I thank the British presidency for convening this emergency meeting this afternoon, and I thank the Secretary-General for his powerful and comprehensive briefing.
The Security Council is meeting today at a pivotal and decisive moment in the history of the United Nations. This moment unfortunately c…
At the outset, allow me to express the appreciation of the League of Arab States for your distinctive presidency of the Council, Mr. President, during the month of December, which coincides with the conclusion of your two-year term as a non-permanent Council member, along with the terms of four othe…
I am honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the League of Arab States and its member States.
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation for your excellent stewardship of the Council’s work, Madam President, and for your positive response to the request of the Group of Arab States,…
I have the honour to read out a statement on behalf of Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, who was unable to participate in this important meeting owing to an emergency.
“I would like to begin by expressing the appreciation of the League of Arab States for France’…
I would like to begin my statement by congratulating Norway on presiding over the Security Council for the month of January and by personally welcoming you, Madam President, along with the ministers present and the new members of the Security Council. I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland for his…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank you for holding this important meeting, which coincides with a number of significant international developments concerning stability in the Middle East region.
Those devel…
The Security Council is meeting today to conduct its periodic review of the progress made towards achieving peace in the Middle East, and to ensure that Israel, the occupying Power, is respecting its commitments according to the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and …
, I would like to extend to the President and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia the appreciation of the League of Arab States for their initiative in holding today’s open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
This meeting coincides with the twentieth anniversary of th…
Today’s open debate is taking place amid extremely complex regional and international circumstances, in the light of the uncertainty surrounding the future of several key issues in the Middle East region and a number of successive developments and events taking place in many countries of the region,…
Allow me, Mr. President, to read out the statement of Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, who would have liked to attend today’s meeting in response to your kind invitation, but urgent circumstances required that he be in Cairo.
“I would like to begin my statement…
Today’s meeting of the Security Council is being held in the absence of any clear prospect for a peace process in the Middle East, and in the light of intentional disregard for the main international terms of reference of the peace process, including Oslo and Madrid accords, including the Arab Peace…
The Security Council meets today against the backdrop of an unprecedented and very serious Israeli escalation of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is a blatant violation of international law that undermines the ability of the Security Council and the international community t…
To begin with, I would like to express our appreciation to the Special Coordinator, Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, for his comprehensive briefing before the Council today. I would like also to express our condolences to the Government and delegation of Côte d’Ivoire for the sudden death of our dear friend, …
Today’s Security Council meeting is taking place against a very complex regional and international backdrop that poses a blatant challenge to the framework of multilateralism in international relations, and a radical change in the way critical issues are addressed in the United Nations. This include…
