We thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing. We also commend the independence, impartiality and utmost professionalism that the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) continues to uphold.
The most recent report of the OPCW Director- Gene…
We would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing and commend the impartiality, independence and professionalism of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
I would also like to note that, as a country neighbouring Syria, Türk…
We would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu and her team for the briefing. We are grateful for their efforts.
The Al-Assad regime’s failure to respect its international obligations is well documented in the reports of the Joint Investigative Mechanism, as well as of the Fact-Finding Missio…
I apologize for taking the floor again, but I wanted to bring to the attention of Security Council a new development.
It is with great sorrow that I inform the Security Council of a recent development on the ground in
Iraq. A few minutes ago, we received notice that four mortars had been deployed …
We would like to once again express our condolences to the people and the Government of Iraq. Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims. We share their sorrow and wish the injured a swift recovery.
We would like to inform the Security Council that, immediately after the attack, we…
The past weeks have been a time of anxiety for the Syrian people, the United Nations system and international humanitarian partners. Despite the fervent calls from the United Nations and the humanitarian international community for a 12-month renewal of the cross-border mechanism and the strong supp…
We thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing, and we commend the independence, professionalism and impartiality of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The latest report of the OPCW Director-General (see S/2022/530) shows that the …
My delegation fully aligns itself with the statement made on behalf of Uniting for Consensus by the Permanent Representative of Italy. We would like to underscore the following in our national capacity.
First of all, we are grateful to the Permanent Representatives of Qatar and Denmark for their de…
At the outset, we would like to extend our condolences to the people of Afghanistan.
At the 2005 World Summit, Member States made a landmark commitment with respect to their responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. This plenary m…
At the outset, we wish to express our condolences to the families of the victims of the shooting that took place yesterday in Texas.
We thank you, Madam President, for convening this annual open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. It is indeed a sorry reflection of the global p…
We also thank High Representative Nakamitsu and her team for her briefing, for their tireless efforts and for their commitment to justice and international law.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published the 102nd report of its Director-General last month. The report …
We have marked the eleventh anniversary of the start of the war in Syria. For more than a decade now, the Syrian people have been paying a very high price in their unrelenting quest for freedom and dignity. They have gone through unimaginable suffering, misery and loss due to the brutal attacks of t…
We too thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings. We also thank Hossam Zaki, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, for his remarks.
Last week was the eleventh anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian war — 11 years of war that infl…
We would like to thank all Member States for their support for the adoption of resolution 76/254. For us, any form of discrimination — including Islamophobia and antisemitism — based on religion or belief is unacceptable and must be condemned. The resolution is aimed not at dividing but uniting us…
We thank you, Mr. President, for keeping this topic on the agenda of the Security Council.
We also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her continued work on this important issue.
The most recent report (S/2022/181, annex) of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemi…
The Syrian people are once again caught between violence, starvation, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and a harsh winter. This year, the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance has risen to 14 million people.
Earlier this week, the United Nations Deputy Regional Humanitarian …
Although Da’esh has suffered major setbacks in Syria and Iraq, we have seen its capacity to stage attacks. We believe that a three-pronged approach is needed to effectively tackle the threat posed by Da’esh.
First, genuine intelligence-sharing is essential. Da’esh remains a common threat to humanki…
We speak often in this Chamber of the need to tackle the root cause of a conflict. The fact is that the root cause of the crisis in Syria was political. The Syrian people have been deprived of their basic human rights and fundamental freedoms. They have known injustice for decades — the injustice of…
At the outset, we wish to congratulate you, Madam, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. We also commend the new members of the Council and wish them success.
We thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
There is one clear takeaway from the ninety-ninth monthly report (se…
