I thank Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing.
Kenya is deeply concerned about reports of ongoing blockades along the Lachin corridor, which, we understand, is critical for humanitarian access to the Nagorno-Karabakh region. We call on both sides to de-escalate the current te…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Nakamitsu and Mr. Kovalik for their briefings.
We note with extreme concern the ruinous damage that the war is causing to Ukrainian lives, as well as Ukraine’s legitimate right to sovereignty, territorial integrity and regional and international security. As the Sec…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths for his briefing.
We remain concerned by the persisting humanitarian suffering in Ukraine. It is a shocking statistic that an estimated 40 per cent of Ukraine’s power-generation capacity has been damaged or destroyed by direct attacks. That means th…
My delegation thanks France for facilitating the negotiations on resolution 2659 (2022), which was just adopted.
Kenya’s decision to vote for the resolution was a fine balance between the notable improvement in
the continued implementation by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabiliz…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing and for his Office’s twenty-fourth report on the situation in Libya, pursuant to Security Council resolution 1970 (2011). We welcome the fact that the Prosecutor is briefing the Council from Libya and take note of his engagement with the Libyan authorities an…
I join others in thanking Mr. Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, and the other two briefers for their statements this evening.
Europe and the world cannot afford any escalation or spread of the war in Ukraine. Many countries that were already struggling to build back…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča for his briefing on the most recent developments. I also welcome the participation of Armenia and Azerbaijan in this meeting.
Kenya is gravely concerned by the recent reports of renewed fighting along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, with both sides …
I thank Mr. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his briefing.
We are having this discussion against the backdrop of the tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, taking place on these premises. The ob…
Kenya’s vote in favour of resolution 2640 (2022) is based on our belief that the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) plays a key role in Mali. We also note an overall improvement in the adopted resolution as compared to the original draft resolution.
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At the outset, Kenya joins others in expressing its heartfelt condolences to the people of Afghanistan following the devastating earthquake in Paktika province. We commend the rapid mobilization by the authorities and humanitarian actors to provide emergency-response and search-and- rescue efforts.
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I thank Ms. Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, for her briefing and the work she is doing on the important agenda of addressing hate speech. I also thank Ms. Tsybulska and Mr. Cohen for their presentations this morning.
We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, who are…
At the outset, I would like to welcome and thank His Excellency Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for his briefing.
Regional organizations, as guided under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, have continued t…
Kenya commends Albania’s efforts to advance the shared commitments of the women and peace and security agenda. I thank the Secretary-General, the Executive Director of UN-Women and the representatives of regional organizations for their insights and recommendations on this important topic.
We welco…
I thank Judge Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, for their briefings on the work of the Mechanism and their assessments of its progress. We note th…
I thank Mr. Markram for his briefing this morning. We would like to join others in expressing our deepest condolences to our United Arab Emirates colleagues and the Government and the people of that country on the passing of their President.
I reaffirm Kenya’s firm belief that the use or threat of …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing and welcome the participation of the representatives of the Republic of Korea and Japan at this meeting.
Once again, we wish to express our deep concern over the steadily escalating situation in the Korean peninsula. This year alone, the D…
I welcome the briefing by the Mexican Ambassador and commend him for the conduct of the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).
Weapons of mass destruction pose a grave danger. The indiscriminate nature of those weapons can lead to
immediate and long-term effects on p…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Director General Grossi for their briefings.
Kenya is deeply concerned by the reports made yesterday of a fire in the close vicinity of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine. It is with relief that we learned from the International Atomic Energ…
I congratulate you, Madam President, on your country’s assumption of the presidency. My delegation wishes the United Arab Emirates success, and it can count on our support.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Lyons for her briefing on the latest developments in Afghanistan and …
I thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, the Under-Secretary-General and the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) for their briefings and welcome the participation of the representative of Yemen at this meeting.
Kenya regrets the alarming escalation of ho…
