Let me begin by warmly welcoming the five newly elected members to the Security Council and wishing you, Mr. President, every success in presiding over the Council for the month of January. I want to assure you of my delegation’s readiness to work together constructively. I also thank Mr. Ebo for hi…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Let me start by expressing Albania’s firm condemnation of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Wednesday against Israeli civilians in Jerusalem. Those coordinated and sophisticated attacks take us back to darker times and are yet another tr…
Let me begin by expressing my delegation’s appreciation for the briefings delivered by the outgoing Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015); 1373 (2001); and 1540 (2004) and thanking them for the work done in their respective Committees. …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her briefing.
An overnight rocket attack struck a hospital maternity ward in southern Ukraine, killing a newborn baby. Fortunately, the baby’s mother and the doctor were pulled alive from the rubble. That happened during heavy attacks by Russian forces o…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg for the information provided, and I thank Director Ghelani for the clear introduction on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. Let me reaffirm Albania’s full support for the relentless efforts of the Special Envoy towards the political process in Yemen. I also welcome …
I extend my thanks to Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Executive Director Waly, Executive Secretary Ukonga and Commander Yakubu for their briefings.
As the tenth anniversary of the Yaoundé Code of Conduct approaches, Albania attaches great importance to this discussion, which can provide us with …
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Martha Pobee, Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) Executive Secretary Eric Tiaré and Mr. Zakaria Ousman Ramadan for their briefings and insights today.
This discussion comes at a critical time for the G-5 Sahel, as the region grapples with multidimensional c…
Albania voted in favour of resolution 2659 (2022), on extending the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 November 2023. However, we regret that, despite numerous and substantial compromises, the resolution …
Let me start by thanking Director General Grossi and his International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team for preparing the Agency’s comprehensive report for 2021 (A/77/308
and A/77/308/Add.1). I want to assure him of Albania’s full support for his work and stewardship in leading the Agency in such d…
Let me begin by thanking Prosecutor Khan for his briefing today and reiterating Albania’s unreserved support for the International Criminal Court (ICC). We view the Court as a key component of the global struggle to end impunity and hold individuals accountable for serious crimes. I also welcome the…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Rugwabiza for her insights and welcome the presence of Her Excellency Ms. Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic, as well as the presence of the representative of Rwan…
I thank your delegation, Mr. President, for focusing our attention on the critical link between climate change and security. I also extend my delegation’s gratitude to Ms. Pobee, Mr. Gahouma- Bekale and Mr. Youssef for their insights.
We have said it before, and we will not tire of reiterating, tha…
I would like to join others in expressing our appreciation for the work that Special Representative of the Secretary-General Massieu has accomplished with the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and for his briefing today. I also thank Ms. Moreno Barco and Ambassador Muhith for their ins…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom for his comprehensive briefing and commend his and his team’s tireless efforts to support the peace process in South Sudan. I also thank Ms. Lilian Riziq for giving us a frank perspective from the point of view of civil society. I would …
I thank Brazil and Ireland for convening today’s meeting. I also thank Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Torero and Mr. Beasley for exposing the sad realities of food insecurity and its connections with conflict and violence.
In resolution 2417 (2018) of May 2018, the Council recognized squarely how wars drive hu…
I thank Foreign Minister Sylvie Baipo Temon for her presence in the Chamber today.
At the outset, I would like to express our appreciation to the penholder, France, for all the efforts to provide us with a comprehensive resolution. We recognize that the task was significant and challenging, as the …
At the outset, I would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the people of Afghanistan and to the families of the victims of the earthquake.
I would like to thank those who convened this important debate on the responsibility to protect (R2P). Albania welcomes the recent report of the Secret…
At the outset, I would like to welcome His Excellency Mr. Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen’apala, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as the representatives of Rwanda and Uganda. I thank Ms. Pobee and Mr. Huang Xia for their briefings and the three African mem…
Albania would like to thank the United Kingdom, as penholder, for its hard work in drafting the comprehensive resolution 2628 (2022) and for leading the challenging negotiations. We welcome the unanimous adoption of the resolution, which authorizes the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (AT…
