I would like to start by reiterating the United Kingdom’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, including within its internationally recognized borders and territorial waters.
It is seven years since Russia seized the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and…
Let me begin by thanking Special Representative of the Secretary- General Leila Zerrougui for her briefing today.
I would like to commend the continuation of the vital operations of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), despite the …
Allow me, at the outset, to join others in congratulating Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland and Ambassador Alya Al-Thani on their recent appointments as co-facilitators of the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. We are grateful to them for taking up that important responsib…
May I say, Madam President, how good it is to see you presiding over today’s meeting. I also want to associate the United Kingdom with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Germany.
The United Kingdom would like to thank Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Crim…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lowcock and Special Envoy Griffiths for their briefings.
It is not often that we start Yemen discussions with reasons to hope, so let me begin by welcoming the news of the prisoner release. The first flights happened today following the agreement, on 27…
I join others in thanking Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mahamat Saleh Annadif for his valuable briefing.
Let me begin by saying that the United Kingdom very much welcomes the establishment of the civilian- led transitional Government in Mali. We commend the decisive action taken b…
Let me begin by thanking High Representative Nakamitsu for her briefing.
Let me say, Mr. President, that I believe you have today shown contempt for members of the Security Council. You, Mr. President, put a briefer to the vote. You received two votes in favour alongside your own. Members of the Co…
I really fail to understand why these games are being played by such an expert delegation as the Russian delegation. You have been here, as we have, for 75 years. You know that
if a briefer is proposed under rule 39, the Council can either accept that, as happens in the majority of cases, without a…
It seems unnecessarily complex. Why do we not simply use the following wording: “The Russian Federation wishes to propose this briefer. Who supports it?”
You, Mr. President, asked for a briefer under rule 39. A number of us have objected. I think that it is for you, Sir, either to withdraw your proposal to invite that briefer or to put
your proposal for that briefer to the vote. I would not presume to tell you what language you should use.
I thank my Chinese colleague. Just to clarify, I asked for a vote, Mr. President, on your proposal to invite this briefer. It is your proposal that should be put to the vote.
The United Kingdom, together with Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany and the United States of America, would like to raise an objection to the briefer proposed under rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. The purpose of our meeting today is for the Security Council to review the imp…
As always, I thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his words.
Like others, I would like to start today by expressing sincere condolences following the death of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, the Amir of the State of Kuwait. As Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, the personal contribution H…
I have the honour to introduce the pre-recorded statement of His Excellency Mr. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
I wish to thank Under-Secretaries-General DiCarlo and Lacroix for their briefings. Let me also thank all those United Nations colleagues who are working very hard to get the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) stood up and to deal with the ongoing issues th…
Let me begin by saying that we welcome the very wide support from members of the Security Council for resolution 2542 (2020), adopted to renew the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). I would also like to say that I am surprised by the decision of Russian and China to abs…
Let me thank Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock for their briefings. I would also like to thank the Yemenis who today, through Mr. Lowcock, have spoken to the Security Council. It is because the situation is so desperate for Yemenis like those who spoke that the …
I would like to start by aligning myself with the statement made by the representative of the United States.
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2536 (2020), renewing the targeted sanctions and arms embargo aimed at curbing the armed groups that continue to perpetrate violence in the Ce…
I thank all our briefers. I hear what you say, Mr. President, about interactivity, but this is an open meeting, and we have not had one for a couple of months, so please excuse me if I set out the United Kingdom’s position. I promise that we will be interactive in consultations.
The United Kingdom …
We are grateful to China for organizing this meeting on an extremely important topic, and we very much welcome today’s adoption of presidential statement S/PRST/2020/5. We are pleased in particular that it recognizes the importance of a holistic approach, regional strategies and action plans, as wel…
