I join others in thanking the Under-Secretary-General for his briefing.
Terrorism in whatever form is deplorable and should be condemned wherever and whenever it is perpetrated. No act of terrorism whatsoever can be justified. We recall the anguish visited on innocent civilians by terrorist groups …
I thank Under-Secretary- General Martin Griffiths and Mr. Egeland for their briefings and welcome the participation of Syria, Iran and Turkey in this meeting.
Earlier this week, we had the benefit of holding a high-level open debate on wars in cities and protection of civilians in urban settings (s…
We would like to thank Mr. Pedersen and Ms. Thuraya Hijazi for their briefings this afternoon.
As we begin another year of monthly deliberations on the political situation in Syria, the need for progress that can deliver a long-desired peace to the Syrian people is more compelling and urgent than e…
We join others in congratulating you, Madam President, and your team on your country’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We assure you of our cooperation and support. We also wish to commend India for its successful presidency. I also thank High Representative Nakamitsu for her b…
Kenya takes the floor to explain its vote.
We would like to sincerely thank and commend the co-penholders for their resolute efforts. We also applaud the cooperation that has produced this text — sponsored by the co-penholders, the United States and Russia — in a spirit of compromise and unity.
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I thank Special Envoy Pedersen — it is good to see him in person — and Ms. Hussein of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement for their briefings today.
As we have stated before, the reality of the situation in Syria is an indictment on multilateralism, particularly on the Security Council, whose p…
