At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, for organizing this meeting on the important subject of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and
subregional organizations, with a specific focus on the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We appreciate the briefing by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva on the situation in Afghanistan, particularly recent developments. The insights provided by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and …
I thank the French presidency for convening today’s high-level open debate.
The conflict in Gaza has been raging for more than 100 days, with loss of lives, a deteriorating humanitarian situation and growing instability in the region and beyond. The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has led…
We thank the co-facilitators, Morocco and Israel, for their hard work in arriving at a final draft of draft resolution A/77/L.54. The world is struggling with challenges to its post- pandemic economic recovery. The devastation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the discriminatory pra…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Cuba on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.
I also join others in thanking you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting to consider the reports of the Secretary-General on the New Partnership for Africa’s Develo…
Agenda item 72, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, has great significance for the international community as a whole. This year, the subject of the oceans occupies a special place, as we are commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the adoption and opening for signature of the United Nations…
It is my privilege to deliver a joint statement on behalf of India and Sweden on the agenda item entitled “Strengthening
of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”. Our joint statement is a reflection of our share…
At the outset, I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, Ambassador Florentina Adenike Ukonga, and African Union Commission Maritime Planning Office…
At the outset, I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee, Executive Secretary of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) Eric Tiaré and civil society representative Zakaria Ramadan for their briefings.
The security situation in many Sahelian countries continued to worsen ov…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily for his briefing today.
We have met on a monthly basis to hear updates from the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. However, it is a matter of concern that the political stalemate continues and ther…
I also extend our congratulations to Gabon for its successful presidency of the Security Council in the month of October, and I would like to convey our congratulations and best wishes to the delegation of Ghana for its presidency during the month of November.
At the outset, I thank the United Nati…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
India welcomes the recent agreement between Israel and Lebanon on delineating their maritime boundary. That is a positive step towards achieving peace and stability in the region. We acknowledge the constructive role of the United States …
At the outset, I thank Mr. Adedeji Ebo, Director in the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing. We have carefully noted the points made in the briefing.
India attaches high importance to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) as a key global and non-discriminator…
At the outset, let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, for their respective briefings on the developments concerning the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), its support for th…
I will be brief. Let me begin by thanking the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs for his briefing.
India appreciates the important work of the Secretariat in supporting the Security Council. We value the Secretary-General’s periodic reports to the Council and the professional work that goes …
I join others in thanking the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria and the Director for Operations and Advocacy at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings.
I will focus my remarks on the political process, terrorism and the humanitarian…
We thank the Under- Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her update.
We note the consistent lack of progress on this track of discussions on Syria in the Council. India attaches high importance to the Chemical Weapons Convention and supports i…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Ms. Denise Brown, for their respective briefings on the situation in Ukraine, particularly the protection of civilians and the humanitarian situation.
India continues to be co…
We thank Gabon for convening the open debate on this important topic. I thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, for her insights. I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous, the African Union Special Envoy, Ms. Bineta Diop, and the civil society representative, …
I thank Special Representative Rugwabiza for her update on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) and the recent developments in the country. I welcome the presence of the Foreign Minister of the Central African Republic at toda…
