Mr. President, The Security Council has made every effort to support a peaceful, negotiated transition in Yemen. Repeatedly over the last three years, I have been warning this Council about the dangers facing the transition…
Mr. President, I brief you today after what has been another tumultuous and deadly month in the Middle East. Steadily increasing tensions and swelling violence have continued to affect the region. The conflict between Israel…
Mr. President, distinguished members of the Council, In the six weeks since my last briefing to this Council on 26 January, there have been a number of significant developments related to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Most…
Mr. President, members of the Council, Recent avalanches and floods across Afghanistan which caused over 250 fatalities have reminded us that the country is not only subject to the cost of human conflict but also vulnerable…
Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, Mesdames et Messieurs, J’ai l'honneur de présenter le sixième rapport du Secrétaire général sur la mise en œuvre de l’Accord-cadre pour la paix, la sécurité et la…
Monsieur le Président, Je vous remercie chaleureusement pour vos aimables mots. Ces sept dernières années ont été pour moi une expérience extraordinaire qui restera avec moi pendant toute ma vie. Je reconnais avec humilité et…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, The past month has been marked by some of the bloodiest incidents in this current wave of violence across Israel and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. On March…
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to address the Open Debate on the role of women in conflict prevention and mediation in Africa, on behalf of…
Mr. President, Members of the Council, Ladies and Gentlemen Thank Mr. President for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. As the Council is aware, piracy and armed robbery at sea in…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, As the conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine is entering its third year, the Security Council meets today with both a sense of urgency and hope. The continued failure to fully…
Mr. President, The Council has requested the Department of Political Affairs to brief on the political and security implications of the recent developments in Aleppo. At the outset, I wish to emphasise what the Secretary…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Over the past decades, a broad consensus has been built around the understanding that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict can only be resolved through negotiations and on the basis…