At the outset, Somalia wishes to thank the United States for convening this meeting and Secretary Wright for presiding over today’s important discussion. We also extend our appreciation to Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing.
Today, the world stands at a historical crossr…
Let me begin by thanking the United States for convening this meeting. I welcome you, Madam First Lady, and commend your leadership in presiding over today’s timely and important discussion. I also thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for the insights, which remind us that the challenges before us…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and my own country, Somalia.
We thank the presidency for promptly convening this emergency meeting on the situation in the Middle Eas…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council (A3), namely the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and my own country, Somalia.
We thank the Deputy Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, Mr. Cordone, and the Director of the F…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov for his valuable briefing on recent developments in the Middle East, including the occupied Palestinian territories, and I would like to express my appreciation for the continued efforts of the United Nations in following up on this sensitive …
Somalia voted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for one year. It is a reflection of our commitment to a peaceful and negotiated solution to the issue of Western Sahara, under United Nations auspices. We commend the penholder — the Unite…
I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, for his comprehensive and sobering briefing. We are deeply indebted to all United Nations and humanitarian personnel working under the most c…
At the outset, I would like to thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Shin for his comprehensive briefing. Somalia welcomes the participation of His Excellency Mr. Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Ms. Gërvalla-Schwarz and Mr. Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of…
At the outset, allow me to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council this month. Somalia extends its sincere wishes for a successful term and pledges its full support.
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his insightful remarks and to all briefers…
We thank the Secretary-General for his briefing on the worrisome developments in Ukraine and the wider region.
We meet today as the war in Ukraine enters yet another difficult chapter in a conflict whose origins stretch back years and whose consequences have rippled far beyond its borders. The late…
Let me begin by thanking Under-Secretary- General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their thorough briefings. We listened attentively to Ms. De Anda Madrazo’s remarks. We also take note of the Secretary-General’s twenty-first report on the threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely briefing. We also take note of Special Representative Patten’s briefing and thank Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed, Founder and Coordinator of the Darfur Advocacy Group, for sharing her sobering perspective on the situation of women and girls in t…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the three African members of the Security Council plus (A3+), namely Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and my own country, Somalia.
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and Interim Chairperson for the reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Eval…
Allow me to begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to the Panamanian presidency for convening this important and timely high-level debate.
We also extend a warm welcome to Your Excellency Mr. José Raúl Mulino Quin tero, President of the Republic of Panama, for chairing this meeting, undersco…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the swift convening of this emergency meeting today. I also express gratitude to Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Mr. Ramesh, Head and Representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, for their sobering briefings and tir…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important meeting. I also appreciate Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his
This is a conflict in which, just over the past weekend, bombardments have intensified across the Strip, including areas where displaced families sought safety and refuge. I…
Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to the Pakistani presidency for organizing this timely and important briefing on peace operations. I also thank our briefers, Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Assistant Secretary-General Pobee and International Peace Institute President Al Hussein, …
I wish to express my appreciation to Assistant Secretaries-General Jenča and Msuya for their briefings.
My delegation remains gravely concerned by the continued deterioration of the humanitarian and security situation in Ukraine. The latest developments only reinforce the urgency and the complexity…
Allow me to begin by expressing our sincere gratitude to the Pakistani presidency for convening this meeting and for the thoughtful decision to place the vital partnership between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the centre of the Council’s agenda today. I woul…
At the outset, I express my country’s appreciation for holding this open debate at a time when challenges facing the region of the Middle East are escalating and accumulated crises are becoming worse, without any drastic solutions. I would also like to thank Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-Ge…
