We welcome the emphasis that the General Assembly has placed on the culture of peace as a driver and enabler of peace and development. We firmly believe that pluralism, tolerance, mutual respect and the diversity of religions and beliefs are the foundation for promoting human fraternity and fosterin…
Let me begin by thanking the delegation of the Russian Federation for organizing today’s open debate. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu for her briefing.
The illicit transfer and illegal diversion of arms, including conventional arms and ammunition, small arms and light weapons, as we…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roza Otunbayeva, for her briefing and civil society briefer Zubaida Akbar for her remarks.
As a contiguous neighbour and long-standing partner of Afghanistan, and given our strong historical and civilizational linkages to the Afghan peopl…
On the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was observed yesterday, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, extended his best wishes to the people of Palestine in their endeavour to achieve Statehood, peace and prosperity. In his message, he also…
Let me begin by acknowledging and thanking Special Envoy Geir Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths for their briefings.
India supports Secretary-General’s call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and avoid any further escalation. We attach utmost importance to maintaining …
I thank United Nations Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
India condemns the twin terror attacks that took place in Jerusalem on 23 November. We offer our condolences to the victim’s family and wish the injured a speedy recovery. We reiterate that terrorism is a global threat and …
I would also like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing at this emergency meeting.
India continues to remain concerned about the situation in Ukraine, including the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the deaths of civilians. History has regrettably shown us that the killin…
At the outset, I wish to thank the delegations of Norway and Mexico for
their work as the Chairs of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) 1989 (2001) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and ent…
As Chair of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, I have the honour to brief the Council on the key aspects of the work undertaken by the Counter-Terrorism Committee since the beginning of this year, supported by the Count…
I thank Special Envoy Hans Grundberg for his briefing. We recognize his ongoing efforts to resume the truce and bring the Yemeni parties back to dialogue. I also thank Ms. Reena Ghelani, Director for Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for her br…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing today.
This is the second time we are meeting this month on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see S/PV.9183). We condemn the recent launch of an intercontinental-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Four (G-4) countries: Brazil, Germany, Japan and my own country, India.
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on the appointment of the Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic and the Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait as co-Cha…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and update on the situation in Ukraine.
India remains concerned about the situation in Ukraine, including the targeting of civilian infrastructure and the death of civilians. Since the beginning of the conflict, India has con…
Allow me to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing today. I also thank the other briefers for their valuable insights and briefings.
I would take this opportunity to pay tribute to all peacekeepers for their supreme sacrifice and for their contribution to the restoration of peace a…
Let me begin by expressing gratitude to you, Sir, for your leadership of the Council and by congratulating the delegation of Ghana for organizing this important open debate on counter- terrorism in Africa. The Secretary-General’s observation last month in Mumbai, India, while paying tribute to the v…
I thank Prosecutor Karim Khan for his briefing today with regard to Libya, and I welcome the Ambassador of Libya to the Security Council.
At the outset, I want to put it on the record that India is not a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The referral of the situatio…
I too would like to thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her update.
The Security Council held a meeting on this topic just a few days ago (see S/PV.9164). Going forward, we believe that discussions on Syria and chemical weapons should reflect progress on the ground, which has unfortunately rema…
Allow me to begin by thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and welcoming the Ambassadors of Japan and the Republic of Korea to our meeting today.
In the past, we have expressed our concern at recent ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing and assure him of India’s full support.
I also welcome the presence of the Libyan Ambassador at today’s meeting.
The situation in Libya is indeed concerning, as we heard from the Special Representative of th…
I thank Mr. Hans Grundberg and Ms. Joyce Msuya for their updates on the latest developments in Yemen.
India is deeply disappointed to learn that the parties have not agreed to an extension and expansion of the truce. We saw the tangible benefits of the truce in the past six months: active military …
