I would like to begin by commending the Security Council for focusing its attention on climate-related security risks.
I would like to address four key issues today: first, the nature of the challenges to our common security posed by climate risks; secondly, the impacts of climate change; thirdly, …
I thank speakers for their incredibly supportive response to the opportunity that we have had to share about our visit — but, more important, about the big issues.
The representative of Chad referred to the importance of the recalibrated United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel, which canno…
Let me begin by thanking the President of the Security Council for convening today’s meeting on women and peace and security in the Sahel, as well as for Sweden’s leadership on this issue during the country’s time in the Security Council.
Yesterday I returned from a joint United Nations- African Un…
Let me begin by commanding Peru and His Excellency Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra for convening this important open debate on sexual violence and conflict. I also very warmly welcome Ms. Razia Sultana here today to amplify the voices of the Rohingya community and to offer an account to the plight of…
I am very pleased to join Member States today to speak on an extremely important subject — the debate on road safety.
Road traffic deaths and injuries have become a serious and urgent global concern. Every year, some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians die and up to 50 million people ar…
I wish to begin by thanking the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands and Ambassador Van Oosterom for having convened this briefing and for the really dynamic presidency of the Security Council this month. Let me also say that I wish to congratulate the Security Council, because I am here in Monrovia…
I thank the Security Council and the Egyptian presidency for
this timely reflection on the contribution of United Nations peacekeeping operations to global efforts to sustain peace.
The nature of today’s challenges requires us to connect all our efforts for peace and security, human rights and sus…
I want to reiterate my deep appreciation to the Council for giving us this opportunity to speak on this issue. It is a critical one that strikes at the core of human rights, which are women’s rights. It is inhumane and strips women of their dignity. It is a scar for life and often visits families be…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Council on my recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This undertaking, from 19 to 27 July, was the first of its kind — a high- level mission focused entirely on women and peace and security and dev…
It is a real pleasure to address the General Assembly this morning for this annual HIV/AIDS review.
During the process of developing the Sustainable Development Goals, it was clear to me how relevant and innovative the approach to ending HIV/AIDS had been and how important it would continue to be. …
I would like to thank the members of the Security Council for the warm welcome that I have had today; it is truly humbling. I would also like to congratulate the United Kingdom on assuming the presidency of the Security Council in March.
As Deputy Secretary-General, as an African and as a Nigerian,…
I thank the Security Council and the Spanish presidency for arranging today’s debate, and I congratulate them on adopting resolution 2325 (2016) by consensus.
I am indeed honoured to be here today in what is my final appearance before the Security Council. I cannot thank you enough, Mr. President, …
I welcome this Security Council meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This is a matter of great concern that demands our attention. As members may recall, the magnitude and scale of abuses suffered by the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Kor…
I thank the Government of Senegal for organizing this timely and important meeting.
Today, our peace operations increasingly face asymmetric threats from violent extremists and terrorist groups. The casualty figures in Mali are a stark and tragic reflection of that. It is a sad fact that our peacek…
I am honoured to join the members of the Assembly today in marking a
truly momentous occasion and to convey a message of support from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Half a century ago, the General Assembly adopted the two International Human Rights Covenants, completing the Universal Declaration o…
I thank you, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make a few informal remarks at the end of the general debate on behalf of the Secretary-General, who is currently in Bogotá celebrating the peace agreement in Colombia.
I wish to commend Member States for the high quality of their statements durin…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Migration, Mr. Peter Sutherland, worked very hard to make this summit a reality. Unfortunately, he has taken ill and has not been able to travel to New York. He has asked me to convey the following message to the General Assembly.
“We are here …
Today has been a historic day. I do not even have to imagine this. It is a reality, and I think that that wonderful song in this setting proves the power of music and culture. Maybe we should do more of that in the United Nations.
On behalf of the Secretary-General, I congratulate Member States on …
I thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am here today to convey the Secretary- General’s, and my own, concerns about the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Political tensions are increa…
I thank the Egyptian presidency for convening today’s open debate. This is an opportunity to discuss how we can best counter terrorist narratives and ideologies, as well as to recall the fundamental interests and values connected to that pursuit.
The Council is all too aware of the volatile mix of …
