I too would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and Sierra Leone on assuming the presidency of the Council in August. We wish you every success in guiding us through any challenges and roadblocks we might encounter this month, and you can count on our support. I also want to thank Mr. Khan for …
I want to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing today.
We meet today in what feels like the eye of the storm. Several traumatic days for the Middle East region have led us to this: a new unfolding spiral of attacks and retaliation. The Secretary-General said on 21 June:
“The risk…
I also want to thank the two briefers, Ms. De Meo and Mr. Hadi, for their very clear messages.
From the beginning of the war, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been the backbone of the humanitarian response in Gaza. We are therefore parti…
I also want to thank Chef de Cabinet Rattray for delivering, as always, a very clear message from the Secretary-General.
In his December letter invoking Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations (S/2023/962), the
Secretary-General underlined that the hostilities had caused appalling human su…
As we are meeting to discuss the preparedness of our multilateral system for contemporary challenges, I would like to start with the timeless words of our Organization’s second Secretary- General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, when he said, “The United Nations was not created in order to bring us to heaven,…
I would like to thank both briefers — Ms. Msuya and Mr. Zhovnir — for their contributions. And I welcome the participation of the representatives of the European Union, Poland and Ukraine in this meeting.
We are appalled by the most recent air strikes on Ukraine by the country that you, Mr. Presi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Keita for her briefing today and appreciate her dedicated work. We fully support the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and commend the troop- and police-contributing countries. I…
I would like to thank Special Representative Salvador for her briefing today. We express our appreciation for the invaluable efforts of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) amid the continually challenging environment in Haiti. I also welcome Prime Minister Conille, Minister Dupuy, …
I would like to thank Senior Coordinator Kaag for her briefing today.
We are deeply disturbed by the findings of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report issued last week and mentioned a number of times already today. It emphasizes that nearly the entire population of Gaza — approx…
I wish to thank the briefers — the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mrs. Nakamitsu; and Mr. Leff, of Conflict Armament Research — for their contribution to today’s discussion.
Let me make three points on behalf of my delegation.
First, Security Council resolutions are binding and mus…
Slovenia voted in favour of resolution 2740 (2024) on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, extending the Mechanism’s mandate for another two years. We would like to thank Sierra Leone for the efforts it put into the resolution.
The Residual Mechanism is moving closer to the …
I join others in thanking Mrs. Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General. Her report and briefing today are a demonstration of her commitment and dedication to her work. I also thank UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Chaiban. Slovenia supports his four recommendations today.…
I too would like to thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing.
Since the terrorist attack of Hamas on 7 October and the taking of hostages, which Slovenia continues to condemn, the Council has spent hours and days debating the situation in Gaza. At every meeting, members of the Council …
I would like to thank Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Swan and African Union (AU) Special Representative Souef for their briefings. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of Somalia to this meeting.
I also take the opportunity to congratulate Somalia on its election to a…
I wish to thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassador Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the United Nations, as well as our Maltese colleague, Ambassador Frazier, in her capacity as Facilitator, for their valuable insights. I also want to welcome the represen…
I would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva, Director Doughten and Ms. Wafeq for their briefings and messages. Let me begin by commending the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for the activities it has undertaken in the latest reporting period. UNAMA’s presence in …
I extend my thanks to the Republic of Korea for organizing today’s debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing, and I would like to thank our briefers today for their insights and recommendations.
Allow me to address two points that are pertinent to the topic of today’…
I would like to thank Ms. Pobee, Ms. Wosornu and Ms. Ahmed for their sobering briefings. I also welcome the representative of the Sudan at this meeting.
For too long, war has inflicted suffering on the people of the Sudan. It has devastated every facet of Sudanese society. As the conflict continues…
I am pleased that Ms. DiCarlo was able to brief the Security Council today. And my country thanks her for her participation in the peace summit in Switzerland. It was important to have the United Nations represented at that event. Any peace begins and ends with full respect for the
Charter of the U…
I too want to thank this morning’s briefers, Special Envoy Grundberg and Director Wosornu of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. I also welcome the Ambassador of Yemen to the Chamber.
Regrettably, we are meeting today in a context of continuing challenges to peace since our las…
