I am speaking on behalf of the Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and my own country, Estonia.
I thank the briefers for their updates on the alarming humanitarian situation in Ukraine and the daily work by UNICEF and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to help those affected b…
I am speaking today on behalf of the Baltic countries — Latvia, Lithuania and my own country, Estonia. We give great importance to this opportunity to take part in the Council discussion today.
I thank the briefers for their updates, which reflect the alarming humanitarian situation caused by the b…
It is good to be back in this Chamber, especially for a topic as important as women and peace and security. I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this open debate.
Estonia aligns itself with the statement by the European Union.
Estonia strongly condemns the persistent threats and attacks ag…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their informative briefings. Their balanced and objective views have guided us well throughout the two years that we have been on the Security Council. I also welcome Ms. Amani Ballour to today’s meeting.
Estonia commends the …
I want to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haysom, Ms. Saeed, and Ambassador Pham for their briefings.
I would like to start by commending the improved overall communication between the Government and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the positive actions b…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Assistant Secretary-General Rajasingham for their briefings.
Estonia is deeply concerned about the continued hostilities in several parts of Yemen.
The situation is particularly worrying around Ma’rib, where the Houthis have continued their escalation, re…
I have had the honour to chair the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) concerning Iraq, and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan.
I thank the Security Council for giving me the opportunity to share my observations on that mandate.
I…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Perthes for his insightful briefing. I also welcome the participation in this meeting of the representative of the Sudan.
When Estonia joined the Security Council almost two years ago, the Sudan was in a very different, hopeful place. Througho…
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 Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005), concerning the Sudan, covering the period from 15 September to today.
During the reporting…
I thank Mr. Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for his comprehensive briefing and determined efforts. We remain strong supporters of his work and mandate — politically as well as financially. Since 2001, we have supported the agency with operational grants and direct contributio…
I join other speakers in thanking the Special Representative for her briefing. I also thank the Permanent Representative of the Niger, as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for his insightful overview. I welcome the…
I also join other speakers in congratulating Mexico on its very successful presidency of the Security Council, and I congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming that task for this month. I welcome Mr. Ritscher to this meeting and thank him for a detailed overview on the ongoing investigations of cr…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Ero for her insightful statement.
Estonia reiterates the importance of a continued dialogue between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and encourages them to engage in further practical cooperation, which would benefit the p…
I thank the President for convening today’s debate. At the outset, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Permanent Representatives of Poland and Qatar for leading the intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform during the previous session of the General Assembly. We cong…
I thank the briefers for their comprehensive overviews on the latest developments in Libya. I would like to express Estonia’s full support for the work and the mediation efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and I thank Mr. Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy for Libya, for his work.…
I thank Special Representative Hennis-Plasschaert for her briefing and Ms. Kabashi for her insightful statement.
The parliamentary elections on 10 October marked an important commitment by the people of Iraq to democratic principles and a significant step on the path towards Iraq’s stability. We co…
We welcome Mr. Karim Khan to the Security Council on the occasion of his first briefing to the Council as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We thank Prosecutor Khan for the twenty-second periodic report on the situation in Libya and for his remarks today.
At the outset, I would …
I too thank Mexico for convening this meeting and today’s briefers for their informative and insightful contributions.
The illicit flow, widespread availability and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition remain a highly worrisome problem and a major challenge for th…
I join others in thanking the briefers for their insightful briefings. I would also like to welcome the Permanent Representative of Somalia to today’s discussion.
As this is the Security Council’s last quarterly meeting on Somalia in which Estonia will participate as a member of the Council, I woul…
I join others in thanking the Mexican presidency for organizing today’s open debate, as well as the esteemed briefers for sharing their insights.
The topic of preventive diplomacy remains of utmost importance to the United Nations and most of all to the people on the ground. The proliferation and p…
