I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings this morning.
I will make three points today.
First, as they have made clear, the humanitarian situation across Syria remains dire, borne out of over a decade of conflict and the actions of the regime, including its recent deci…
I thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her comprehensive briefing.
The United Kingdom would like nothing more than for the Security Council not to need to hold further meetings on chemical weapons, as that would mean that chemical weapons were no longer being produced, stored or used anywhere in…
I would like to welcome the representatives of Iraq and Kuwait to the Chamber.
Let me start by thanking the Special Representative for her briefing and for the important work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). The Mission has made an important contribution to Iraq over the p…
I thank Special Representative Rugwabiza for her briefing this morning. I would like to make three points.
First, the United Kingdom welcomes the achievements that have come from closer cooperation between the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African R…
I thank the Chairs of the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015); 1373 (2001); and 1540 (2004) for their comprehensive briefings and for their able leadership of the Committees. Although each of the Committees has a distinct mandate, they share a comm…
The United Kingdom is grateful for your efforts, Mr. President, in encouraging Member States to reach a mutually acceptable decision today. Let me also express our gratitude to Ambassadors Al-Thani and Hermann for their tireless and innovative stewardship of the intergovernmental negotiations this y…
