Our position on the use of chemical weapons is well known, and we had an opportunity to reiterate that position yesterday (see S.PV.8221), one year after the chemical attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria. It is absolutely important to underline again and again that the use of chemicals as weapons is unacc…
We thank Deputy High Representative Thomas Markram for his briefing. As he noted, it has been a year since the chemical attack in Khan Shaykun claimed the lives of innocent civilians in Syria. We reiterate our strong condemnation of this
inhumane attack. I thought that I should tell the Deputy High…
We thank the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this high-level debate on peacekeeping operations and for building on the momentum generated over recent years on the reform agenda. We are pleased to see you, Mr. Prime Minister, presiding over this meeting, which demonstrates…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Lowcock for his comprehensive briefing. We want to express our appreciation to the United Nations and humanitarian partners for their continued selfless and courageous service in providing assistance to all Syrians in difficult circumstances.
We remain concerned ab…
We are happy to see you, Madam President, presiding over this briefing. I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Mark Lowcock and David Beasley of the World Food Programme for sharing their views on the link between conflict and hunger and their experience in the field. We want to
express appr…
I would like to start by thanking the presidency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for having organized this important briefing on the situation in the Lake Chad basin, building on what the Security Council did last year. I wish to express appreciation to Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for…
The deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indeed a matter of serious concern. The continued instability in the country has displaced many and caused a major humanitarian crisis that requires serious attention. We thank Under- Secretar…
We have been following the news about the nerve-agent attack in Salisbury, in the United Kingdom. We would like to express our sympathy for and solidarity with the families of the victims, as well as the Government and the people of the United Kingdom. We have taken note of the letter that was circu…
We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive, up-to-date and very useful briefing on the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018).
Two weeks after the adoption of that resolution, the humanitarian situation in Syria continues to cause serious concern. The United Nations and its humanitaria…
I wish to thank Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed for his briefing. We greatly appreciate his service and tireless efforts to bring about a diplomatic solution to the Yemeni crisis. He was entrusted with a very difficult, complex and challenging task. I would add that we believe that he did his…
We wish to express our thanks to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Burundi, former President Kafando, for his briefing on the current political situation in Burundi. We also thank Ambassador Lauber, Chairman of the Burundi configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), for his bri…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2401 (2018) on the humanitarian situation in Syria. We voted in favour because we believe that the resolution can make a positive difference on the ground in the alleviation of the continued tragedy of the Syrians. Having discussed the severe humanitar…
We thank Under-Secretary- General Mark Lowcock for his briefing. We appreciate his efforts and understand the challenges he faces.
We are deeply concerned about the military escalation in eastern Ghouta and its devastating impact on civilians. We are also equally concerned about escalating conflict…
We join others in expressing appreciation to the Kuwaiti presidency for organizing this high-level debate and we are pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the meeting. At a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges and threats to global peace and security, the need for multilateralism has n…
We would like, as always, to thank Special Coordinator Mladenov for his useful and comprehensive briefing on the most recent developments concerning the Middle East and Palestine. We have always benefited from his briefings. We were pleased and honoured to have had His Excellency President Mahmoud A…
We thank High Commissioner Filippo Grandi and Assistant Secretary- General Miroslav Jenča for their briefings on the most recent developments in Myanmar and the situation of the Rohingya.
The situation of the Rohingya refugees continues to be a source of grave concern. The complexity of the challen…
I would like to express appreciation to Ambassador Meza-Cuadra for his briefing on the implementation of resolution 2341 (2017), on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, one year after its adoption. We found the briefing to be very comprehensive and informative.
With the…
I should like to express appreciation to Under-Secretary-General Voronkov for his briefing on the sixth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Mem…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Zahir Tanin, for his comprehensive briefing on the latest developments in Kosovo.
We welcome His Excellency Mr. Dačić, First Deputy Prime Mi…
We would like to express our appreciation to the Kuwaiti presidency for organizing today’s open debate on the working methods of the Council. We thank Mr. Ian Martin for his briefing on the progress that has been made in improving those working methods, and we commend Security Council Report for the…
