Members should not believe those who say that the war is over in Syria and that therefore there is no need for United Nations resolutions on that matter. Do not believe them, because the war has not ended, with the toll of 2,000 martyrs for this year and more than 350,000 martyrs all together to dat…
(spoke in Arabic): In our civilized world, attempts by certain States to adopt a non-democratic approach in order to impose values and concepts that are disputed internationally are unacceptable. Attempts by those States to adopt commitments on sexual orientation and sexual identity in accordance wi…
The General Assembly is meeting today to discuss one of the most important items on its agenda, the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. In the light of the natural disasters, health crises and …
At the outset, I would like to thank Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council, for her valuable briefing (see A/76/PV.24) and to reiterate the steadfast and firm position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of international law and the principles of the Charter of the Uni…
On behalf of the Group of Asia-Pacific States, let me begin by expressing my gratitude to the co-facilitators and experts who have debated and discussed the scope, modalities, format and organization of this high-level meeting, as well as the draft political declaration (A/76/L.2) that will be the e…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the adoption of resolution 75/291, on the seventh review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This review offers an important opportunity to renew our collective
and unwavering resolv…
At the outset, I would like to convey my greetings to Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Repub…
It is my pleasure today to address the General Assembly on behalf of my country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and on behalf of the Kingdom of Morocco,
the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Yemen, the Islamic Republic of …
It is my great honour to introduce the statement by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, King of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia.
First of all, allow me to express my appreciation and gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your exceptional leadership of the General Assembly during your presidency, above all during the difficult times that we have been going through owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). You have played a p…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on successfully presiding over the Security Council for this month. I wish friendly South Africa all the best.
On 14 September, my country endured awful attacks against Saudi ARAMCO oil facilities using Iranian weapons, which led to a decrease i…
I will be brief. It is unfortunate when I hear our colleague, the representative of Iran, trying to prolong this discussion. He is openly repeating his lies. He says that we tell him “It is none of your business”. That is true; it is none of his business. It is none of Iran’s business to interfere i…
I had not hoped to hear the representative of Iran to resort to his tired polemics and false accusations about the role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the region.
Who supported incidents of terrorism in Argentina, the Arabian Gulf, Syria, Europe, Berlin and elsewhere? All these incidents …
Allow me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on managing wisely the work of the Security Council this month.
We meet today amid critical challenges in the Middle East. However, the announcement early last week is a glimmer of hope regarding the situation in Syria (see S/2019/775). My country’…
At the outset, I would like to say that my country endorses the statement to be delivered by the representative of the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the Group of Arab States.
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for your valuable initiative in organizing this meeting on the maintenance o…
At the outset, I would like to congratulate the friendly country of Poland on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August; we wish you every success, Sir.
I also thank the Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Henrietta Fore, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-G…
Allow me to begin by congratulating you on your capable leadership of the Security Council’s work this month, Mr. President. I would also like to express our deep appreciation to your predecessor, our sister State Kuwait, for its successful presidency last month.
I am honoured to deliver this state…
At the outset I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on presiding over the Security Council for this month. I wish friendly Germany every success.
United Nations resolutions, especially Security Council resolutions, are the basis for relations among Member States in order to achieve the l…
I am pleased to be able to express my thanks and appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for organizing this meeting to commemorate the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy
for Peace. My country sponsored resolution 73/127, which proclaimed this International Day.
At th…
At the outset, I would like to thank all the countries that participated in the initiative to adopt a resolution to combat terrorist crimes and other acts of violence based on religion or belief. Resolution 73/285 firmly condemns the heinous and despicable terrorist act that left innocent martyrs an…
