My delegation welcomes this debate on one of the most worrisome issues of today — the prevention and fight against the financing of terrorism. I would like to congratulate all the excellent speakers we have heard so far on the quality of their statements.
At the outset, I would like to underscore t…
As this is my first statement in a public meeting under your presidency, Mr. President, allow me to extend, on behalf of Côte d’Ivoire, my warm congratulations and best wishes to you and your country. I would also like to commend Equatorial Guinea for its excellent work during its presidency in Febr…
My delegation would like to commend Mr. Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, for the quality of his first briefing of the Council in a public meeting, and to wish him every success in carrying out his mission.
Côte d’Ivoire has noted with concern the violations of the ag…
I would first like to extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. João Ribeiro Butiam Có, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
In its capacity as a penholder, Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous adoption of res…
I would like to thank the Equatorial Guinean presidency for organizing this open debate on the African Union’s ambitious Silencing the Guns by 2020 initiative and for its outstanding leadership of the work of the Council.
Allow me also to welcome your presence among us, Sir, which testifies to the …
At the outset, I would like to welcome the convening of this meeting and commend Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
Côte d’Ivoire has been closely following the latest developments in Venezuela and deplores the sad events that have taken place in recent days at the Venezuelan bord…
My delegation welcomes today’s briefing and congratulates Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for her excellent briefing on the humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic.
My country remains conce…
At the joint initiative of Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, the representatives of the Member States of the Security Council carried out a visit to West Africa, with my country, Côte d’Ivoire, being one of the two legs of the visit. To recall, the visit was devoted to experiences and best practi…
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2454 (2019), on the sanctions regime for the Central African Republic. In its capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic, my country thanks all delegations for t…
My delegation welcomes the convening of this emergency meeting of the Security Council given the serious nature of the incidents that took place on Sunday 25 November between the Russian naval forces and Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait.
We wish also to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secret…
On behalf of the African countries that are members of the Security Council — Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea — I thank the Chinese presidency for organizing this open debate on strengthening African peacekeeping operations.
This debate follows the 11th extraordinary session of the As…
My delegation welcomes this briefing on the latest developments in the situation in the Middle East,
including the Palestinian question. We thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, whose briefing challenged us once again on the need to conti…
My delegation welcomes this briefing on the progress of the operationalization of the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). I thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Maman Sidikou, Permanent Secretary of the Group of Five for the …
My delegation takes note of the decision by the Security Council to act under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to extend the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization
Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 December 2018, on the basis…
My delegation thanks Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), for his excellent briefing, and expresses its appreciation for the work that he has accomplished since 2015. As his mandate draws to an end, it is an ag…
My delegation welcomes these exchanges with Mr. Alexandre Zouev, Ms. Tuesday Reitano and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Mission for Justice Sup…
I thank the Chinese presidency for convening this meeting. My delegation also thanks Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for her comprehensive briefing on the issue of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic. In addition, my c…
First of all, my delegation would like to congratulate China on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November and assure it of our full support in carrying out its duties. We also congratulate Bolivia on the high quality of its presidency last month.
My country …
Côte d’Ivoire welcomes the adoption of resolution 2440 (2018), renewing the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 April 2019. However, we would have preferred for the mandate to have been renewed for one year in order to enable MINURSO to work …
Мy delegation commends the Bolivian presidency for organizing this debate on the role of women in the promotion of peace and security. I would also like to thank Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Ms. Randa Siniora Atallah for their very informative briefings, which reinforced our conviction that it is …
