I wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Today alone, the Council has convened two meetings on the situation in Ukraine. That regrettably demonstrates the divergent interests in the ongoing conflict and the evolving complications that arise with the continuation of the w…
I join the previous speakers in thanking Under Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her informative briefing. We thank her for reaffirming the Organization’s commitment to support efforts aimed at finding a lasting solution to the raging conflict in Ukraine and providing the needed humanitarian su…
I thank the United Arab Emirates for convening today’s briefing on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. Ghana welcomes the briefings by Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations; His Excellency Mr. Gilberto da Piedade…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Sudan Sanctions Committee, covering the period from 21 March 2023 to today.
During the reporting period, the Committee met once in informal consultations and receive…
My delegation welcomes your participation, Mr. President, and thanks you for presiding over today’s important meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and subregional organizations, focusing on the League of Arab States. We thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and League of Arab S…
I would like to thank Special Adviser Christian Ritscher for his presentation of the tenth report on the activities of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (see S/2023/367), which reflects advancements in …
I too thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
My delegation is deeply alarmed by emerging reports of extensive damage to the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and its consequential flooding of several settlements in the Kherson region. We are particularly concerned b…
I thank Mr. Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his informative briefing. I also welcome the participation of the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina in this meeting.
The report of the High Representative highlights developments such as the rapid…
At the outset, I wish to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Switzerland on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We wish you success in your first-ever presidency. We also thank the briefers for their remarks.
As Ghana has often stated a…
Let me begin by welcoming the presence of His Excellency Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia. I thank Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing to the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea.
Last Thursday’s test of a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the first by the Democratic People’s Republic of …
Ghana considers the preservation of peace as an overarching objective of the mandate that underpins the important work of the Security Council. That has underlined our overall approach to the discussions on the attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. Ghana abstained in the voting on draft …
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. I also thank civil-society briefer Roger Waters for the views he expressed on the matter at hand.
At the outset, I want to affirm the right of Ukraine to self-defence and …
I begin by thanking Japan for organizing today’s open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace. The focus of the debate on the investment in people to enhance resilience mirrors, in part, our signature event of 3 November 2022 (see S/PV.9181) and takes forward the Security Council’s need for fur…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing on the security and
humanitarian situations in Ukraine. Ghana appreciates and remains fully supportive of the crucial work of the different United Nations agencies aimed at addressing the several crises generated by th…
I thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing. My delegation has also taken note of the information provided by the civil society representative, Mr. Daniel Kovalik.
I begin my statement by reaffirming Ghana’s complete and unwavering commitment to the sovereignty, political independence and territo…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and my country, Ghana.
I thank Special Representative Volker Perthes for his briefing. I welcome the participation of the representative of the Sudan in this meeting…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 13 September to today.
During the reporting period, the Commi…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
The Security Council is once again convening, in close succession, on account of the humanitarian crisis resulting from the unrelenting military bombardments on civilian populated areas in Ukraine. Despite several calls by the Coun…
Let me first join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and assuring you of our full support during the month of December. I thank Special Adviser Christian Ritscher for his briefing on the ninth report of the Special A…
