I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely Liberia, Somalia and my own country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The A3 voted in favour of the resolution renewing the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission i…
At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you here today, Mr. President, in your capacity as United States Secretary of Energy, and to thank Under-Secretary- General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing earlier today.
In a world undergoing energy and digital transitions, and at a…
First and foremost, I would like to congratulate the United States of America on assuming the presidency of the Council in March and thank it for convening this meeting on an issue that is of crucial importance to my country and to many regions of the world affected by war and armed conflict.
In th…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomes the attendance of Her Excellency Ms. Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom. It likewise acknowledges the presence of Their Excellencies the Deputy Prime Ministers of Pakistan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and T…
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of the African members of the United
Nations Security Council (A3), namely Liberia, Somalia and my own country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We thank Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Mr. George Aggrey Owinow and Mr. Edmu…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council (A3), namely Liberia, Somalia and my own country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The A3 would like to commend the Federal Republic of Somalia for the exemplary leadership and effectiveness it…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Council (A3), namely Somalia, Liberia and my country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
We welcome the adoption of this resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BI…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo would like to congratulate the Federal Republic of Somalia for the diligence with which it has led the work of the Security Council throughout the month of January, which is now coming to an end, and for taking the initiative to organize this quarterly debate on …
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council (A3), namely Liberia, Somalia and my own country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The A3 thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and the Executive Director of the U…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the African members of the Security Council (A3), namely Liberia, Somalia and my own country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The A3 thanks Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan for her briefing and takes note of the forty-second report…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is speaking for the very first time in its national capacity since joining the Security Council and would like, first of all, to extend its warm congratulations to Somalia, which is presiding over the Council this first month of the year. My country also congratu…
I thank you, Mr. President, for again giving me the floor. I could have simply kept quiet, as what we said earlier was sufficient. However, faced with the distortions of my colleague from Rwanda, I am forced to take the floor again for a short time.
If this Organization respected the Charter of the…
Mr. President, on the last day of your presidency of the Security Council, I am pleased and honoured to congratulate you on the excellent work that you have done throughout your term and to express my delegation’s satisfaction at seeing you presiding over this open debate of the Council devoted to t…
On 21 February 2025, when the Security Council met in this Chamber to adopt its resolution 2773 (2025) (see S/PV.9865), the atmosphere in this Chamber suggested that the Security Council reserved the right to return here to assess the degree of implementation of its resolution 2773 (2025) and would …
On behalf of the Government and the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I thank the United States and Panama for convening and organizing this emergency meeting, and I thank the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, for his steadfast commitment to my country’s cause. I …
I would not have wished to take the floor again at this point, but on hearing the statement by the representative of Rwanda, one is tempted to wonder whether everyone is on planet Earth, which we inhabit. That is because, as Council members will have noticed, Rwanda is rehashing the same, almost ana…
I would like to begin by extending to you, Madam President, the sincere congratulations of the delegation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of March, which is nearing its end. You, Madam, have successfully steered the Council’s work, tha…
My delegation has taken note of the annual report of the International Criminal Court (ICC), contained in document A/79/198, as submitted by Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the Court. The report shows that, despite conducting many of its activities in very difficult operational environments and pre…
I did not intend to take the floor again, but the language used by the representative of Rwanda was wholly inappropriate.
Council members will have noted that Rwanda systematically said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo “must”, as if the Democratic Republic of the
Congo were the only party…
As this is the first time that I take the floor in the Security Council as September draws to a close, I would be remiss if I did not welcome your presidency of the Council and congratulate you, Mr. President, on the quality of the work that you have done and the spirit of openness that you have dis…
