Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Vice Foreign Minister of Indonesia, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I will devote my regular briefing on the situation in the Middle East to presenting the ninth report on…
New York, 26 March 2019 - The members of the Security Council emphasized their full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ghassan Salamé, and the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) as…
Q: Regarding your latest briefing to the UN Security Council, and the global tour you have made, I would like to ask you about the latest outcomes of such meetings, as a first question. And the second question, now that you…
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, today visited the areas of Arsal and Baalbek in the Baalbek-Hermel Governorate in north-eastern Lebanon. In Baalbek, the Special Coordinator met with Governor Bachir Khodr and…
Mr. President [Ambassador Francois Delattre, France], Allow me to congratulate France for its Presidency of the Security Council. Mr President, Members of the Council, I would have wished to be in New York and have the…
21 March 2019 For more than 300 million people across the world, Nowruz is about new beginnings: the arrival of a new year; the first day of spring; the renewal of nature. For all of us, it is a chance to reaffirm our…
I am very glad that his Excellency received me before my travel to New York for my first meeting with the Security Council in my current capacity as the Special Coordinator. We discussed a number of topics, he gave me a…
Following constructive discussions with both parties, there is significant progress towards an agreement to implement phase one of the redeployments of the Hudayda agreement. Operational details will be presented to the…
Tripoli, 18 March 2019 – The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and the United Nations, represented by Heads of the UNDP, UNICEF and WHO in Libya, signed today an agreement for a contribution of €…
Over a decade ago combats between armed groups made access impossible to the region of Urrao, Antioquia, located on the border with Choco. Today its residents and former Farc combatants who are advancing in their…
I am very grateful that His Excellency the Prime Minister is giving me his time frequently and regularly. This is very important as well due to my forthcoming meeting with the Security Council of the United Nations next week…