I too would like to thank the Under-Secretary-General, Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, for her briefing, as well as His Excellency President Zelenskyy for his address.
Kenya stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who are suffering from the multilateral system’s failure to bring an end to a war that…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing and overview of the Secretary-General’s report.
As regards the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), there has unfortunately been no meaningful progress since its adoption five years ago. The objectives of that resolution speak to the …
I thank the Special Adviser, Mr. Christian Ritscher, for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of Iraq to today’s meeting.
Kenya commends the progress the Investigative Team established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2379 (2017) has made in all aspects of inquiry, as reflec…
I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his presence here this morning and for his briefing. I also listened keenly to the observations made by Mr. Daniel Munayer and Ms. Robi Damelin. Constructive inter-ethnic and intercultural grass-roots engagements can, and do, contribute to coexistence d…
My delegation thanks the United States, the penholder, for facilitating the negotiation of resolution 2633 (2022). We appreciate the fact that some of the proposals made by the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya — were taken on board. Nevertheless, Kenya abstaine…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo; my compatriot, Ms. Nyabola; and Mr. Druet for their insights and recommendations on the topic under consideration today.
When we reflect on the phenomenal role digital technology has played in just this decade and the unprecedented implications the digital …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Joyce Msuya and UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Programmes, Mr. Omar Abdi, for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representatives of Ukraine, Estonia, Poland and Slovakia in today’s meeting.
The humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine is d…
I thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for his briefing and for his report to the Security Council (see S/2022/374).
The Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement remains the cornerstone for building enduring peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It must continue to define the framework to find …
Kenya considers it crucially important that the United Nations provide full support to Libya’s peace process in a dedicated and on-the-ground manner. That is why we voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) this morning.
We have seen remarkable positive deve…
Given the trajectory of events in recent weeks, we welcome the briefing from Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland. Kenya also welcomes the high-level outreach by the Secretary- General and the Office of the Special Coordinator, as well as the openness to engage on this issue shown by the top officials…
I join other speakers in welcoming Special Representative of the Secretary- General Caroline Ziadeh, this being her first time in the Council in her new capacity, and thank her for her briefing. My delegation supports the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and her team in the execution …
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting.
After seven years of devastating armed conflict, the positive developments over the past few weeks are encouraging. I commend all t…
I would like to commend the United Kingdom for convening this meeting and acknowledge its leading role in the adoption of the landmark resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021). I thank Mr. Ted Chaiban, Ms. Esperanza Martinez and Mr. Emmanuel Ojwang for their informative briefings and reflections.
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I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his detailed briefing.
Resolution 2334 (2016) addresses decades-old issues, but its objectives, while being of immediate and urgent relevance, remain largely unimplemented. Kenya recognizes and commends the progress made through regional mediation effo…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in this meeting.
Kenya remains concerned about the intensified hostilities between factions across several front lines. This unfortu…
I thank His Excellency Mr. Zbigniew Rau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), for his briefing. I congratulate him on his assumption of the Office and wish him every success as he advances the growth of th…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and High Representative Nakamitsu for their briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Ukraine.
The conflict in Ukraine continues at an unacceptable cost to the people of Ukraine and, increasingly, to the
entire world, as the price…
Kenya commends the United Arab Emirates for organizing today’s timely open debate, as we mark International Women’s Day. We are pleased to see you, Minister Mariam Almheiri, presiding over the meeting.
We also welcome the Ministers and other guests who have joined us today. We thank all briefers fo…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General Martin Griffiths and Executive Director Catherine Russel for their briefings and I thank them for their work. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of Ukraine.
The rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine is gravely …
I thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), for his presentation of the final report on the work of the Commission (S/2022/104, annex). We also welcome the participation of Mr. Fuad Hussein, Minister for Foreign Affairs …
