I welcome Special Representative María Isabel Salvador and wish her the best of luck in her mission. I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Ms. Waly for their briefings and would also like to recognize the presence of Foreign Ministers Généus of Haiti and Álvarez Gil of the …
I thank the Special Coordinator for his briefing.
We are deeply troubled by the fact that, as we gather here every month, we note over and over again that the situation in the Middle East remains marred by pervasive endless violence with the unfortunate consequences that we have witnessed so many t…
Let me start by thanking the Secretary-General for his remarks and paying tribute to his tireless efforts, as well as to his clear, strong and always principled position in favour of peace and security, multilateralism and respect for the Charter of the United Nations.
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I would also like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing. We support his efforts in the process of enabling national elections in Libya this year through a comprehensive and inclusive approach. I also thank Ambassador Ishikane for his briefing in his capaci…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Deputy Director Mudawi for their briefings.
This time last year we saw a glimmer of hope in the ocean of despair that Yemen had become in its eight- year war. From April to October, the truce would bring about a drastic reduction in the levels of violence, and ab…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
We have warned of this many times before, so we are not surprised today. We warned that if we did nothing, if we stayed silent and were muted while the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea broke international law and threatened its neig…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, for his continued work and for his update on the developments in the country. I thank Ambassador Šimonović for his thoughts and recommen…
I thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her remarks.
Russia’s latest provocative announcement of its intention to transfer tactical nuclear weapons to another country, Belarus, would be troubling news at any time. But given the war of aggression it is relentlessly pursuing in Ukraine, it translates into a clear…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing, efforts and leadership of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). We also thank her for the excellent atmosphere during the Council’s visit t…
I would like to thank the Mozambican presidency for bringing this matter to the Council’s attention and you, Sir, for presiding over this meeting. I thank the Secretary-General and President Assoumani for their important remarks.
Despite undeniable successes and continued and sustained efforts, ter…
In the Security Council meeting on the issue held in February (see S/PV.9266) and during the follow-up consultations, we clearly expressed our deep concern regarding the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the exclusive economic zones of Denmark and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. Such…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing and his clear recommendations to the Security Council.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remains defiant and determined to continue with the same escalatory policy of provocations that we saw last year. The new missile launches are …
Let me thank Under- Secretary-General Griffiths for his update and for his tireless efforts.
After 13 months of the continued “marry me or I will kill you” approach of Russia in Ukraine, there is little doubt that this war is a turning point in modern history. It continues to challenge European sec…
I will be very brief. I regret having to take the floor again, but after hearing what the Russian delegation had to say, I want to set the record straight, because this is very important.
Comparing two realities that have absolutely nothing in common is an entirely artificial exercise. The Republic…
The purpose of today’s meeting is to draw the attention of the Security Council to the dire humanitarian situation in Ukraine caused by Russia’s aggression and flagrant transgression of international law. Three General Assembly resolutions (resolutions ES-11/1, ES-11/2 and ES-11/4), adopted by an ov…
I would like to thank you, Sir, and the Mozambican presidency for including this item in our discussions, and I also thank Assistant Secretary- General Zouev and Mr. Adeoye for their briefings.
In our view, the reform of the security sector represents a comprehensive process for enhancing the provi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Otunbayeva for her briefing, and I thank Ms. Akbar for her important information. We hear her call.
As the world comes together to celebrate International Women’s Day while the Commission on the Status of Women is meeting to advance women’s ri…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily for his briefing, mediation efforts and especially his inclusive approach towards lasting peace in Libya. We are encouraged by the vision he shared today, welcome it and believe that a sustainable Libyan-owned political pr…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland and Deputy Commissioner-General Stenseth for their briefings. It is unfortunate to note that since our most recent meeting on this topic (see S/PV.9246), the situation on the ground has not improved. In fact, the overall climate has worsened. The absence of a p…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his updated information.
Here we are again at square one, a few days after our last meeting on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. At that meeting, some of our colleagues maintained that there was no reason to meet. The regime in North Korea, faith…
