I thank all of the briefers for their presentations.
A week after the adoption of the resolution aimed at increasing and monitoring humanitarian aid to Gaza (resolution 2720 (2023)), the situation remains particularly alarming, not only in the Gaza Strip but also in the West Bank, with a renewed in…
We are grateful to Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland and Major General Patrick Gauchat for their insightful briefings on the situation prevailing in Gaza and the region.
Too many people have been killed or injured, too many lives have been wasted and too many destinies have been stolen in the name…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, Olof Skoog, for their briefings on the state of implementation of resolution 2231 (2015). I would also like to thank the Permanent Representative of Malta, Mrs. …
I commend China on taking the initiative to convene this open meeting and on its leadership throughout the month of November. I thank the Secretary-General for his update on the situation in the war between Israel and Hamas.
We welcome the return to humanity, represented by the agreement that enabl…
Gabon voted in favour of the draft resolutions submitted by the United States delegation (S/2023/792) and the Russian delegation (S/2023/795), respectively, to express our support for the Palestinian people and for the Israeli people and our commitment to peace. That commitment to peace and the prot…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Force Commanders of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for their informative briefi…
I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his enlightening briefing this morning. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Palestine and Israel at today’s meeting.
On Tuesday, 25 July, three Palestinians were killed by the Israel Defense Forces in the cit…
I thank the briefers for their insights.
While the international community continues to appeal wholeheartedly for a swift end to the war in Ukraine, clashes on various fronts continue to escalate. One of the most profound and significant of them is the Orthodox Church, which has continued to pay a …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, civilian infrastructure has been regularly targeted by attacks causing extensive and sometimes irreversible damage, as well as much loss of life and countless injuries among the civi…
I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this debate on artificial intelligence (AI) at a time when technological innovations are constantly increasing and revolutionizing our societies and having an impact on international security. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Pr…
I welcome your participation in this meeting, Mr. President, as well as the presence of the other high-level participants in our discussions today. I thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
As the months go by, the war in Ukraine is becoming the most-discussed issue within …
I congratulate the United Kingdom on its initiative to convene today’s open debate, which is part and parcel of our collective endeavour to fully implement resolutions on the important issue of conflict-related sexual violence.
Against a global backdrop of several crises, today’s subject gives us a…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his presentation. I welcome the presence at this meeting of the representatives of North and South Korea.
In our view, this umpteenth long-range ballistic missile, launched on 12 July by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the di…
I would like to thank Ms. Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, for her informative briefing on the state of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea. I also thank Mr. Gilberto da Piedade Verí…
We appreciate the importance and timeliness of this briefing on security sector reform in the context of peacekeeping, at a time when the risks of post- conflict countries relapsing into the vicious cycle of violence are becoming ever greater. Gabon welcomes such an approach aimed at preventing the …
I have the honour to deliver this statement in my capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As my last briefing on the work of the Committee was on 30 September (see S/PV. 9142), I would like to take this oppor…
I have the honour to make this statement on behalf of the Permanent Representatives of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya (A3).
We warmly congratulate Ambassador Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-
General and Head of the United Nations Re…
I thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of President Zelenskyy and the representatives of Romania and Moldova in today’s meeting.
Once again, the war in Ukraine has brought death and destruction. Yesterday’s attacks caused casualties among the population and dest…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee for her detailed briefing on the United Nations fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It is always a pleasure for us to hear her speak in French in this forum. I would also like to thank the Executive Director of the United Nations…
I would like to thank Ms. DiCarlo for her briefing. Since September, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has carried out multiple missile launches, which have been gradually increasing in frequency and range. In recent days, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has carried out launches of…
