I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings. I particularly want to thank Ms. Mariam Jalabi for her statement and for being a strong and trusted voice of the Syrian opposition for the past 14 years here in New York.
The historic vi…
Let me thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Freeman for her insightful remarks.
I will raise three points.
First, Denmark is concerned about the situation for democratic governance in West Africa and the Sahel and its consequences for peace and security in the region. Denma…
Let me thank Deputy Special Coordinator Alakbarov for his briefing.
I would like, from the outset, to express Denmark’s condemnation of the recent terrorist attacks in Sydney. We stand not only with Australia but also with the entire Jewish community in rejecting all forms of terrorism and antisemi…
Let me thank the former Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, for his insightful briefing. I also thank Ms. Dayal. As we look towards the selection of the next Secretary-General, the role of civil society will be critical. I therefore thank them for their reflections and recommendations…
Let me also thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the representative of Médecins sans frontières for their briefings. I would like to welcome the participation of Her Excellency Minister for Foreign Affairs Kayikwamba Wagner and the representatives of Rwanda and Burundi in this meeting.
The yea…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher, Deputy Special Representative Gagnon and Ms. Yari for their important and alarming briefings.
As we mark Human Rights Day, the situation in Afghanistan stands as a painful reminder of the gap between global commitments and lived realities. Four years since …
Let me also thank the briefers for sharing their insights.
Before addressing the latest wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine, as described by our briefers, let me first reaffirm several fundamental principles that we believe must define a viable path to peace in Ukraine.
First, Denmark calls for an …
Let me also thank the Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen, for her highly valuable briefing and for her dedicated and strong leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) this year.
Fifty years ago, in the depths of the cold war, nations from …
Allow me also congratulate Slovenia for assuming the presidency of the Council and to use this opportunity to congratulate Sierra Leone for a well conducted presidency in the month of November. I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Al Hassan for his final briefin…
Denmark welcomes the adoption of today’s resolution (resolution 2804 (2025)), extending the authorizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya. We express our sincere appreciation to the penholders — France and Greece — for their efforts in this regard.
As we witnessed earlie…
I thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Doughten of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their briefings.
The situation in Syria continues to evolve. That is clear on the ground, as this month we welcomed Syria’s joining the Global Coalition to Counter Islamic State …
After two years of brutal conflict in Gaza, the guns were finally silenced as the ceasefire entered into force on 10 October, in a long- awaited pause that offers renewed hope after immense suffering and hardship. Our hope is that Israelis and Palestinians alike can now finally begin recovering from…
Let me thank the Deputy Secretary-General and our briefers for their powerful interventions this morning. I thank you, President Bio, for your presence today and for your efforts in highlighting the deadly impact of conflict-induced hunger around the world. The briefings we have heard this morning a…
I thank our briefers for their comprehensive briefings, and I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan here in the Chamber today.
The Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan has been deliberately undermined for the past seven…
Allow me to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Council and to commend you and Sierra Leone for putting this important topic on the Council’s agenda. Let me also thank our briefers this morning for their important statements.
The uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons remains one of the…
I also want to thank our briefers, Executive Director Andersen, Professor Jalloh and Ms. Dinat, for their insightful remarks. Let me further commend Sierra Leone for taking the initiative in calling this meeting. I welcome the participation of Her Excellency, Deputy Foreign Minister Alghali.
First,…
I would like to welcome to today’s meeting His Excellency the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the representatives of Croatia, Serbia and the European Union.
As many have mentioned this morning, December will mark 30 years since the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement, whi…
Denmark voted in favour of extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). We did so in recognition of MINURSO’s important role and on account of the 12-month extension.
The Secretary-General has emphasized that nearly five years have elapsed sinc…
Let me start by thanking Emergency Relief Coordinator Fletcher and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their briefings. I think I can say that they are very strong and compelling calls for action.
Our briefers have once again painted an extremely stark picture: one of a country reeling from years…
I thank the Secretary-General for his powerful words.
Eighty years ago, representatives from around the globe came together in common cause to establish the United Nations. The task was as momentous as it was visionary: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to uphold fundamental h…
