Speeches and statements

Mr. Chairman, [Ambassador Dee‑Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., Permanent Representative of Liberia], Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am pleased to address the Fourth Committee on his sixth…

Thank you, Mr. President, The last Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine took place five months ago, on 29 May 2018. As I stated then, the UN has been consistent in its strong support for the lead role of the…

Querido Señor Presidente, Le agradezco mucho por esta oportunidad desde Beirut. I would take this opportunity to update you and Members of the Council since my briefing, which took place last week in New York. Today, I will…

Señor Presidente, Embajador Lorenti, [Sacha Lorenti, Bolivia], Dear Friends, Members of the Council: When I briefed you last month, I said that we were approaching a moment of truth in the effort to convene a UN-facilitated…

Foreign Minister Soreide, Prime Minister Hamdallah, Minister Hanegbi, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, We are grateful to Norway for convening and chairing this forum. Last year and again in March, this forum noted the…

“Upholding the UN Charter and the Purposes and Principles of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Towards a Culture of Peace” Distinguished Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, H.E. Mr. Jorge Arreaza, Foreign Minister of the…

Madame President, Members of the Security Council, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I will devote this briefing to presenting the seventh report on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2334 covering the period…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, There have been several positive developments related to the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea over recent months…

Madam President, Thank you, Madam President, for this opportunity. We believe this is a very appropriate timing for doing it, particularly because the focus is on Idlib. We have been hearing it during these last few days, we…

Mme. President, Members of the Security Council, We meet today in the wake of yet another series of violent escalations that threatened to plunge Gaza into war. Over the past several weeks, Special Coordinator Mladenov has…

Monsieur le Président, Je voudrais, pour commencer, vous adresser mes vives félicitations pour votre accession à la présidence du conseil, pour ce mois d’août. Je vous remercie pour l’opportunité que vous me donnez de vous…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Nearly three years ago, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015) to endorse the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear issue…