At the outset, I would like to commend Slovenia for its effective stewardship of the Council during the month of December. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for the informative briefing provided today.
The Security Council adopted two resolutions concerning Somalia this month, namely …
I welcome you, Madam President, to the Security Council. I also thank Her Excellency Ms. Elina Valtonen, Chairperson-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for her compelling briefing today.
As we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, …
At the outset, allow me to commend Sierra Leone for its able leadership of the Council throughout November and to congratulate Slovenia on assuming the presidency for the month of December. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Al Hassan for his comprehensive briefing and his …
My delegation welcomes His Excellency Mr. Željko Komšić, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Chairman of the Presidency, and the participation of the European Union (EU), Serbian and Croatian delegations at today’s meeting.
As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement,…
First of all, allow me to extend our warmest congratulations to you, Mr. President, and your team on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of October. We wish you every success in the discharge of your important responsibilities. I also extend my sincere congratulations to the Assista…
At the outset, I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his timely briefing and welcome the representative of Ukraine, Her Excellency Prime Minister Svyrydenko.
We return once again to the Chamber under grim circumstances to discuss the most recent appalling attack against civilians and c…
I would also like to begin by thanking Secretary-General Guterres and UNICEF Executive Director Russell for their comprehensive and insightful briefings. My appreciation also goes to Mr. Roosevelt for his sobering testimony. I also welcome the presence of the representatives of Haiti, the Dominican …
Let me first thank France for its tireless efforts in bridging significant gaps among Council members and guiding us to the adoption of this important resolution (resolution 2790 (2025)).
As both a troop-contributing country to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and a member of th…
I would also like to thank Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, Assistant Secretary-General Joyce Msuya and Ms. Inger Ashing of Save the Children International for their briefings. I would like to thank Ms. Ilana Gritzewsky in particular for her courage and sobering testimony, and I do sincer…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her substantive briefing. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to this meeting.
The security and humanitarian situations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to deteriorate despite …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna Tetteh for her comprehensive briefing. My gratitude goes to Somalia for its leadership as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Repre…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings.
In that regard, let me highlight the following three points.
First, we call on all parties to the March agreement to prioritize building a unified Syria and implementing the terms of the agreement without dela…
At the outset, my delegation thanks Panama for convening today’s open debate and expresses its deep appreciation to Special Representative Patten for her compelling briefing and to Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed for her courageous and sobering testimony.
It is regrettable that we are meeting under such worsenin…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee, Ambassador Owinow and Director Mutiga for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome the participation of the representative of South Sudan in today’s meeting.
Just last month, South Sudan marked the fourteenth anniversary of its independence — a milest…
We welcome your presence today, Mr. President. I would also like to begin by expressing our appreciation to the
As evidenced by the emergency Security Council meeting convened just two days ago (see S/PV.9975), the situation in the Middle East remains both deeply volatile and alarming. The Republic…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting in a timely manner. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča and Mr. Rajasingham for their concise and powerful briefings.
The Republic of Korea is gravely concerned about the Israeli Security Cabinet’s recent approval of a…
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Alfaro de Alba for the comprehensive briefing. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Panama and to Ecuador, last year’s Chair
As just highlighted by the Chair, there has been notable progress in the implementation of…
At the outset, I also would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their informative briefings and welcome the participation of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
As the war in Ukraine stretches beyond 1,250 days, the human, moral, economic and geopolitic…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary- General Yousef Al-Dobeay of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for their detailed briefings. We also extend our gratitude to the Pakistani presidency for convening today’s meeting.
Since its establis…
I also join other colleagues in thanking Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his comprehensive briefing.
For millennia, the Middle East has been a crossroads of civilization, with its abundant historical, cultural and religious heritage. However, what we have been witnessing, for almost t…
