The chemical weapons attack of 21 August in Syria was horrific in its nature and its scale, and the Secretary-General has rightly described it as a war crime. So it is welcome that the Security Council has recognized the appalling nature of that act and has come together to agree a serious and far-r…
I, too, thank the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Secretary General of the League of Arab States for their words, and I am grateful to you, Mr. President, for proposing this debate on peace and security in the Middle East.
Over the past 18 months, the Arab Spring, as we have come to…
I thank the Deputy Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for their briefings. I am grateful to our colleagues from Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq for their valuable insights. I thank you, Mr. President and the Government of France for initiating this meeting, whic…
I, too, thank the Prime Minister of Qatar and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States for their reports and their powerful words, and we are all grateful to you, Mr. President, for presiding over this debate.
Our task as a Council is clear: we must address the horrifying violence that ha…
The resolve and effectiveness of the United Nations is tested whenever lives are threatened. When conflict looms, the world looks to the United Nations for a decisive response to
prevent violence through agile and creative diplomacy, to stop aggression, to end conflict when it does happen and then …
I am very grateful to you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate today and to the Secretary-General for being here with us.
Terrorism remains one of the greatest challenges to international peace, stability and security, and therefore also to the development and prosperity of nations.…
I begin by thanking you, Mr. President, for convening this summit. Given the new security threats and economic constraints we face, this debate provides an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to improving the ability of the United Nations to prevent conflict, to forge sustainable peace agreements…
