I, too, would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing. I also take note of the statement by Mr. Waters, and I welcome the representative of Ukraine in the Chamber.
The Minsk agreements were supposed to bring peace to eastern Ukraine and reintegrate separatist-controlled are…
I would like to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Assistant Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
It has been only two months since a long-elusive dream for the Syrian people to live a life in peace, freedom and prosperity became tangible and within reach. The interim authorities face a histo…
I want to thank Under-Secretary-General Voronkov and Executive Director Gherman for their briefings. Our thanks also go to the teams at the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Te…
I wish to thank the Algerian presidency for convening this timely debate. I also thank Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed and our briefers — Mr. Adeoye and Mr. Djinnit — for their insights on the threat of terrorism in Africa, its drivers and ways to fight them. We also highly appreciate the first-ha…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing.
All wars come to an end, and after almost three years of Russian aggression, it is beyond high time for the Security Council to reflect on how the outlook for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine can be found. In recen…
I too want to thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under- Secretary-General Fletcher for their briefings today.
Images of Syrians celebrating the start of a new chapter of their country fill us with hope. However, let us be clear — the wounds run deep and the stakes remain incredibly high, as we heard …
I also wish to extend my gratitude to today’s briefers, Ms. Wosornu and Ms. Bechdol, for the very clear and factual presentations.
They said three sentences, which, in summary, for me is all we need to know. First, this is the worst food insecurity in the country’s history. Secondly, the famine con…
As this is the first time we meet this month, I would like to wish you every success, Mr. President, during your presidency. I also welcome the new members of the Council and look forward to working with them. I thank the President for convening today’s meeting and the briefers for their presentatio…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari and Mr. Knights for their briefings.
Slovenia condemns the latest escalation in the Middle East, injecting a new wave of fear across the region. A series of Houthi attacks that Israel responded to with a series of retaliatory strikes have resulted in civi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her comprehensive briefing, and I renew our full support for the critical role of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in protecting civilians. I also wish to thank Ms…
I welcome Special Representative Al Hassan to his first briefing to the Security Council in his role as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and thank him for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Hanaa Edwar, President of the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, for her contribution. I als…
I would like to thank the briefers for their valuable and sobering contributions today. I would also like to thank the United States for organizing this important briefing.
At the outset, let me underline the invaluable role that UNICEF and other humanitarian organizations are playing in Ukraine, w…
Since this is my first statement in the month of December, I would like to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom, led by Ambassador Woodward, for its leadership in November and wish every success to the United States in steering our work this month. I thank Special Envoy Pedersen for his briefi…
I too would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Brands Kehris, Director Paulsen and Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for their briefings.
Today’s meeting is taking place in the light of the latest alert on Gaza published by the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Food Security Phase…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarIo and Director Rajasingham for their briefings. I also want to profoundly thank Ms. Niemat Ahmadi for her clear and very powerful briefing, in giving a voice to all civilians who would otherwise not have a voice in the Sudan and for presenting to us very vividl…
I too wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing.
Let me make a couple of points on behalf of my delegation.
First, Slovenia strongly condemns the 31 October launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That is a blatant viol…
I want to congratulate you, Madam President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. I can express our full support and constructive collaboration during the month of November. I want to congratulate Switzerland for a very capable and smooth presidency in the month of October.
I would l…
We welcome the adoption of resolution 2756 (2024), which renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara for one year.
Slovenia voted in favour of the resolution. We greatly value the work of the Mission, which plays a crucial stabilizing role on the ground. Sl…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, for her briefing. We also welcome Minister Donika Gërvalla- Schwarz and Minister Marko Đurić to the Chamber today. At the outset, we also…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing on this matter.
We find ourselves in dangerous territory. We have witnessed the escalation of this war throughout the past months, which has resulted in the unparalleled destruction of critical civilian infrastructure and the …