I would like to thank the President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano, for his detailed and clear briefing.
On 26 May 2021, the Security Council discussed an unusual act: a Ryanair passenger plane was forced to land by the Belarus aut…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his account of most recent developments on the ground.
We remain deeply worried about the deterioration of security in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The escalation of tensions and outbursts of violence causing destruction and victims, especially among …
This is the fourth or fifth meeting — I have lost track — called by the same delegation, on the same issue, to listen to the same things, with the same outcome: nothing. The agenda for this meeting could therefore have been: Security Council briefing on nothing — a new agenda item of the Council.
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I thank Under-Secretary- General De Serpa Soares for his pertinent clarifications.
The raison d’être of the Secretariat is to execute its mandate with objectivity and impartiality and without fear or favour, and that involves also reminding States of their obligations and the degree to which they a…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Ghelani for their updates.
Little has changed in Syria since our previous meeting on the issue (see S/PV.9130), except for renewed
and increased fighting. A human-made catastrophe has entered its second decade, marked by continued destruction, destitution and…
We welcome Special Representative of the Secretary-General Bathily to this meeting, and we wish him all the best in his important task. I wish to assure him of our full support for his efforts at this critical moment for Libyans. We would like to believe that his arrival in Tripoli and his engagemen…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Resident Coordinator Brown for the information they have provided on the situation in Ukraine
Since 24 February this year, every one of our meetings on Ukraine has started in a most sobering way: deploring an unjustified aggression, expressing deep conce…
I thank Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for her briefing and welcome her presence in the Chamber. I also welcome the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspo…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General La Lime for her briefing and insights on the deteriorating situation in Haiti, and we welcome her suggestions and recommendations. I also welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Généus of Haiti and Foreign Minister Álvarez Gil of the Domi…
As I take the floor for the first time this month due to business travel, I cannot begin without congratulating you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of October and on the exemplary conduct of the work during these first two weeks.
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Last week, at the General Assembly, the Prime Minister of Israel highlighted in very clear terms the strong and unambiguous commitment of his Government in favour of the two- State solution (see A/77/PV.8). For the first time in more than a decade, an Israeli Prime Minister recommitted to a formula …
I hate to ask for the floor a second time, since it gives the impression that I was not clear enough at first, but in this case I need to. This is not, of course, to prolong today’s discussion, in which everything was made clear, but to set the record straight.
The Russian delegation once again mad…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing, which was, as always, insightful and useful.
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I would like to begin with the following quotation:
“Don’t believe those who try to frighten you with Russia and who scream that other regions will follow after Crimea. We do …
Let me thank the briefers for their valuable insights into the dire situation in Haiti and for proposing urgently needed ways to deal with and possibly reverse the current catastrophic course. I welcome the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Haiti and the Dominican Republic and the representa…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Jenča for his update.
Like others here, we are deeply concerned by the reports of heavy fighting that has taken place along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border during the past few days. Exchanges of fire with many casualties, including civilians, have been reported …
I thank Ms. Rochdi, Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Darwish for their updates on the situation in Syria.
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The situation in Syria has not improved since our previous meeting (see S/PV.9117). It remains a dark festival of the horrible and the unacceptable. I will try not to repeat things tha…
Let me join others in expressing our most sincere condolences to our British colleagues and, through them, to the British royal family and all British and Commonwealth citizens for the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II. We pay tribute to her unique contribution to building peace and reconciliation,…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo, Ms. Brands Kehris and Ms. Drik for their briefings, which were insightful and helpful but also very troubling.
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One might think that there is almost no meaningful aspect of Russia’s war of choice in Ukraine that we in the Cou…
As this is the first meeting this month under the French presidency of the Security Council, I would like to wish you, Mr. President, and your team every success and assure you of our full support in the implementation of a very full and ambitious programme of work. I would also like to reiterate ou…
Let me also thank the Secretary-General and Director General Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for their information and leadership on this very important issue.
We are happy that despite having been delayed for no reason, the IAEA inspection team was able to conduct its first…
