I am honoured to be here today to present the latest report (S/2022/521) of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
I would first like to extend my congratulations to you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security …
Madam President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. At the same time, I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to congratulate the new members of the Council, namely, Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the U…
It is an honour and a pleasure for me to be here before the Council today to present the latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/612), on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), whose activities I have been leading for almost two months.
The report…
Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on presiding over this meeting. We assure you of our full support.
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I would also like to take this opportunity to greet and commend the Ambassador of Indonesia on his country’s presidency of the Council during the month of May.
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I would first like to thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to introduce the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali (S/2018/273), covering the first quarter of 2018.
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the presence of Mr. Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, Minister for Fore…
I am pleased to interact with the Security Council this afternoon from Bamako. I thank the Secretary-General for this opportunity to introduce his report (S/2017/811) and to take stock of recent developments in the situation in Mali, including the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconc…
It is always an honour and a pleasure to address the Security Council as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This meeting takes place one year to the day after our discussions …
I am particularly honoured and pleased to be here in the Council today, exactly five months after I assumed my functions at the head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), on 15 January 2016, and three months after the Council’s memorable mission t…
One month ago, on 23 and 24 April, my friend Mr. Kay and I joined the Council in New York on the occasion of the interactive dialogue on Somalia. Today, the Council is meeting to discuss the situation involving our main partner, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Once again th…
At the outset, on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ms. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, I would like to thank the Council for giving me the unique opportunity to update members on the situation in Somalia. I agree with my colleague Ambassador Kay that the evolution of the situation …
