I thank the Special Coordinator ad interim, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, for her briefing, and have taken careful note of the perspectives offered by Mr. Levy. I commend Ms. Argamani for her bravery during her harrowing ordeal in Gaza and thank her for sharing her experience with us today.
Guyana has been clos…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Secretary-General Aboul Gheit for their briefings, and I welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Egypt in today’s meeting.
Guyana joins Assistant Secretary-General Khiari in emphasizing the important role that regiona…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the informal co-focal points on conflict and hunger to the Security Council, Slovenia and my country, Guyana.
We thank the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director of Operations and Advocacy, Ms. Edem Wosornu, and the Food and Agriculture Or…
As today’s is the first formal meeting of the month, I take this opportunity to congratulate Algeria on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and warmly welcome the newly elected members — Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia. I also commend the United States for its able leaders…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for the important updates provided.
Today’s meeting comes on the heels of alarming reports of further escalations in the war between Russia and Ukraine. Media reports this morning of a missile strike that damaged six foreign diplomatic missions in Kyiv and kill…
I thank the President of the Mechanism, Judge Gatti Santana, and Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz for their briefings and welcome the participation of the representatives of Serbia, Rwanda, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in today’s meeting.
I reiterate Guyana’s support for the work of the Inter…
I thank the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine Russell, and Mr. Raymond and Ms. Rashevska for their briefings.
Guyana commends the focus of today’s meeting on the plight of children in Ukraine. We deeply regret that this war continues to have devastating consequences for millions of childr…
I commend the United Kingdom for a successful presidency of the Security Council and offer my best wishes to the United States presidency for the month of December. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ms. Tahani Abbas for sharing their perspectives with us.
Today’s topic offers an oppo…
I thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Karim Khan, for his presentation of the twenty-eighth report of his Office on the situation in Libya. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
Guyana welcomes the continued implement…
At the outset, I thank World Health Organization Director-General Ghebreyesus and Mr. Conrado for their briefings.
Recent statistics reveal startling increases in the frequency and scale of ransomware attacks worldwide. Attacks against critical infrastructure, particularly hospitals and healthcare …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for the important update and welcome the participation of the representatives of Ukraine, Poland, Finland and Estonia and the observer of the European Union in today’s meeting.
Guyana again registers its alarm at the recent intensification of attacks in th…
I thank Commissioner- General Lazzarini and Director Doughten for the information provided.
One year into Israel’s war on Gaza, the humanitarian situation has reached the depths of illegality, immorality and indecency. Amid a mountain of rubble, 2 million people are battling to survive. Gaza is bot…
I thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his briefing on the urgent and rapidly deteriorating situation in Lebanon. I also welcome the participation of the Prime Minister of Lebanon in today’s meeting.
The Council met only six days ago to discuss the recent attacks in Lebanon. Sadly, those de…
Let me begin by thanking the delegations of Switzerland and the United Kingdom for requesting this timely briefing. I also thank Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya and World Health Organization (WHO) Deputy Director General Dr. Ryan for their critical updates on the situation in Gaza.
As illustra…
I thank you, Mr. President, for so swiftly organizing this meeting following recent concerning developments in the Middle East region. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for the information provided.
The situation in the Middle East is approaching a boiling point. It appears that some act…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, along with the delegations of Algeria and China, for requesting this briefing. It is critical for the Council to maintain an active and consistent focus on Gaza, as should be the case for every other conflict situation where the level of civilian sufferin…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing and take note of Dr. Kneissl’s contribution to the discussion.
Guyana remains concerned about the mounting civilian casualties and widespread destruction sustained in the ongoing war. We maintain that any lasting solution will not be achieved through military action…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, Ambassador Lambrinidis and Ambassador Frazier for their briefings. I also acknowledge the presence here today of the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Federal Republic of Germany.
Guyana takes note of the seventeenth report of the Secr…
Some 247 days have passed since Hamas’s horrific attack on Israel and since Israel launched a war on Gaza, unprecedented in scale and impact. The death toll from that war is staggering, with thousands of Palestinians killed in barbaric ways. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic, and Gaza has b…
I join in congratulating Mozambique on a successful presidency in May, and I wish the Republic of Korea a very successful presidency for this month. It has Guyana’s full support.
I thank Ms. Peyró Llopis, Acting Special Adviser and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountabi…
