I thank you, Madam President, for having convened this open meeting. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing to the Council and welcome the representatives of Japan and the Republic of Korea to this meeting.
We are meeting today under heavy clouds of escalating tensio…
In Ghana’s capacity as Chair of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), I have the honour to introduce the annual draft resolution on the report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, contained in document A/79/L.7, of 10 October 2024. At the outset, I wish to th…
Ghana regrets that the Security Council could not find the will to reflect in a consensual manner its views on contemporary issues relating to outer space, for which 115 Member States have agreed a treaty to govern its exploration and use. We are particularly distressed because since 1967 the broad …
As a result of the use of the veto by a permanent member of the Security Council (see S/PV.9609), today’s meeting is regrettable. It highlights once again the strong concerns that Ghana and many other countries have with the continued maintenance of that anachronistic privilege, which has often been…
Let me begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari and the other two briefers for their perspectives on the precarious and volatile security situation prevailing across the Middle East against the backdrop of the war in the Gaza Strip that has been ongoing since the horrific attacks …
On behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique (A3) — I express appreciation to Japan and the United Arab Emirates for their efforts, which culminated in the adoption of resolution 2721 (2023). The common resolve of the Council in addressing the concern…
Let me begin by commending the United Arab Emirates for all the efforts it has put into resolution 2720 (2023) to enable the Security Council to obtain an outcome that we hope will scale up the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.
While we believe it is time for the hostilitie…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
We thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing and welcome the participation of the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republ…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
We thank Special Envoy Geir Pederson and Director Lisa Doughten for their briefings and welcome the participation of the representatives of the Syrian Arab Republic, the Islamic Re…
In December 1981, then President Daniel Arap-Moi of Kenya, in his capacity as the Chair of the Organization of African Unity, wrote to the Security Council for resources to enable a pan- African peacekeeping force to be deployed to help stop the fighting in Chad. Regrettably, that support was never …
I would like to begin by thanking Ecuador for convening today’s open debate, which seeks to address the threats to international peace and security posed by the diversion, illicit trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons. We are grateful to the High Representative for Disarmament Affai…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2023/784) and to welcome the insightful briefing on the situation in South Sudan by the Special Representat…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the members of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique (A3).
We welcome the Secretary-General’s report (S/2023/934) and thank Mr. Abdou Abarry, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Cent…
I would like to begin by welcoming the Personal Envoy for the Sudan to today’s meeting.
On behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), I would also like to sincerely thank the United Kingdom for facilitating the adoption of resolution 2715 (2023), relating to the termination o…
Allow me to begin by thanking China for its presidency for the month of November and congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency today.
The three African members of the Security Council (A3) voted in favour of resolutions 2713 (2023) and 2714 (2023) to reaffirm our commi…
I have the honour to deliver this joint statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3).
We thank Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi and Director of Operations and Advocacy of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Edem Wosornu for their briefings and w…
A week ago (see S/PV.9479), after several attempts, the Security Council managed to
adopt resolution 2712 (2023), which, among other things, called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza to help address the escalating crisis in the Middle East. Today’s briefings by Executive Directors …
Let me begin by thanking China for organizing this important open debate and for once again using its presidency to put a spotlight on the importance of common development and a holistic approach to sustainable peace, especially in conflict- affected countries. We thank Secretary-General António Gut…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique (A3).
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her comprehensive briefing and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan in …
Let me begin by thanking the Chairs of the Security Council’s three counter-terrorism committees for their joint and individual statements.
As today’s briefings confirm, the Committees continue to play an important role through their complementary delivery of the efforts needed to strengthen global…
