committee …
Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month and thank Norway for the manner in which it conducted the presidency in the month of January.
Brazil expresses its appreciation to Russia for organizing a debate on sanctio…
Let me also thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing before the Council this morning.
Geopolitical tensions and threats to international peace and security require the Security Council’s prompt and timely engagement. Open references to military actions, unilateral economic s…
Continuous violence, an acute economic crisis with escalating hunger, a raging pandemic, systematic human rights violations and a stalled peace process — that is the gloomy scenario described by the briefers today and yesterday (see S/PV.8955) and by the latest reports presented to the Security Cou…
I would initially like to convey our appreciation to the Secretary-General, Mr. Maurer and Ms. Al-Mutawakel for their thoughts, which help frame our debate today. Let me thank Norway for organizing this timely open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts carried out in urban setting…
Let me begin by expressing our deep appreciation to Mr. Carlos Ruiz
Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his update today, as well as to Ms. Giraldo, who has shared heartfelt testimony. I also welcome Mr. Archila, Presidential Adviser for Stabilization and Consolidation of…
I thank Mr. Wennesland for the updates provided to the Security Council. We would also like to thank EcoPeace Middle East for its insightful work and ideas. The efforts of EcoPeace Middle East remind us how Palestine´s prosperity and Israel´s security are intertwined. Cooperation and mutual respect …
Let me begin by expressing our appreciation to High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet for the wealth of information and ideas she brought to the Security Council today, as well as to civil society representatives, Ms. Zarqa Yaftali and Ms. Kaavya Asoka, for bringing us a view of the real world so valua…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Karim Khan, for his valuable briefing on the thirty-fourth report on the situation in Darfur. I also welcome the representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
At the outset, allow me to reiterate Brazil’s support for the Intern…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative Hans Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Ramesh Rajasingham for their very informative briefings. I also wish to thank Ms. Al-Aghbary for her insightful contribution to our discussion. I also take this opportunity to welcome to th…
Brazil thanks the Niger for organizing this open debate. We also thank the briefers for their presentations.
The debate on terrorism and climate change represents an opportunity to reflect on the role of the Security Council with regard to both topics. Terrorism is not directly linked to climate ch…
Let me begin by welcoming the appointment of the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council — Ambassadors Alya Al-Thani of Qatar and Martin Her…
A year ago, we met to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations and address the way forward to tackle the looming challenges ahead of us. In that spirit, we asked the Secretary-General to report back with his recommendations to advance our common agenda.
We deeply appreciate t…
