May I also join others in thanking our briefers — Under-Secretary-General Lacroix; Special Envoy Nicholas Haysom, to whom we bid farewell and look forward to seeing very soon; Special Envoy of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for South Sudan Ismail Wais, who I know has been work…
I thank all three of our briefers for their very informative briefings today. If I may, I would like to particularly thank Michael Keating for his work and commitment during this historic period in Somalia’s State-building process and for his resilience while holding this challenging and dynamic por…
Let me join others in congratulating you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I would like to
say straight out that we support the ambition you have shown, Madam, in your provisional programme of work, and we are very happy with it. As all of us tend to do during ou…
On behalf of the following countries — Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland and my own country, the United Kingdom — I have the honour to warmly welcome the a…
I thank the briefers, particularly Special Representative Yamamoto, for updating the Council on the latest report (S/2018/539) and for all of the work that he and his team are doing in challenging circumstances.
This feels like a moment of opportunity for Afghanistan. Recent events, including the u…
I would like to begin by aligning the United Kingdom with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European Union, and I thank the Ambassadors of Finland and Jordan and their experts for their tireless efforts over the past month.
The United Kingdom is pleased that we, the States member…
At the outset, allow me to thank our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Onanga-Anyanga, Special Representative Nébié and Brigadier General Maio, for their briefings and their and their teams continued efforts in the Central African Republic. We know how difficult and chall…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing and welcome His Excellency Mr. Coulibaly to the Council today.
The United Kingdom continues to support the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). We recognize the challenging circumstances in whic…
I wish to thank our briefers today — Ambassador Fall for his report and for his team’s work in this challenging region, and Ambassador Allam-Mi for his comments. I welcome him to the Security Council; it is good to see him today, because regional organizations like his are essential, and we are plea…
The United Kingdom fully supports draft resolution A/72/L.55, which is before us today. It reaffirms the inalienable right of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees to return to their homes in a safe and dignified manner, regardless of their ethnic origin. This is a humanitarian and human …
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of this important resolution (resolution 2418 (2018)).
The situation in South Sudan is appalling. Thousands have been killed. More than one fifth of the population is on the verge of famine, more than half is food-insecure and a third have fled their homes. …
The United Kingdom is a proud member of the Peacebuilding Commission. We are pleased not only that it has become a more flexible and agile body but that it has raised its level of ambition and delivers real impact.
We see three opportunities for accelerated progress. First, the Peacebuilding Commis…
I thank our briefers from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel), the African Union and the European Union (EU). I think that the briefings by all these representatives together are a perfect illustration of the partnership approach taken so far and wh…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I also thank the Secretary-General, Director-General Daccord and Ms. Edwar for briefing the Security Council today. I would like to thank Ms. Edwar in particular for reminding us of the human suffering and the human tragedy of war.…
I thank Ambassador Skoog for his briefing. Let me also very much welcome the briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salamé, and the report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/429). We fully support his work and efforts as Special Representative to deliver the Unite…
May I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Zerihoun and Ambassador Vieira for their briefings. Although he has left us because of technical difficulties, I would also like to thank the Executive Director Fedotov for his briefing. It was important to hear from him given the specific threat of organ…
I thank you, Madam President, for providing this opportunity for a candid and constructive discussion with our Force Commanders, whom I thank for their briefings earlier and whom I am putting on notice that I intend to ask them many questions. I also thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix for everyt…
Allow me to start by thanking the Secretary-General, State Secretary Neculăescu and Commissioner Chergui for their briefings. As I remember saying in Addis Ababa last September at the Security Council’s joint meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council, our relationship is vital and we…
I would like to thank our briefers, starting with my Swedish colleague and, through her, I thank all who have done so much on the Peacebuilding Commission and the Liberia configuration. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Zouev for his impressively multilingual briefing, and Chid …
I would like to start by agreeing with my colleague from the United States that it is a shame that our Israeli colleagues are unable to participate owing to the start of Passover this evening.
The United Kingdom is appalled by the deaths and injuries suffered during today’s events on Gaza’s borders…
