I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3): Gabon, Kenya and my country, Ghana.
To begin with, let me express our appreciation to Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her briefing on the activitie…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Madam President, and by extension, the United Arab Emirates, for assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I offer my best wishes to you, Madam, and hope that together we can advance the important work of the Council. I would also li…
Let me begin by thanking the United Kingdom for its work as the penholder on resolution 2624 (2022). Ghana voted in support of the resolution, extending for another 12 months the Yemen sanctions regime and the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Yemen, because we believe it is important to maintain t…
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). Our decision to deliver a joint statement today flows from our shared commitment to upholding the well-established and internationally accepted no…
Let me begin by acknowledging the dangerous moments in which we live and noting the necessity for diplomacy to triumph over war. I therefore urge that, even at this difficult moment, and as diplomatic representatives of our States, we maintain the commitment of our States to dialogue and the objecti…
Ghana voted in favour of draft resolution S/2022/155, on the situation in Ukraine, which was not adopted, because — as a member of the Security Council — that is the minimum duty that we owe to the Charter of the United Nations, the peoples of the world and in particular the Government and people of…
Let me begin by first of all thanking the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for their significant briefings.
Ghana is grateful to the Secretary-General for his clear statements on the situation in Ukraine in defence of the Charter of the United Nations, the rules- based interna…
I will also begin by first of all thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing to the Security Council.
The decision by the Russian Federation to recognize the non-Government-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine and to send in troops has stunned the world. Ghana deeply regret…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing on the prevailing situation in eastern Ukraine as it relates to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. I also thank Mr. Mikko Kinnunen, Special Representative of the Organization for Security and Coopera…
I welcome your presence, Sir, at today’s debate. I also welcome the presence of our Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, as well as the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and note with appreciation the insightful remarks respectively made. I further welcome …
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Ghana and Kenya.
First of all, we would like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General James Swan; Ambassador Francisco Caetano José Madeira,
Spec…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for convening this briefing on the threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts. Ghana welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the subject (S/2022/63) and thanks Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary- General of …
It is a delight to see you, Madam President, presiding over the Security Council for the month of February. Ghana assures your delegation of its cooperation and remains confident of your able leadership. I would also like to congratulate Ambassador Mona Juul and the delegation of Norway for the exce…
A few moments ago, the Security Council voted to adopt the agenda for this meeting to consider the situation in Ukraine. Our responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security makes it imperative to encourage the path of dialogue and preventive diplomacy. That is the only way to …
Let me begin by commending you for Norway’s very able leadership of the Security Council this month. We also warmly welcome the remarks by the Secretary-General and the briefing by the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011), Ambassador Tirumurti.
We a…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Geir Pedersen for his briefing and commend his tireless efforts to support the political process in Syria. I also welcome Ms. Thuraya Hijazi, Director of the Release Me project in northern Syria, and appreciate the perspectives that she brought to the discussions …
I thank Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing on the recent developments in Colombia and for bringing further clarity to the Secretary- General’s latest 90-day report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2021/1090). I also thank Ms. Luz Marina G…
I thank Mr. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for briefing the Council on the report on the activities of the Court’s file on the Sudan. As a new member of the Council, Ghana would like to take this opportunity to assure the Prosecutor of its full cooperation in the i…
It is my honour to deliver this statement behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely, Gabon, Kenya and my own country, Ghana.
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, for h…
At the outset, and since this is the first time I take the floor in the Security Council under your presidency, Madam President, permit me to congratulate you and wish Norway a successful presidency. As a new member of the Council, but a long- time collaborator of Norway on several multilateral issu…
