I thank Special Representative Mr. Simão and Executive Director of UN-Women Ms. Bahous for their comprehensive briefings, as well as the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Ms. Addae-Mensah, for sharing her valuable insights.
As the Economic Community of West African St…
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. I also appreciate Mr. David for sharing his voice with the Security Council and extend my heartfelt sympathy to him and his family. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel a…
At the outset, I would like to join others in commending Pakistan for its excellent leadership in the Council last month and in congratulating the Republic of Panama on assuming the presidency for the month of August. We promise you, Mr. President, our full support. I also thank Assistant Secretary-…
Let me begin by acknowledging the timeliness of this meeting and thanking His Excellency, Mr. Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, for initiating this important meeting today. I also thank the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing today.
We…
I would like to thank Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan for her briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to today’s meeting.
This year marks 20 years since the Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), yet conflict and vio…
I thank Special Representative Keita for her informative briefing and Ambassador Kanu for his briefing on the visit of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I also welcome the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the C…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for his briefing. I also welcome the representative of the Central African Republic to today’s meeting.
Before I begin, the Republic of Korea strongly condemns last week’s attack, which claimed the life of a peacekeeper from the United Nations Multidimensiona…
Let me echo others in celebrating the International Day of Women in Diplomacy and commend the vital role of women diplomats in advancing international peace and security.
I would like to extend my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Hanna Serwaa Tetteh for her comprehensiv…
I thank President Gatti Santana and Chief Prosecutor Brammertz. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Nenad Vujić, Minister of Justice of Serbia, and the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda and Croatia.
Three decades after the perpetration of the genocide and the atro…
I thank Special Representative Abarry and President of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Ambassador da Piedade Veríssimo, for their informative briefings today.
Let me highlight three key points.
First, the Republic of Korea welcomes the progress in the po…
I thank Under-Secretary-General Fletcher, President Spoljaric Egger, Executive Director Bahous and President Soeripto for their comprehensive briefings.
Over the past 25 years, the Security Council has adopted landmark resolutions regarding the protection of civilians, establishing and reinforcing …
I thank Prosecutor Khan for his briefing on the situation in Libya. I also welcome the Permanent Representatives of Libya and Italy to this meeting.
Let me begin by expressing our deep concern about the recent significant outbreak of violence over the past few days in Tripoli. We urge all parties t…
Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to Ms. Hanna Tetteh for her first briefing today in her new capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya. I am confident that her extensive experience in the region will contribute to reviving the long-stalled political process in L…
I thank Special Representative Haysom, Director Wosornu and Executive Director Nasiwa for their comprehensive and sobering briefings. I also welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan in this meeting.
Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011, despite multiple setbacks,…
I extend my gratitude to Special Envoy Huang Xia and UNICEF Executive Director Russell for their comprehensive briefings. I also welcome His Excellency Mr. Téte António, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the Executive Council of the African Union, Her Excellency Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba …
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita and Ms. Slente for their briefings today. I also welcome Minister Nduhungirehe of Rwanda and the representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Burundi to this meeting.
The Council has met five times since the begin…
I thank Executive Director Russell of UNICEF and Secretary General Lockyear of Médecins sans frontières for their comprehensive and sobering briefings. We welcome the participation of the representatives of the Sudan and the United Arab Emirates in today’s meeting.
It is deeply regrettable that the…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, United Nations Police Adviser Shahkar, Police Commissioner Bizimungu and Senior Police Adviser Mingzhu Xu for their insightful and comprehensive briefings.
We recognize the indispensable role of the United Nations police (UNPOL) in advancing th…
I thank Special Representative Rugwabiza and Ms. Deya Abazene for their informative briefings. I also welcome the Representative of the Central African Republic to today’s meeting.
Before I begin, the Republic of Korea strongly condemns the attack that claimed the life of a peacekeeper last week. W…
I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo for her comprehensive briefing today. I also welcome the participation of the representative of Libya in today’s meeting.
As this month marks the fourteenth anniversary since the crisis in Libya broke out, Libya now stands at a crossroads, torn between the ho…
