I would like to start by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Mexico’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and wish you all the best. I also congratulate Kenya for a very successful presidency in October.
I would like to join other Council members in welcoming the adopt…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Emergency Relief Coordinator Griffiths for their briefings today. I would also like to thank Ms. Albarouki for her statement.
The past month has seen a worrisome increase in incidents of deadly violence in Syria. In particular, we note with concern t…
I would like to thank the Special Representative for his briefing and for his service to the international community and the people of Kosovo over the past six years. We also welcome the participation of Her Excellency the President of Kosovo and His Excellency the Foreign Minister of Serbia, which …
The United Kingdom commends the continued work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and the work of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hennis-Plasschaert. I thank her for her briefing. I would like to join other speakers in welcoming the representative of Iraq here today. I…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Khare for his briefing.
I will focus my remarks on three areas: the contribution of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) to Darfur, the mission’s drawdown and liquidation, and the future of Darfur.
Almost 14 years ago…
The United Kingdom abstained in the voting on today’s draft resolution S/2021/667 to show its support for the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to reject attempts to limit its powers or end the role of the High Representative prematurely. It remains the case that a reso…
The United Kingdom expresses its gratitude to the co-facilitators, Oman and Spain, for their dedicated and patient stewardship of the seventh review of the Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. As some of our colleagues have said, strong and coordinated multilateral efforts to prevent and counter terr…
I thank Mr Lecoq for his briefing and welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The role of the High Representative remains vital and has the United Kingdom’s full support. The five objectives and two conditions for the close of the Office of the High Representative have n…
The United Kingdom thanks France as penholder for its efforts and welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for a further 12 months. We remain a strong supporter of the Mission, which plays a crucial role in promotin…
I would like to make a few short remarks in response to the explanation of vote by the representative of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Federation expressed concerns about references to the relationship between Eritrea and Djibouti. This is a direct bilateral dispute, but one that the Council …
I would first like to thank the Niger for organizing this debate to discuss such an important issue and to mark the first-ever International Day to Protect Education from Attack yesterday. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Gamba, Executive Director Fore and Mr. Tsolakis fo…
First, I should like to join others in extending condolences to France and the Niger for all those killed in yesterday’s attacks in the Niger.
Let me start by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sori-Coulibaly and all the briefers for setting out clearly the challenges and oppo…
