I would also like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Fletcher for their briefings, and I express my wish to work closely with them in the future.
While the end of the Al-Assad regime brings hope for the Syrian people…
I thank Director Wosornu, Ms. Lewis and Mr. Bahr Al-Din for their valuable briefings.
The armed conflict in the Sudan, now in its second year, has become a humanitarian catastrophe. Recent figures point to a dire situation in which more than
11 million people have been displaced and hundreds of th…
I thank Under-Secretary General Rosemary DiCarlo for her valuable briefing. I also welcome the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Andrii Sybiha, in this meeting.
As the war is about to enter its fourth year, the highly attritional nature of the conflict remains unsust…
I am also grateful to Special Envoy Pedersen, Director Wosornu, Ms. Haj Ibrahim and Ms. Jarbawi for their briefings.
Unfortunately, the escalating violence in the Middle East remains a grave concern. The spillover of the conflict in Gaza into the broader region has gone from a risk to a harsh reali…
I also thank Algeria and Slovenia for requesting this timely meeting, as well as Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Ms. Doughten, Director of the Financing and Partnerships Division at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings. We appreciate the invaluable leadersh…
Let me start by commending the co-facilitators for their tireless efforts over the past 18 months in intense negotiations leading to the outcome documents of the Summit of the Future (resolution 79/1). Türkiye has consistently advocated multilateralism, recognizing it as a vital mechanism to address…
At the outset, I too would like to thank the Secretary-General for the comprehensive briefing.
As we gather today, we confront the grim reality of the ongoing war, now heading towards its fourth year. This conflict has inflicted profound suffering on millions in Ukraine and beyond. Unfortunately, s…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their comprehensive briefings. I agree with almost all the points they made.
Syria may not feature high on the international agenda these days, owing to other pressing crises, yet the humanitarian landscape in the country is nothing short …
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
The 13-year conflict in Syria has caused immense suffering for millions of Syrians, who are faced with restricted political space, a worsening economy, mass displacement, terrorism, violence and an ever- de…
I am also grateful to Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
Unfortunately, the humanitarian situation in Syria is catastrophic and worsening. There are 16.7 million people in Syria, which is equal to more than 70 per cent of the population, who need humanitarian assis…
I will not take much more time, because these statements do not deserve a serious answer. They just show how the Syrian regime is detached from the realities on the ground. It is in no position to preach to Türkiye on this issue. Türkiye has set the gold standard internationally on how to deal with …
I also thank Deputy Special Envoy Najat Rochdi and Director Rajasingham for their briefings.
Unfortunately, the wider Middle East region is engulfed in multiple conflicts that have caused enormous suffering for millions of people.
The 13-year conflict in Syria is one of its most destructive confli…
I am grateful to Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings, particularly as it is Mr. Griffiths’ final briefing.
Through its unanimous adoption of resolution 2254 (2015), the Security Council reiterated years ago that the only sustainable solution to the confl…
I would like to express our appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this debate in line with resolution 76/262, on the so-called veto initiative.
We are gathered here due to the veto cast by a permanent member of the Security Council against draft resolution S/202/312, concerning the admission of t…
I will be brief. The conflict in Syria has taken a significant toll on the Turkish people and on Türkiye in general. Türkiye is not the reason for the start of that conflict.
Regarding the allegations made by the representative of Syria, the statements made by the Turkish delegation explained that …
As this is my first statement to the Security Council in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of Türkiye, I would first like to greet the members of the Council and congratulate Malta for steering the work of Council this month. I also thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Director Rajasingham, as…
At the outset, we extend our thanks to the Maltese presidency and to Jordan for convening this timely meeting. I also express appreciation to Commissioner-General Lazzarini for his briefing and commend his efforts to fulfil UNRWA’s mandate under extremely challenging circumstances. He depicted the s…
I too would like to thank Malta for organizing this timely event and the briefers for their insightful remarks.
Considered the cradle of many civilizations, the Mediterranean region stands at a crossroads of history, cultures and challenges. As we discuss the wide topic of the role of youth in addr…
