I would like to start by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen for his insights and his tireless efforts to advance all aspects of resolution 2254 (2015), including his step-for-step approach in advancing the political processes, and I assure him of our full support. I also would like to thank Ms. Lubna A…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his detailed presentation and Ms. Al Jerbi for her insightful remarks.
I would like to begin by welcoming the unification of the Central Bank of Libya and praising the stewardship of all those involved. We take note of and welcome…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Director Wosornu and Ms. Al-Hajj for their briefings.
We welcome the Special Envoy’s sustained engagement and mediation efforts with the parties and the actors in the region. We also commend the efforts of Oman and Saudi Arabia in that regard. In our view, the parti…
Let me start by thanking the United Kingdom for requesting this meeting and its continued dedication as the penholder on the Sudan file. Our appreciation also goes to the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan, Special Representative Perthes and his staff, as well as to…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Let me start by expressing Albania’s firm condemnation of the intercontinental ballistic-missile (ICBM) launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 12 July. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continues to openly ignore t…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Ruiz Massieu and Ms. Salcedo López for their briefings. We also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Leyva Durán in today’s meeting.
With the signing of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a S…
Let me also begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Salvador Crespo, Ambassador Biang in his capacity as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti and Ms. Gilles for their insights. We also appreciate the pa…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his briefing following his visit to Syria and Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi for her insights.
We remain deeply troubled about the persistently worsening situation in Syria. The air strikes on 25 June in north-western Syria have reminded us that the war c…
I would like to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for her briefing, and I welcome the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to today’s meeting. Let me make some observations on the reporting period.
First, the temporary conclusion of voter registration w…
Since this is the first time that Ms. Laing is briefing the Council, I would like to congratulate her on the assumption of her duties as the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and wish her the best of l…
Let me begin by thanking Canada and Tunisia for their effective leadership in ensuring a consensual updating of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which will help all United Nations members better cope with the evolving threat of terrorism.
The adoption of the eighth review of th…
I too welcome and thank all the briefers for their insights today. As we mark the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct Concerning the Prevention and Repression of Piracy, Armed Robbery against Ships, and Illegal Maritime Activities in West and Central Africa, Albania welco…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her briefing. I also thank the UN-Women Executive Director, the African Union Commissioner and the civil society representative for their insights. I welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Central Afr…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom for his update and underline our support for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). I also thank Mr. Charles Tai Gituai and Mr. Marco Impagliazzo for their informative briefings. Let me also thank the Community of Sant’Egidi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Wane for his informative briefing and honour the brave peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty, including most recently in Ber. We also welcome Foreign Minister Diop, who is with us today. Albania commends the dedicated peace…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa Abarry for his presentation and the good offices he has offered since the assumption of his post, and we encourage him to work closely with other United Nations missions in the region. We also thank Ambassador Da Piedade Ver…
I too would like to thank Special Representative Perthes, Commissioner Adeoye and Executive Secretary Gebeyehu for their briefings. Let me also express Albania’s deep gratitude to Mr. Perthes and his team for their commitment and tireless efforts in the Sudan, especially during these very challengin…
I thank Mr. Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for his briefing.
Let me start by recalling why we are having this discussion today — a permanent member of the Council that is violating international law called a meeting to condemn those who support the victim of their a…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Director Wosornu and Ms. Al-Eryani for their briefings.
As the Special Envoy underlined today, Yemen finds itself at a critical juncture. In that context, we encourage the parties to continue dialogue and engage constructively in the peace process. It …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Executive Secretary of the Group of Five for the Sahel Tiaré and Ms. Diouf for their briefings.
Albania considers the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) to be an important regionally led initiative in strengthening stability and security in the Sahel,…
