At the outset, let me thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for a very comprehensive and insightful briefing. I also thank Mr. Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director of B’Tselem, for his contribution.
I would also like to align myself with the statement to be delivered later today on behalf of the European U…
I would like to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura, Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, for his very comprehensive briefing, and to express Poland’s gratitude for his efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis. I would like to reiterate Poland’s support, especially at this cr…
Let me start by expressing Poland’s appreciation to the Secretary-General for his briefing today. We also thank the presidency for recognizing the issue of natural resources in Council discussions of the root causes of conflicts.
While natural resources do not themselves cause wars, the competition…
I would like to begin by extending my thanks to our briefers, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Leila Zerrougui and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General Said Djinnit, for their comprehensive briefings. Allow me also to thank the Congolese authorities for their hospitality during our …
First, allow me to thank Mr. Jean Arnault for his very detailed and informative briefing and the Secretary-General for his most recent report on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (S/2018/874). I would also like to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Carlos Trujillo, Minister for Fore…
Allow me to join others in congratulating you, Sir, on having assumed the
presidency of the Council for October. I wish you all the best and assure you that you can count on our support. At the same time, I would like to express our appreciation for the excellent work of the United States presidenc…
In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) (iv) of resolution 1591 (2005), I have the honour to brief the Security Council on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 15 June to 3 October. During that period, the Committee worked…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his very informative, though alarming, briefing. I would also like to pay tribute to the humanitarian workers engaged in Yemen and to thank them for their devotion and commitment.
The Council’s last mee…
At the outset, I would like to thank our briefers — Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Special Envoy Nicholas Haysom — for the information they have shared with us today. Since this is most probably the last time that we are hearing from Special Envoy Haysom in the Council in his curren…
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his very comprehensive briefing on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016).
Twenty-five years ago, the first Oslo Accord was signed. Despite its many shortcomings, the agreement represented a historic compromise. Un…
I would like to thank both briefers for their comprehens, yet again very worrying, updates. Like many others around the table, we share a sense of urgency while talking about the current developments in Syria, where the conflict is far from its end. Allow me also to join others in expressing our sin…
Allow me to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Special Envoy Nicholas Haysom, Special Envoy Ismail Wais and Ms. Grace John, for their informative and thought-provoking briefings.
Poland welcomes the recent positive developments in the peace process and the signing of the…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, for his very informative briefing, as well as for his report on developments in Afghanistan. Special words of gratitude should also be forwarded to the courageous and dedicated team of …
I would like to join my colleagues in expressing my solidarity and sympathy with those affected by the devastating force of the hurricane in the United States and the typhoon in Asia. They have our full support.
I would also like to thank Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo for her very informative briefing and t…
At the outset, I would like to thank our briefers today for their very informative
presentations. I particularly want to applaud Special Representative Michael Keating for his extremely hard work and continued efforts to support the peacebuilding and State-building agenda in Somalia over the past a…
First of all, I should like to thank the United States presidency for holding this debate ahead of the upcoming high-level meeting on action for peacekeeping. Let me also express my appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Ms. Sarah Blakemore for their remarks and valuable inp…
Let me begin by thanking Mr. Griffiths for his comprehensive briefing.
We welcome the process of consultations with the parties to the conflict launched last week in Geneva, which we consider to be an important step towards relaunching a political process in Yemen. We commend the fact that essentia…
I would like to congratulate the presidency of the Security Council for taking the initiative of convening today’s briefing. Allow me
also to thank the Secretary-General and Mr. John Prendergast for their very informative briefings.
One might say that corruption is an internal problem of a country…
We are grateful to the presidency for convening today’s meeting on the deteriorating humanitarian and security situation in Idlib. Allow me to thank Mr. Staffan de Mistura and Mr. John Ging for their informative briefings.
The conflict raging in Syria and the resulting violence and violations of in…
Let me thank Assistant Secretary-General Bintou Keita for her very useful and
informative briefing on the activities of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). We welcome the appointment of Ms. Helen Meagher La Lime as the Special Representative of the Secretary- Genera…
