Speeches and statements

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…

Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, Depuis la publication du rapport soumis à votre examen, la situation en Afrique centrale est restée difficile avec un certain nombre de menaces sérieuses qui pèsent sur la…

Thank you, Mr. President, Your excellencies Minister Czaputowicz, Minister Blok and Minister Klimkin, Members of the Council, The conflict in eastern Ukraine is now in its fifth year. It may no longer make major international…

Madame la Présidente, Distingués Membres du Conseil, Je vous remercie pour l’opportunité que vous me donnez de briefer à nouveau sur les récents développements au Burundi. Le 17 mai, les Burundais ont voté en faveur d’une…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for this opportunity to provide an oral update on the political and security situations in Guinea-Bissau and on the country’s preparation for elections. Since…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, As you know, today’s Great Return March near the Gaza fence has unfortunately resulted in violence. Based on the information at our disposal, around 30,000 people participated…

Mr President and Dear Karel, I am joining you by VTC from Brussels because I had very minor eye surgery on my right eye which had been affected in many missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and it was useful to do so…

Mr. President, members of the Security Council, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council after the comprehensive report from the ERC, Mark Lowcock. In two weeks, we will mark the beginning of the eighth…

Monsieur le Président, Je me réjouis de l’opportunité que vous me donnez de briefer le Conseil, à l’occasion de l’examen du rapport du Secrétaire Général sur le Burundi. Mais auparavant, permettez-moi, Monsieur le Président…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I thank you for this opportunity to introduce the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the activities of the United Nations Integrated…