We would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting, as well as Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under- Secretary-General for Political Affairs, and Ms. Ursula Mueller, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for their useful briefings on the situation in eastern Ukraine.
At th…
Before I begin, I wish to express our condolences to the families of the victims of the plane crash in Indonesia, which claimed the lives of 189 civilians.
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At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mark Lowcock for his valuable briefing, which confirms the continuing dire humanit…
I would first like to thank Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his useful briefing on recent developments in Mali, particularly in the wake of the presidential elections held in July.
Since Ambassador Issa Konfourou, Permanent Representative of Mali, …
We would first like to thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his valuable briefing on the most recent developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, which remind us of the gravity of the situation there. We commend his endeavours and reiterate o…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding this meeting. We also thank Mr. Staffan de
Mistura for his detailed and comprehensive briefing, and we renew our appreciation and support for all the efforts that he is making to activate and advance a political settlement, esp…
At the outset, I thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres for his participation and valuable briefing. We very much hope that today’s discussion will raise our awareness of the link between natural resources and conflict. The concept…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting. We would also like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and the Special Envoy of the Secreta…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your presidency of the Security Council and wish your country’s delegation all the best. I also thank the delegation of the United States for its presidency of the Council last month. I want as well to thank our colleagues the Chairs…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs, for his briefing to the Security Council on the latest developments concerning the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
I will focus on two points in my statement: first, the developments of the humanitarian si…
At the outset, we thank Mr. Nickolay Mladenov for his valuable and comprehensive briefing today, and for reminding the Security Council and the international community of the dangerous situation in the occupied Palestinian territory. We underline once again the State of Kuwait’s full support for his…
Before I begin my statement, I would like to convey our heartfelt condolences to the victims of Hurricane Florence. Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones and with everyone in the Carolinas as they weather that storm. I would also like to convey our heartfelt condolences to, and solidar…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, for his valuable briefing and everything he has done for the Organization and Somalia during his years of service. I wish him every success in his future endeavours. I would also li…
At the outset, we would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding today’s meeting. We also thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix and Ms. Blakemore for their valuable briefings.
Despite the fact that the Charter of the United Nations does not address peacekeeping operations in any of its arti…
At the outset, I would like to thank the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Yemen, Mr. Martin Griffiths, for his briefing. We underscore our support and confidence for his efforts. We also thank all the United Nations personnel who are working on the ground in Yemen, and we commend all their …
This morning’s meeting coincides with the commemoration of the terrorist attacks that took place on 11 September 2001, claiming thousands of innocent victims among the friendly American people. We would like to convey once again our condolences to the American people and the families of the victims,…
At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for holding this important meeting and for the concept note. We also appreciate the briefing by the Secretary- General and that of Mr. John Prendergast, whom we
thank for his thoughts and proposals about targeted sanctions. We believe that …
At the outset, I would like to thank the Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Ms. Bintou Keita, for her valuable briefing on the situation in Haiti and the role of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). I would also like to thank Ms. Susan D. Page, …
At the outset, I would like to thank the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Ms. Nakamitsu, for her valuable briefing earlier today.
We welcome the destruction of the last two chemical facilities in Syria. The overall number of chemical facilities that have been destroyed now stands at 27.…
We listened carefully to the important and detailed briefing by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Karen Pierce, with regard to the latest results of the investigations into the Salisbury incident on 4 March. Those investigations recently identified the potential perpetra…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Gonzalo Koncke, Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, and Mr. Felix Maradiaga for their valuable briefings. I would also like to welcome Mr. Denis Moncada Colindres, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, to our m…
