My gratitude goes to Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Despite having a Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine less than 48 hours ago (see S/PV.9714), deeply concerning hostile attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, including energy, continue unabated. They include the large-scale Russian a…
I join others in thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland and Dr. Baxter for their briefings.
For more than 10 months, we have witnessed heartbreaking stories of Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages. To put an end to those ongoing tragedies, an immediate ceasefire is urgently needed. Any furth…
I extend my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing.
As we are gathered in this Chamber again today, no end appears to be in sight with regard to the ongoing Middle East crisis. Since the terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October and the ensuing Israeli responses in Gaza, my dele…
I thank Ms. Antonia De Meo, Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and Deputy Special Coordinator Muhannad Hadi for their sobering briefings.
Let us be clear — a ceasefire is the only way forward and the critical fi…
I extend my gratitude to Mr. Ebo for the briefing and also take note of Ms. Kneissl’s remarks.
At the outset, my delegation reiterates its consistent position that Ukraine is defending its people and territories in the exercise of its inherent right to self- defence, as enshrined in Article 51 of t…
I too would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Hans Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary-General Joyce Msuya for their informative updates. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen in today’s meeting.
As I said yesterday (see S/PV.9691), the Middle East remains in …
I, too, thank Special Envoy Pedersen and the Director of Coordination of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Rajasingham, for their briefings.
The Middle East has remained extremely volatile since 7 October. The broader region is in danger of conflict escalation. One weak p…
We thank the Secretaries-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — respectively, Mr. Tasmagambetov, Mr. Lebedev and Mr. Zhang Ming — for their briefings, of which we took careful note. My appreciation a…
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of resolution 2744 (2024) and joined its co-sponsorship, as we view it as a meaningful step forward in improving the overall United Nations sanctions regime. We especially thank Malta and the
United States for their constructive efforts in bringing this much ne…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for today’s briefings. I too join in expressing special thanks to Mr. Griffiths for his dedication and tireless work on Syrian humanitarian questions. My delegation would also like to reiterate its full support to the Special Envoy…
I would also like to extend my appreciation to Mozambique for hosting today’s debate and also to our briefers for their valuable insights on the important subject of the inclusion of women and young people in promoting peace and security.
We welcome today’s debate which provides us with an opportun…
I extend my gratitude to Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing and take note of Ms. Kimberley’s remarks. I also welcome the participation of the delegation of Ukraine in today’s meeting.
At the outset, allow me to begin by reiterating the obvious fact that the war in Ukraine began as a result of Russia’s…
I too thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for their sobering briefings.
For several months now the members of the Security Council have collectively warned against any ground operations in Rafah, which 1.4 million peop…
I also particularly thank Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her last Council briefing on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and on the Iraq-Kuwait issue regarding missing Kuwaitis and third-party nationals and Kuwaiti property. My delegation highly commends he…
Since the outbreak of the terrorist attacks by Hamas and the subsequent military operations by Israel, the General Assembly has convened several plenary meetings to discuss the current situation in Gaza, pursuant to resolution 76/262. Today’s plenary meeting is particularly meaningful to the Republi…
I too thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča, Ms. Cvijanović and High Representative Schmidt for their respective briefings. My delegation welcomes the participation of the delegations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia in today’s meeting.
The Security Council bears the primary responsi…
I too thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Director Rajasingham and Ms. Hayford for today’s briefings. My delegation would
like to take this opportunity to commend the Special Envoy for his tireless efforts and reiterate its support for his work to enable Syria to begin a new chapter.
On 1 April, after o…
The Republic of Korea voted in favour of draft resolution S/2024/302 because we believe that it is both timely and necessary.
With the advent of a new space era, we have become increasingly dependent on space assets, and any action that hinders the peaceful use of outer space can have a far-reachin…
I thank Senior Coordinator Sigrid Kaag for her very useful and informative briefing on the implementation of resolution 2720 (2023).
I would like to express the Republic of Korea’s sincere appreciation for Ms. Kaag’s tireless efforts. Indeed, since her appointment earlier this year, we have witness…
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Malta for hosting this debate, to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Patten for her briefing, and to Ms. Niemat Ahmadi and Ms. Danai Gurira in particular for their touching testimonies.
The briefers just provided some pertinent statis…
