I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate. I commend the Republic of Sierra Leone for placing conflict-related food insecurity squarely where it belongs: at the centre of the Security Council’s agenda. Sierra Leone brings profound understanding to this debate. When one has lived through …
Africa has tragically remained the epicentre of global terrorism. In all its forms and manifestations, terrorism is the most significant threat to peace, security and sustainable development across the African continent today. For that reason, I would like to begin by commending the Algerian preside…
Allow me to begin by wishing everyone here today a happy United Nations Day.
Every year in this Chamber, the global community reaffirms its commitment to ensuring women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery, and to upholding
their rights during …
I am delighted to deliver these remarks on behalf of the Secretary- General.
I would like to thank Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, and to welcome Assistant Secretary-General Achrekar and all those involved in the Joint Programme for their t…
I congratulate Your Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago on your election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session.
We face a world of deep challenge and division that is testing the United Nations. The skills, experience, knowledge and wisdom that you brin…
The past year was another challenging one for the human family, from conflicts and rising geopolitical mistrust, to heatwaves, fires and melting sea ice caused by climate chaos, to rising poverty, inequality, discrimination and injustice. Throughout it all, the seventy-seventh session of the General…
I am delighted to join His Excellency Mr. Csaba Kőrösi in welcoming representatives to the United Nations as we gather to take stock of our progress towards implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Our world is at a defining point in history. As we review our journey halfway t…
I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to Japan for hosting this timely and important debate.
Peace is the core mission of the United Nations. It is our raison d’être. That mission is now under grave threat. People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with s…
I thank the Secu rity Council for the opportunity to make introductory remarks on the situation in Haiti, a country that remains a priority for the United Nations and, more personally, for the Secretary-General and me.
During my last visit to Haiti, in February, I was encouraged by the nationally …
Let me begin by conveying greetings from Secretary-General António Guterres, on whose behalf I deliver these remarks today. I would like to thank the Ghanian presidency for convening this debate on such an urgent issue.
Terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security. Nowhere has th…
Let me begin by responding to some remarks that I was not wearing pink. The bright part of the dress that I am wearing represents the hope that I have for women’s rights in our world today. But this black veil in which I am shrouded is a sign of mourning for the women who have been lost to gender-ba…
It is a real pleasure to be in the General Assembly Hall today for the adoption of the resolution on the International Day of Women in Diplomacy (resolution 76/269). I am so excited about this, and I welcome and applaud the leadership of Maldives and the core group of countries and their amazing wom…
I wish to express my deep appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for having convened this meeting on the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. I also wish to congratulate Member States on the successful negotiation of the draft political declaration on…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Ireland’s presidency this month and to thank you for the invitation to brief the Security Council today. I would also like to extend my greetings to Ms. Shukria Dini, whom I had the pleasure of meeting during my visit. I commend the Council for i…
I would like to bring greetings from the Secretary-General, on whose behalf I am delivering these remarks today.
We are facing a bloody surge in humanitarian crises around the world. Civilians in conflict zones are paying the highest price. From the Tigray region of Ethiopia we have heard credible …
I stand before the General Assembly, on behalf of the Secretary-General, with a heavy heart. We join the Government and people of Haiti in mourning His Excellency President Jovenel Moïse. Today we say goodbye not only to a Head of State, but to a friend, a father and a husband.
We extend our condol…
I especially welcome our children representatives and those children living with disabilities, who have such special abilities, to the United Nations.
Nations joined together 30 years ago to make a promise to the children of the world. For the first time in history, the Convention on the Rights of …
I would like to once again express my deep appreciation to the Security Council for giving us this opportunity to share what I think was not just a visit to the region but one that left us with a lot of homework to do when we came back, particularly considering that the Council is underscoring the u…
I thank you, Madam President, for the invitation to brief the Security Council on my recent joint mission with the African Union (AU) to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia. This is the fourth visit I have undertaken focused on women, peace and security and development, and the third joint solid…
I thank the President of the Security Council for convening today’s meeting on women, peace and security in Afghanistan, and the Council for its continued engagement around this issue.
Let me start by expressing my deep condolences to the Government and the people of Afghanistan for the horrific at…
