Albania expresses its gratitude to President Omar Zniber for presenting the Human Rights Council’s annual report to the General Assembly (A/79/53 and A/79/53/Add.1). We appreciate his dedication and leadership in guiding the Council’s work during a time of escalating human rights crises worldwide.
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At the outset, allow me to thank Special Envoy Peterson and the representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Director Doughten, for their insights. Also, I would like to extend Albania’s full support for the good offices of Special Envoy Pedersen.
The magnitude of the …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Khiari for the information that he provided.
Let me start by expressing Albania’s condemnation in the strongest terms of the illegal launch of a long- range ballistic missile by North Korea on 18 December, as well as the launch of a short-range ballistic missile the…
Let me thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing and reiterate Albania’s support for his work and efforts. I would also like to thank the representative of the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya, for his report.
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I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom for his comprehensive briefing and Ambassador Biang, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), concerning South Sudan, for his briefing. We welcome the representative of South Sudan to this…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her outstanding leadership of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Ms. Lusamba for her briefing and for the contribution of civil society in the Demo…
Albania voted in favour of draft resolution S/2023/970, on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, introduced by the United Arab Emirates, joining the call of the Secretary-General and the United Nations agencies to end the hostilities on the ground so that humanitarian access can be delivered to the popu…
I would like to start by thanking the Secretary-General for calling this meeting and for his remarks. Like others in this room, Albania shares the deep concerns about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza. We commend the efforts of the United Nations, regional partners, the United States a…
I would like to start by thanking Ecuador for organizing this open debate, which helps us to better understand the risks and threats that transnational organized crime poses to international peace and security. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, Ms. Waly, Executive Director of the Uni…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine has not stopped. The suffering of civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine continues and the humanitarian needs …
We listened very attentively to the briefings of Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Wosornu, and we thank them for their updates and for the work they are doing.
The Syrian conflict, which has stretched into its second decade, is a tragedy of unprecedented proportions. We cannot and should no…
I too thank the Chinese presidency for organizing today’s important open debate, and Secretary-General Guterres, Ms. Rousseff and Mr. Sachs for their remarks.
We agree with the Secretary-General that the New Agenda for Peace sets out a vision for preventing conflict and sustaining peace and develop…
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Kehris for her briefing.
Russia’s unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine has not stopped, and neither has the misuse of the Security Council with meetings such as this one called by Russia on issues of choice to advance a narrative in support of its ille…
I would like to thank all the briefers for their comprehensive insights into crucial aspects of the United Nations police (UNPOL) in United Nations peacekeeping operations. I also want to express our gratitude to the troop and police-contributing countries and pay tribute to all who have sacrificed …
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Wosornu for their briefings.
We heard once again today the call for resuming the political process based on resolution 2254 (2015) and for the need for the Constitutional Committee to reconvene and achieve genuine progress. That is not just wishful thinki…
I thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Once again, instead of acting with objectivity and realism, Russia prefers to keep misusing this platform for its propaganda. While the Kremlin goes looking for arms supplies from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Iran, in violation of Security Council …
I would like to thank Special Representative Rugwabiza for her briefing and take this opportunity to express Albania’s appreciation for her leadership and the contribution of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) to a safer cou…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Salvador, UNICEF Executive Director Russell, Ms. Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the President of the High Transitional Council, Ms. Manigat, for their briefings today. We welcome to this meeting th…
Albania would like to thank France and the United Arab Emirates for their leadership during the challenging negotiations on the renewal of the sanction regime in Mali. We voted in favour of the draft resolution (S/2023638), as we see value in maintaining the targeted sanctions and the Panel of Exper…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his comprehensive update on the ongoing withdrawal of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). I commend
the dedication shown by peacekeepers and personnel who have worked very hard towar…
