I thank Jeffrey Feltman and João Vale de Almeida for sharing their analyses with the Security Council today.
I am glad that my last open meeting in the Council is focusing on one of the most important diplomatic achievements in recent memory.
As the third report (S/2017/515) of the Secretary- Gene…
The United Kingdom welcomes the Security Council’s unanimous agreement on the technical rollover of United Nations Libya sanctions. In particular, we welcome the fact that the Council has decided has decided to extend the measures against illicit oil exports to include other types of petroleum, to h…
The United Kingdom welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2363 (2017) today. I thank all members of the Security Council for their support over the past week since we began work to update the mandate of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
This resolution make…
I thank Under- Secretary-General Nakamitsu and her team, as well as Mr. Joseph Ballard. It is always good to have the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) represented here in the Chamber, as cooperation between our institutions is vital.
While this agenda item is a regular fe…
I join others in welcoming our briefers this morning and I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mladenov for his second report on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016) and for all his tireless work.
As each briefer made clear, the Middle East continues to face an unrelenting…
I thank Chef de Cabinet Viotti and Ambassador Chergui for their briefings. The document signed by the Secretary- General and the African Union Chairperson on 19 April is appropriately entitled the Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security. We welcome the strong signal of cooperatio…
I would like to thank Mr. Zuev and Ms. Ochoa Niño for their vivid briefings. I want to thank you in particular, Mr. President, for bringing this issue before the whole of the Security Council. It is an issue that we seldom discuss, but one that has an impact on conflict after conflict ever since the…
As we all know, Libya continues to suffer from political instability. A comprehensive political solution, along with development and capacity-building, is urgently needed to improve its stability. But in the meantime, illegal arms smuggling into Libya is fuelling and prolonging its internal conflict…
As this is our first public session in your presidency, I congratulate you, Mr. President, and wish you good luck. I would also like to thank Uruguay for its very efficient and open presidency last month.
I join others in thanking Special Representative Mindaoudou for her briefing and for her tirel…
The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2356 (2017) today. Through the resolution and our unity, we have sent a clear message to the regime of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — faced with a sustained pattern of reckless, belligerent behaviour from Pyongyang, we, th…
I thank the Chairs of the Committees for their briefings this morning. As they have set out clearly today, the Committees perform a crucial role in our continuing fight against terrorism. That work is intricate and vital, and I thank them for their service to the Security Council.
The threat is one…
It is good to see the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ms. Federica Mogherini, back in the Security Council. I wish to thank her for the range and depth of her comprehensive statement.
As the representative of Sweden mentioned, it is fitting that we…
The United Kingdom welcomes the adoption of resolution 2351 (2017), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) and provides clear direction for the crucial work of MINURSO over the next 12 months. I particularly want to thank the United Stat…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening today’s important meeting and for maintaining the Security Council’s focus on conflict prevention in Africa. I join others in thanking Special Envoy Said Djinnit for his briefing, but also for the critical role that he has played in keeping preventive dipl…
I would like to thank Special Representative Honoré for her briefing this morning, and to join others in expressing my condolences to Egypt for the terrible attacks that took place there on Palm Sunday. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
At the outset, I think it is important to point to the p…
It is good to see His Excellency the Foreign Minister Diop of Mali joining us in New York once more. We look forward to hearing from him, given how much is at stake in his country.
The death of a French soldier yesterday is another stark reminder of how dangerous this environment is, and I pay trib…
I join others in welcoming the unanimous adoption of resolution 2337 (2017). I commend Senegal for its swift and decisive action in presenting the text of resolution 2337 (2017) today.
But in truth, the Council should not have to do this. The people of The Gambia spoke clearly at the elections in D…
I would like to thank today’s briefers, and to pay special tribute to Ms. Fatima Askira for the bravery she represents and the inspiration she gives to many.
The United Kingdom is taking the floor in this afternoon’s open meeting because we believe we cannot afford to stay silent on this issue, as …
The United Kingdom supports all efforts to maintain a full, nationwide cessation of hostilities and an end to the bloodshed in Syria. For that reason, we welcome the Security Council’s adoption of resolution 2336 (2016) today. In the coming days and weeks the world will be watching to make sure that…
I join others in thanking all of our briefers. As Special Representative
of the Secretary-General Yamamoto said, Afghanistan will not stand alone. I also want to join others in thanking New Zealand for its stewardship of an extremely important committee and for carrying out its very important funct…
