Since this is Ukraine’s first statement in the Chamber after we completed our two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council, I would like to take this opportunity to extend sincere congratulations to the six new members of the Council on a successful start to their work.
I would also l…
I thank you, Sir, for your initiative to take up once again in this Chamber the issue of improving force generation as one for the main prerequisites for successful peacekeeping. I am also grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her valuable briefing.
Peacekeeping operations continue to b…
Just a few days ago, I made a statement in which I quoted not a Ukrainian official, but the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. Allow me to briefly repeat it, followed by an additional quotation.
“I am particularly concerned about the situation on and around the border between Ukraine a…
We regret that, despite numerous references to the General Assembly in its statements, the Russian delegation does not follow the work of that organ and the developments there — or, perhaps even worse, it is just intentionally addressing that body, the main organ of the United Nations
representing …
As we see from the report of the Secretary-General (S/2017/1057), as from previous ones, the key negative trends that characterize the Syrian humanitarian track continue. Despite the appearance of active political engagement, we have not seen any steady progress in the area of sustainable humanitari…
I apologize for taking the floor once again. The Russian representative omitted to mention one particular point, which is that Ukraine is defending its own territory, territorial integrity and sovereignty against Russian aggression.
Lastly, the Russian delegation’s carefully prepared statement and …
I will be brief. Russia is the sole supplier of arms, heavy weaponry, mercenaries, ammunition and a whole host of other deadly weapons to Russian separatists and terrorists in eastern Ukraine, including the infamous Buk missile that downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17, killing the almost 300 peopl…
I would like to thank the Japanese presidency for convening this important meeting, as well as Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, for her informative briefing. We would also like to commend Lithuania for initiating the important resolution 22…
We are grateful to the briefers for their detailed and, indeed, very sobering insights. We remain deeply concerned about the violence in Rakhine state and reports of serious human rights violations and abuses, including those of a gender-based nature.
It is known that the recent, highly disturbing …
Humanitarian agencies reached more people in need in 2017 than ever before. The current crises have resulted in dramatic levels of humanitarian need, which present increasingly complex challenges, with countless people being forced to flee their homes to save their lives. As armed conflict continues…
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Keita for her valuable briefing.
Ukraine, like others, strongly condemns last week’s armed clashes between Government and opposition forces in the south of South Sudan, resulting in many civilians and soldiers from both sides being killed. We are al…
I want to thank the French delegation for initiating, and the Italian presidency for convening, today’s briefing on the situation of migrants in Libya. We are equally grateful to the briefers.
The international community, and the Security Council in particular, must respond to news reports about Af…
Let me also start by thanking International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Bensouda for her valuable update on her Office’s work regarding the situation in Libya.
At the outset, I want to express once again my country’s full support of the activities of the International Criminal Court, which prom…
Let me begin by expressing our full support for the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session, and the way forward that he has presented for the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations. I would like also to join others in congratulating the Permanent Representatives of Georgia a…
Since this is our first public meeting under the presidency of Italy, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate your country on assuming this post and wish you every success in steering the Council’s work during this month.
I thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his compreh…
With reference to the statement made by the Russian delegation, let me just recall a simple but rock-solid and undeniable fact.
The Russian Federation is recognized by the General Assembly as an occupying Power in Ukraine and by extension as a party to an international conflict. As the occupying Po…
To be fully consistent with the agenda for today’s meeting, let me once again quote from the statement made by Ukraine’s Vice-Prime Minister, which was probably lost in translation for some delegations.
Women make up 58 per cent, or almost 1 million, of the 1.7 million internally displaced persons …
We thank the Secretary- General for his comprehensive briefing and his
outstanding commitment to addressing the issue at hand.
The unprecedented level of global humanitarian needs, exemplified by the food crises that more than 20 million people are facing in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-e…
I would like begin by thanking the United Kingdom for initiating today’s resolution 2379 (2017) and for taking a number of suggestions on board, including from my delegation.
As the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continues to lose territory, there are many challenges that the Governmen…
Ukraine welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017) in response to the sixth nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We commend the strong leadership of the United States, which made the adoption possible.
I would like to take this opportunity to express U…
