I thank Mr. Huang Xia, for his briefing and his messages.
Ms. Russell: It is very good to be here for this important discussion on the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I would like to thank Ambassador Bonnafont very much for convening and hosting this briefing …
I thank Director Wosornu for her briefing and the requests that she has made to the Council.
I now give the floor to Ms. Nasiwa.
Ms. Nasiwa: I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, where escalating violence threatens a relapse…
I thank Mr. Haysom for his briefing, which included precise conclusions and several suggestions.
I now give the floor to Ms. Wosornu.
Ms. Wosornu: When I previously briefed the Security Council on South Sudan in August 2024 (see S/PV.9705), I warned of a perfect storm of stressors, with humanitari…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Angola, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to participate in this meeting.
On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Téte António, Minister for External Relat…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of South Sudan to participate in this meeting.
In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Mr. Nich…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of France.
I would like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations; and Mr. Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific; for their briefings, which undersco…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Security Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Israel, Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye to participate in this meeting.
In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following…
I now give the floor to Under-Secretary- General Fletcher to respond to the comments and questions raised.
Mr. Fletcher: To respond very briefly to the question from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation put to me about international humanitarian law, in particular about how it app…
Ms. Gërvalla-Schwarz has also asked for the floor to make a further statement. I now give her the floor to make a final statement.
Ms. Gërvalla-Schwarz: To be very honest, I listened carefully to Mr. Đurić, and while I could respond point by point, I will not, because we have heard all of that befo…
I now give the floor to Mr. Lambrinidis.
Mr. Lambrinidis: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States.
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Andorra, align themselves wi…
