I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari and Ms. Efron for their briefings. I also thank Mr. Levy in particular for his touching testimony.
The region has been experiencing its darkest moment for more than 14 months, not only in Israel and Palestine but in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and …
I would like to express my gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mohamed Al Hassan, and to Ms. Hanaa Edwar for their informative briefings. I warmly welcome Mr. Al Hassan in his new role as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and trust that …
I too would like to express gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her informative briefing. I also thank Director General Shikhani for his briefing.
The recent escalation in Syria serves as a stark reminder of the grave risk that chemical weapons that are unaccounted for may fall into …
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefing. I also appreciate Director Al Saleh’s briefing from the ground.
The Republic of Korea expresses its grave concern over the escalating instability and power vacuum in Syria. The advances of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and other non-State actors…
I would like to thank Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi and Director Wosornu for their briefings. I also want to express particular gratitude to Ms. Abou Zainedin for her testimony, which was truly inspiring.
It is deeply worrisome that the security situation in Syria has further worsened since the last …
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely and important meeting. I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Mr. Jenča for his comprehensive briefing. I would also like to thank Ms. Juma, Dr. Pape and Mr. Cohen for sharing their very useful thoughts.
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I also join others in commending Switzerland on its excellent leadership of the Security Council last month and congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency for the month of November. We promise you, Madam President, our full support.
My delegation welcomes Mr. Denis Bećirović, Chairm…
I extend my gratitude to Mr. Ebo for his briefing. Today’s meeting is the fourth that the Security Council has held in last two weeks on the situation in Ukraine. On all of the previous occasions, we heard clearly the international community’s collective voice urging Russia to end its illegal invasi…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ziadeh for her important and informative briefing. My delegation also welcomes His Excellency Mr. Marko Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, and Her Excellency
Ms. Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, De…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his important briefing on the current situation in the Middle East.
The Republic of Korea is once again gravely concerned about the perilous situation in the Middle East, including the attacks by Israel against Iran on Saturday. Since Iran launched…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Wosornu for their briefings today. My delegation would also like to commend the noble efforts the civil society has been making to bring about peace in Syria and the region.
We take this opportunity to express our deepest condolences to the …
I extend my gratitude to Special Representative Ruiz Massieu for his informative briefing. My delegation values his leadership in ensuring the remarkable work of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia to support the country’s peace process. My appreciation also goes to Ms. Beatriz Quint…
We return to the Chamber once again to discuss the Nord Stream incident. Regrettably, since the previous meeting on this topic in April (see S/PV.9619), we have received no substantive updates and have seen no notable developments as yet. In that regard, the Republic of Korea will again articulate i…
My delegation takes the floor to exercise its right of appeal in response to the statement made by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
I vividly remember that, a year ago here in this Hall, I pointed out the preposterous and absurd nature of the allegation the Democrati…
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of the resolution proposed by the United States and Ecuador (resolution 2751 (2024)), reaffirming our commitment to the people of Haiti and supporting the Multinational Security Support Mission to restore public security, thereby advancing a Haitian- led, Haitia…
The devastating communications device attacks last week were shocking, but the Israeli air strikes across Lebanon since Monday even more staggering and distressing. On 23 September alone, more than 500 people were killed, marking Lebanon’s highest death toll since the long civil war and equalling ha…
I would like to begin by thanking Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
We express deep concern over the growing instability in Syria since the previous meeting in August (see S/PV.9713), amid rising tensions, the resurgence of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant…
I too would like to thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Ms. Helen Clark for their briefings.
We are sadly moving towards the first anniversary of the brutal terrorist attacks by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s subsequent military operations, resulting in the unfathomable humanitarian …
I am grateful to High Representative Nakamitsu for her timely briefing.
The Republic of Korea has been consistent in condemning Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine since the outbreak of the war. The reason is simple. The invasion violates our guiding fundamental principles, including the principle…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his informative briefing and commend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its impartial efforts in ensuring the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. I also welcome the representatives of Syria, Iran and Türkiye.
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