I welcome you back to the Security Council, Madam President. I also thank Special Coordinator Mladenov and Commissioner- General Krähenbühl for their respective briefings.
Since the Council’s previous monthly meeting on this issue (see S/PV.8517), we have witnessed the worst violence in Gaza since …
Fragility, conflict and violence are among the defining challenges of our time. Alongside climate change, they present the biggest threats to the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
There is a clear rationale for us to prioritize peacebuilding; it prevents the …
I thank the Chairs of the Committees for their briefings and the experts who make that work possible, especially in the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, the Counter- Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and the Group of Experts of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1…
The Council has voted on whether to have a meeting on this subject, and we know the result. There is no meeting on the subject. The representative of the Russian Federation is not giving an explanation of vote. He is giving a substantive intervention on a meeting that is not happening. In so doing, …
May I, like others, start by extending sincere condolences to the Niger and France for the loss of their servicemen and servicewomen.
Let me also thank our briefers and welcome to the Council His Excellency Mr. Alpha Barry, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Burkina Faso.
As set out i…
It is important that Ukraine is regularly discussed here in the Council. Ms. Mueller told us that the leading cause of death of children in Ukraine is landmines, and that is a grim reminder of the real impact of this ongoing conflict, as also set out by our briefers from the Organization for Securit…
I thank Ms. Mueller and Ms. Mustapha for their answers to Ambassador Pierce’s questions. We have taken note of what they said, and we will follow up on those points.
I believe the representative of Syria responded to one of the three questions that we put to him. With your permission, Mr. President…
We all know that today’s meeting takes place in uncertain times in the Sudan. The African Union Peace and Security Council issued a clear statement two days ago. Recent developments and what happens over the coming days have an impact on Darfur and, potentially, the wider region. The Council has to …
Let me start by saying how proud I am that the United Kingdom has already met and exceeded the United Nations target set in 2015 for doubling female participation in peacekeeping by 2020. Women currently make up 7 per cent of our contingent peacekeeping troops and 18 per cent of military observers a…
As we embark upon another review cycle for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), it is important that we, as the Security Council, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, take a step back and consider the contribution made by the NPT to international…
As our briefers made clear, and as we all know, international humanitarian law consists of a comprehensive and universal framework to which all Member States are not only committed but bound. It is important, of course, that we enhance that framework whenever we see an opportunity to do so — and our…
I join others in thanking the briefers today for their very informative presentations and welcome Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Mr. Billingslea and Ms. Buku to the Security Council this morning.
As I said yesterday in this Chamber (see S/PV.8493), the United Kingdom welcomes the territorial def…
I also thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings today.
Let me start by welcoming the news that, over the weekend, the final tract of Da’esh-held territory was liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces. That is a huge testament to the courage and commitment of t…
Let me begin by thanking all those who briefed the Security Council today for their words of insight and their efforts towards bringing peace and stability to the Central African Republic. Let me also welcome to the Council Her Excellency Ms. Sylvie Valérie Baïpo-Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs …
Let me join others in thanking today’s briefers for their updates on the situation in Burundi.
We welcome the efforts and dedication of former President Benjamin Mkapa in support of the East African Community-led intra-Burundi dialogue. We now look to the East African Community and the Government o…
I would like to thank all of our briefers. The Russian Ambassador spoke at length and in colourful and imaginative language about many other actors as he introduced the topic, but he said nothing about Russia’s role. The German Ambassador — an eyewitness to the Minsk agreements — showed us why, wit…
Let me start by thanking very sincerely Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov and Assistant Secretary-General Michèle Coninsx for their briefings and ongoing efforts
to work with Member States on strengthening counter- terrorism. We also thank the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Tea…
I offer Equatorial Guinea a warm welcome to the Security Council and congratulate it on assuming the presidency for the month of February. I also thank and congratulate the Dominican Republic for its excellent stewardship of the Council in January.
I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, …
Let me begin, if I may, by welcoming Belgium and Germany to the role, with Kuwait, of humanitarian co-penholders and by thanking Kuwait and Sweden for their outstanding efforts, especially the renewal in December of
resolution 2449 (2015), on cross-border aid to Syria, for another year. Let me also…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2453 (2019) today and the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). I would just like to thank all members of the Security Council for their support in bringing these negotiations to a success…
