I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Mozambique and my own country, Ghana (A3).
We thank Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and
Mr. Fernando Arias, Director-General of the Organization f…
At the outset, we would like to join other delegations in expressing our deep sympathies to the Governments and the peoples of Türkiye and Syria over the devastating effects of the recent earthquake, which led to the loss of many lives and the destruction of a number of properties. I thank the Under…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, Gabon, Mozambique and my own country, Ghana (A3).
We welcome the quarterly report of the Secretary- General on Mali (S/2023/21) as well as his report on the internal review (S/2023/36) of the United Nations Mul…
I join others in thanking Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing on the overall situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, and welcome, in that regard, the briefing on the detailed measures being taken to restore calm in observed hotspots and to acti…
I warmly welcome your leadership of this open debate, Sir, and thank Japan for focusing the attention of the Security Council on the rule of law among nations, a subject that has acquired great significance in recent years. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his statement and the Pr…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council, namely, Gabon, Mozambique, and Ghana (A3).
We welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) (S/2022/1019) and take this opport…
Let me begin by thanking the delegations of China and the United Arab Emirates for requesting today’s meeting and Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for his briefing to the Council. We also welcome the participation at this meeting of the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine and the …
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, and the delegation of Japan for assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I also warmly welcome Japan and all the other new non-permanent members of the Council, namely, Ecuador, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland. The three African m…
Let me begin by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, for her statement as well as Special Representative La Lime for her briefing on the prevailing developments in
Haiti. I also thank the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022), Ambassador…
Let me begin by thanking the United Kingdom for the pragmatic approach it adopted in guiding the Security Council to finalize the resolution on Myanmar that we just adopted (resolution 2669 (2022)).
By this resolution, the Council has responded to the call by the Association of Southeast Asian Nati…
Our collective aspiration for the people of Afghanistan, more than 15 months since the Taliban authorities took over the country, continues to be frustrated by the State practices and policies that have been adopted since August 2021. We believe that Afghanistan, with its known history as an ancient…
Let me begin by thanking Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process Tor Wennesland for his comprehensive briefing on the prevailing situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, focusing on Israeli settlement activities.
We are deeply concerned about the reports that the pe…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and Ghana.
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Nicholas Haysom; His Excellency Michel Biang, Permanent Representative of Gabon and Chair of the…
Since this is the first briefing to the Security Council by Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, I wish to congratulate her on her appointment and thank her for her forward-looking briefing, which also provides an overview of the pro…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), Gabon, Kenya and Ghana.
At the outset, we would like to thank the Secretary- General for his report (S/2022/760), as well as Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and Special Envoy Ha…
At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the presence of His Excellency Mr. Nikola Selaković, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and thank him for his statement. My delegation is also grateful to Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Natio…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana (A3). We welcome the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/731) and thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General El-Ghassim Wane for his bri…
Let me begin by thanking Special Envoy Hans Grunberg and Assistant Secretary- General Joyce Msuya for their briefings. I also welcome the representatives of Yemen and Saudi Arabia to today’s meeting.
As we consider the situation in Yemen, we deeply regret the inability of the parties to reach an ag…
I wish to begin by thanking the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon for convening this high-level debate on climate and security in Africa and for his statement. We welcome the statements of Assistant Secretary-General Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee and Mr. Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, former Chair of the Afric…
Let me begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for your continuing leadership of the Security Council during this month’s Gabonese presidency. I also welcome the briefings by Secretary- General António Guterres and Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at this important annual debate on cooperation between …
