I thank Special Representative Shearer and President Mogae for their detailed updates, and most of all for their tremendous efforts to restore peace in South Sudan.
The situation in South Sudan remains volatile. Despite the declared ceasefires and the effects of the rainy season, the fighting has c…
I want to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. It is important to maintain a high level of engagement by the Council in the discussion of the role of the African Union (AU) and subregional organizations in promoting peace and sustainable development among the African States. …
Although we are still on the item concerning Mali, because the Ambassador of the Russian Federation mentioned my country, I would like to react very briefly.
We took careful note of the statement made by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation on the intention to circulate a draft resolution on th…
I thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing on this alarming issue, and the United States of America, Japan and the Republic of Korea for initiating today’s Security Council briefing. The open format of our meeting is important, as it leaves no doubt as to what the North Korean regime will hear fro…
I would like to thank Egypt for bringing a very important issue to the forefront of discussion in the Council. The interest of the wider United Nations membership in today’s debate is a testament to the importance and the relevance of this subject. I also extend my gratitude to all three briefers fo…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s open debate on some of the most burning issues in the Middle East and to express our appreciation to Mr. Mladenov for his briefing.
The Middle East peace process remains at the core of all efforts aimed at restoring stability in the re…
I join my colleagues in thanking today’s briefers for their valuable presentations. I have three brief points to highlight.
First, the security situation is deeply concerning to say the least. Ukraine strongly condemns the armed clashes that took place on Monday in Gogrial state, which involved loc…
I would like to thank Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Sandra Honoré Braithwaite, for her briefing on the situation in the country.
Ukraine welcomes the fact that the long period of institutional instability that plagued the electoral …
Let me thank all the briefers for their valuable insights.
Year after year, members of the Security Council attest to the grim reality of a seemingly perpetual deadlock in the Middle East peace process. The composition of the Council changes, but the messages and signals heard around the table rema…
First of all, I would like to join others in expressing our deepest condolences to our Chinese colleagues and friends on the tragedy that took place in the kindergarten. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected.
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this briefing. I …
I will be very brief. He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. It is appalling that the Russian Federation, which supplies separatists in the Donbas with all kinds of ordnance, ammunition and mines, has the nerve to lecture about mine awareness and demining.
I would like to express my appreciation to the Bolivian delegation and to you personally, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting and raising such an important topic in the Security Council. I also thank Mr. Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their informative briefings.
Ongoing conflicts and militar…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-Genera Jeffrey Feltman for briefing us on the findings of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2017/467) on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). We are pleased that the Secretary-General has resumed the practice of providing a comprehensive review of th…
We are grateful to the Prosector for her detailed briefing on the situation in Darfur. This is the third report our delegation has heard since we joined the Council in 2016, and we find it alarming that so little progress has been made in the ensuing period and actually since the Security Council re…
To echo others, I would like to begin on a sad note by extending my sincere condolences to our colleagues from Afghanistan and the United Kingdom, whose countries have once again been the targets of cowardly and senseless terrorist attacks.
At the outset, let me thank the Bolivian presidency for co…
I too want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Aïchatou Mindaoudou for her comprehensive briefing. Since this is the last briefing on the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) in this Chamber, I would like to take this opportunity to convey our sincere appreciation t…
Ukraine voted in favour of resolution 2356 (2017), which designates additional North Korean individuals and entities for inclusion into the relevant control lists, in response to the recent provocative ballistic-missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We welcome the efforts of…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development — GUAM and its member States: Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova and my own country, Ukraine.
Millions of people in the GUAM countries have been affected by armed conflicts, disrupting their li…
I join other colleagues in thanking Special Representative David Shearer for his insightful briefing.
I want to highlight three points: the security situation, the political process and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
First, Ukraine strongly condemns the violence in South Sudan…
It is common knowledge that today the world situation warrants a greater engagement on the part of the United Nations in the area of peace and security. Sustainable de-escalation and progress in achieving peaceful settlements and peacebuilding are not possible, in most cases, without a robust intern…
