I now give the floor to Mr. Geir Pedersen to respond to comments.
Mr. Pedersen: I take the floor not to respond to comments, but to make an announcement. I wish to let the Council know that I have informed the Secretary- General of my intention to step down after more than six and a half years serv…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Republic of Korea.
Almost two years have now passed since the horrendous terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israeli citizens that sparked Israel’s massive military operations in Gaza, killing far too many Palestinians, includi…
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Republic of Korea.
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their informative briefings, and I also take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to Ms. Chourbaji for sharing compellin…
The draft resolution received 14 votes in favour, 1 vote against and no abstentions. The draft resolution has not been adopted, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the Council.
I thank Mr. Pedersen for his briefing.
I now give the floor to Mr. Fletcher.
Mr. Fletcher: As ever, Special Envoy Pedersen has set out compellingly the political stakes and the case for success against the odds.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new Permanent Representative of the Syri…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Israel to participate in this meeting.
I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accor…
In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Iraq, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 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 t…
I have some special remarks for today’s event. The 10000th meeting of the Security Council is upon us. It is a number that is large and significant, like the challenges that remain before us on the Council’s agenda.
This meeting is held at the start of the eightieth anniversary of the United Nation…
