The United Kingdom warmly welcomes this debate, and we thank the Russian Federation for its initiative in opening it. We also thank the Secretary-General for his very strong words today.
This meeting comes just a week before the start of an intensive series of visits to Washington, as the new Unite…
Let me, first of all, Sir, start by praising your presidential efforts over the past three days to bring us together, as well as those of the President of France for all that he has been attempting to do to bring forward the goals that we seek together.
We have been brought together over the past t…
There could not be a greater contrast between the daily regime of delicate diplomacy at the United Nations and the day- to-day reality of death and destruction in Gaza, but the two are linked. The United Kingdom believes that the crisis — and I use that word advisedly — in Gaza is an indictment of t…
I would like to start by setting out an explanation of vote in relation to the resolution we have just passed before moving on to my broader statement.
The United Kingdom has voted in favour of the resolution adopted because we support robust action to address the serious threat to international na…
The United Kingdom welcomes this debate and the prospect of a new Security Council resolution on this matter, the first since 2004. The violence, intensity and grievances of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have global ramifications. Their resolution is the proper business of the Council.
The Secur…
The peace process is a process that commands legitimacy and consent from all parties. At the moment, in the peace process, the international community needs more than ever to demonstrate in word and indeed the ability to make a practical contribution to progress and to avoid the posturing that under…
It is a great honour to make my first speech to the General Assembly.
The United Nations has a duty to lead the world in addressing the shared threats and opportunities that dominate our age, and it must do so in deed as well as in word. That is why I want to use this platform to express my admirat…
