At the outset, we would like to acknowledge the efforts made by Zimbabwe as Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2023 and thus the sponsor of today’s draft resolution (A/78/L.54). By dint of circumstances outside of Harare’s control, this was not an easy tenure as Chair. However, Zimbabwe honourably a…
The Russian Federation notes the diplomatic efforts of Botswana as the Chair of the Kimberley Process in 2022 and also as the author of the initial version of draft resolution A/77/L.61 on the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict. We support its adoption by consensus; at the same time, we cannot he…
We learned with great sadness of the terrible events that led to the assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse. We would like to express our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Haiti and to the family of the President who was killed.
We are grateful to the Special R…
We thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
In the context of the information provided by the Special Coordinator on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), we express our concern about the continuing illegal settlement activity, which is one
of the main obstacles to achiev…
The Russian Federation welcomes the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Niger at today’s briefing. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea-Bissau, Ms. Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, and the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau configuration of the Peacebuilding Commissi…
We thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General James Swan for his comprehensive briefing on developments in Somalia. We also thank the other briefers for the information they have shared with us. We join other speakers in expressing our condolences in connection with the tragic death of Ms…
As I understand it, these questions are addressed personally to Mr. Dmitry Polyanskiy, who is at an event with the Secretary-General at the moment. He will undoubtedly respond to them. I do not want to turn the important subject of national reconciliation into what is frankly an effort to dig up the…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix and Special Envoy Parfait Onanga- Anyanga for their briefings on the progress in the peace process between the Sudan and South Sudan and on the activities of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). We note the contribution o…
We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix for the information he has provided on the state of affairs in Darfur and the activities of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) in the region. We welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of the Sudan a…
I would first like to join previous speakers in welcoming the participation of the new Minister for Foreign Affairs of Peru in the present meeting. We wish Mr. Meza-Cuadra every success in his important new post.
We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean- Pierre Lacroix for presenting the final report …
We thank Mr. James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, for his comprehensive briefing on developments in the country. We also thank Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence i…
I would first like to join others in echoing the expressions of gratitude that we have heard today and conveying our best wishes to our colleague François Delattre, the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, with whom we have had the honour of working for the past five years. We w…
The Russian delegation supported the adoption today of resolution 2479 (2019), extending the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for four months. We understand the position of the African Union, which expressed the importance of conducting a comprehensive …
We thank Mr. David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the situation in South Sudan and on the peace process there. We listened attentively to all of today’s briefers. We welcome the significant progress in the implementation by the parties of the Revitalize…
Russia supported the adoption of resolution 2476 (2019), establishing the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General’s letter of 13 May (S/2019/387). We believe the resolution is an important step towards stabilizing the situat…
We would like to thank Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing on the situation in the Central African Republic. We listened with interest to all of today’s briefers and their assessments of the situation in the country.
We agree that the Political Agre…
We would like to thank Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Michel Kafando for his briefing on the developing situation in the country. We regret that, unfortunately, today the Security Council could not listen to the Permanent Representative of Switzerland, Mr. Jürg Lauber, Chair of the country-s…
