I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her update. We are sad that it confirms our assessment that the Pyongyang regime is continuously, stubbornly, unilaterally and dangerously escalating tension in the region, threatening its neighbours, snubbing the Security Council and violating the Counci…
Let me join others in thanking all the briefers for their presentations. We will never run out of words to express our utter condemnation of the carefully planned and brutally executed terrorist attacks of 7 October which, let us not forget, triggered this acute crisis. We cannot express enough our …
Let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his second briefing today.
Allow me to first thank you, Mr. President, for your quick reaction to a request sent today by 20 Member
States, Albania included, to organize this meeting. Your understanding, flexibility and prompt response reflect th…
We commend the United Arab Emirates as penholder and others involved from the region and from outside for the tremendous efforts to bring forward resolution 2720 (2023), which we just adopted.
We welcome the adoption of that important resolution and consider it an important step forward in dealing …
We commend the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique — for their active role in facilitating the negotiations on this significant framework resolution (resolution 2719 (2023)) on African Union peace support operations and for their continued engagement with all …
Let me thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Major General Gauchat for their remarks.
On 7 October, innocent people were savagely murdered. Thousands were wounded and babies, young people and Holocaust survivors were killed. Women and girls were raped. Innocent people were taken hostage. What fo…
Let me thank the Secretary- General for his remarks, and the Special Coordinator for his briefing.
The holding humanitarian truce is the key fact and key word of these days. It has been six days without hostilities; six days without the deafening noise of war and its deadly consequences; six days w…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
After two failed attempts on 21 November, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea launched a military reconnaissance satellite. We condemn it, as it represents another act of escalation in total disregard of multiple Security Council r…
I thank Executive Directors Bahous, Russell and Kanem the information provided.
Like many others, we welcome the agreement reached to ensure the release of some of the hostages captured by Hamas. Women and children illegally held in captivity for more than seven weeks will finally be reunited with …
Let me also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Mr. Hollingworth for their briefings.
While the world’s attention remains glued to the ongoing dramatic developments in Gaza, with hope that some of the much-awaited good news will come soon, the aggression against Ukraine continues unabated, …
We thank Malta for its efforts and continued engagement with all the Security Council members to arrive at this point.
No one needs reminding that dealing with issues of peace and security, ensuring the protection of civilians and supporting peace efforts are the raison d’être of the Security Counc…
Let me thank World Health Organization Director-General Ghebreyesus and Mr. Jilani for their briefings. We are grateful to them and to everyone working on the ground to deliver life-saving assistance to those in need.
The traumatizing developments of the past four weeks have shattered the lives of …
I will be brief, but I feel obliged to respond to the totally unhinged remarks by the Ambassador of Serbia.
I think that is now understood that we were discussing Bosnia and Herzegovina today and nothing else, not Serbia, not the Republic of Kosovo, or any other country. I did not mention in my sta…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Council for the month of November and in assuring you of our support. We warmly congratulate Brazil and its team on a remarkable presidency during the past month and their outstanding efforts in steering the C…
I thank Director Rajasingham for the detailed and substantial briefing.
While the world, including the United Nations and the Security Council, has the dramatic events unfolding in the Middle East as its primary focus, we must not forget that Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression …
Let me thank Commissioner- General Lazzarini, Executive Director Russell and Ms. Doughten for the information provided. We pay tribute to them and their work and teams on the ground, and mourn the loss of more than 60 United Nations workers in the line of duty.
The past three weeks have been dramat…
We thank the United States for their work and genuine efforts in narrowing the differences as much as possible in order to respond to the urgency of the situation on the ground. We welcomed the balanced draft resolution (S/2023/792), which condemns the terrorist attack of Hamas and calls for the lib…
Let me welcome the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Ms. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ms. Ana Brnabić, to this meeting. I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ziadeh for her detailed briefing.
Let me start with some good news, despite a …
We thank Brazil for their efforts, their diligence in providing time and their continued engagement with all Security Council members. The text came at a very critical moment, not only because of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the huge impact it is having on civilians, but also due to the…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their sobering briefings.
The Middle East is in danger to an extent that we have not witnessed for decades. The dire humanitarian situation, as we have heard, needs no explanation. The world is still in shock from the …
