I thank the Special Coordinator for the update and Mr. Zogby for sharing his perspective with us today.
Again, the key word of our meeting on this issue is violence. It has been particularly troubling and worrisome in the course of the last two years. It is becoming alarming and deadlier, more and …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for her in-depth and, as always, professional briefing on the current developments in Ukraine.
Today is day 485 of the special — brutal — military aggression in Ukraine. The devastating consequences of that unprovoked and unjustified war need no further expl…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva for her briefing. I also thank Ms. Basij-Rasikh for her powerful account. We could not agree more with her about the fundamental role of education as the foundation and the start of everything in a normal and successful life.
It has…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his update on the recent developments in Libya. We support
his work and mediation efforts and strongly encourage him to maintain his focus and leadership. I also thank Ambassador Ishikane for his briefing.
I would like to make the…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, and the United Arab Emirates for convening us to discuss this important topic. I also thank the Secretary-General and His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, as well as Archbishop Gallagher and Ms. Ibn Ziaten for their valuabl…
We thank the United Arab Emirates for calling this meeting as a genuine effort to keep this issue on the Security Council’s agenda and explore concrete ways to contribute to promoting resilience in the face of multiple vulnerabilities and growing humanitarian needs and security threats caused by cli…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and Ms. El Omrani for their briefings.
Albania welcomes this high-level meeting on the cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States and thanks the United Arab Emirates for organizing…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his briefing.
Here we are once again with dreadful news coming from Ukraine. A huge hydroelectric dam in the temporarily Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine was blown up, unleashing a significant amount of water, now flowing freely through the …
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo for the update. I will make a few quick points.
First, Albania strongly and unreservedly condemns the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regime two days ago, the sixth of such attempts and the first sin…
I thank Director General Grossi for his briefing and his new proposal. Albania appreciates the professionalism, objectivity and impartiality of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and considers the role of the Agency central to the non-proliferation regime. We support its continued efforts…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen, Ms. Mudawi and Ms. Aveline for their remarks.
We are now well into the thirteenth year of the tragic Syrian conflict. More than 500,000 Syrians have been killed, half of the country’s pre-war population is displaced, and credible reports indicate that 90 per cent of …
I too would like to thank the Special Coordinator for his update on the developments on the ground and for his continued efforts. I also thank Ms. Hary for her striking testimony and insightful remarks.
We have just left behind weeks of escalatory tensions and exchanges of fire, with large numbers …
Albania commends Switzerland and you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s debate, which focuses on conflict and hunger and the immense challenges related to the protection of civilians. I thank the Secretary-General for his remarks and welcome the relevance of his report on the protection of civil…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hennis-Plasschaert for her briefing and Ms. Latif for her insights on the situation of women in Iraq.
It has been seven months since the formation of the new Iraqi Government, and we acknowledge Iraq’s steadfast commitment to ensuring a peacef…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Griffiths for his update. We pay tribute to his efforts and work, as well as those of the entire team at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, aimed at meeting the humanitarian needs in Ukraine and elsewhere in order to alleviate the suffering of p…
I thank the High Representative, Mr. Christian Schmidt, for his insightful briefing. We appreciate and fully support his efforts and active engagement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We welcome the presence of the Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mrs. Željka Cvijanović. We also take not…
We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Bujar Osmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, in his capacity as Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and to thank him for his important remarks. I would like to commend him for his efforts and th…
As this is the first meeting in May, I would like to congratulate Switzerland for its very first presidency of the Security Council, an event of historic significance. Rest assured of our full cooperation. We welcome the choice of subject for today’s debate, highlighting the need to build trust and…
I am absolutely aware of the time. This is not to reply to anything that was said, but just to make one comment.
What we heard — and it has happened many times — shows how difficult the discussion on some topics can be. But I regret that we do not see in the Council the spirit we see in Brussels,…
First, I need to set the record straight regarding the use of languages in the Council and in today’s meeting. Two Council members backed a formal request made by the delegation of Kosovo to speak in the language of its choice. As we know, rule 44 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure spea…
