I thank Special Envoy Grundberg for his briefing and wish him every success in his new role. I also thank Deputy Director Mudawi and Ms. Al-Qadhi for their briefings.
Estonia is deeply concerned about increased military activity in Yemen during recent weeks, especially in Ma’rib, which has caused f…
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General, President Johnson-Sirleaf and Ms. Safaa Elagib Adam for their briefings.
The aim of every United Nations peacekeeping mission is to end and make itself redundant, but, as past experience has shown, peace requires a multidimensional approach, which ha…
I thank the briefers — President Mary Robinson and Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi — for their insights.
The United Nations was created with the future in mind. The Charter of the United Nations established a system of values, legal principles and political tools to maintain international peace and security an…
Like the majority of Security Council members, Estonia abstained in the voting on the draft resolution (S/2021/667) proposed by Russia and China. The text did not meet our expectations. The draft resolution was put forward to display divisions in the Council, not to resolve any of the issues at stak…
I highly appreciate the interventions by the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Mohammed; Mr. Mardini; and Ms. Grosjean.
Humanitarian needs globally are at an all-time high, and we are required to improve our efforts to help the most vulnerable. Expectations are constantly rising whereas our capability …
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, and Ms. Melissa Herrera, Founder and Director of the Latin American Foundation Viva la Vida, for their briefings today. I would like to express Estonia’s strong support for the work of the United Nations Verificati…
I thank the co-penholders for their immense work and persistent efforts to maintain the cross-border humanitarian mechanism. Ireland and Norway have worked closely with all Council members to reach an outcome based on humanitarian needs, aiming to support Syrian people across the country.
Because o…
I would like to thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Annadif for his briefing on the most recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel. I would also like to thank Ms. Ayemou for her briefing and for highlighting the important aspects of the rights of women and children in the re…
I too would like to thank the briefers for their insightful briefings.
The heightened tensions surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are very concerning. Estonia has closely followed the developments. We have also carefully studied the letters that the concerned parties have submit…
Let me also start by offering my deepest condolences to the people of Haiti for the killing of President Moïse and the wounding of his wife. We strongly condemn those horrific crimes.
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita and Ms. Kibambe for their briefings.
I would like t…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Acting Under-Secretary-General Rajasingham for their briefings. I welcome the timely holding of the first open Security Council on the situation in Tigray.
The declaration of a ceasefire by the Ethiopian Government is a welcome first step towards the res…
It is an honour for me, in my capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of June, to address the General Assembly in order to convey the recommendation of the Security Council for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
At its 8789th meeting (see S/PV.8789),…
I thank Special Coordinator Wennesland, Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Professor Khalidi for their briefings.
We followed with deep concern the latest round of escalation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory and the loss of civilian lives resulting from the violence, especially amon…
I too join my voice to those thanking you, Sir, for getting us back into the Chamber. It does feel great and, as Estonia will be President of the Security Council for the month of June, I am hopeful that, except for high-level meetings, will be able to return all meetings to the Council Chamber.
I …
I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s meeting. I would also like to thank Special Representative Zerrougui for her valuable insights.
Over the past few weeks, the members of the Security Council have heard several briefings on developments in the eastern part of the Democr…
I also join other speakers in thanking the briefers for their insightful overviews.
Estonia warmly welcomes the continued improvement of relations between the Sudan and South Sudan. We commend the important role that South Sudan played in facilitating the Sudan peace talks, which led to the signing…
I wish to thank you, Sir, for convening today’s meeting. I would also like to express my gratitude to the briefers for their valuable insights.
In particular, I would like to commend the actions of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic …
I would like to thank Special Envoy Huang Xia for his valuable briefing.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has added pressure to the numerous interconnected challenges in the region: conflicts with armed groups,
human rights violations and abuses, health epidemics and socioeconomic diffi…
At the outset, I would like to express Estonia’s full support to the work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and Special Representative Annadif. I also wish to think Mr. Annadif for his excellent briefing.
Estonia notes positively the formation of the tr…
I would like to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his briefing.
Estonia welcomes the signing of agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. We also welcome the constructive role played by the United States in this respect. The normaliza…
