Speeches and statements

Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be here today on behalf of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. And I thank the Polish Chairpersonship-in-Office for this invitation. In…

,Madam President, Members of the Security Council The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK – has intensified the pace of its launches using ballistic missile technology. Indeed, it has launched more missiles in the…

Excellencies, It is a pleasure to join you today. As the Secretary-General underscored in his briefing to the Peacebuilding Commission in March, peace is the most important task we have at the United Nations. And this is a…

Security Council Briefing on Ukraine by Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo Madam President, Since I last briefed this Council on 17 March, the security situation in Ukraine has…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, The state news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported that the DPRK launched a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - at…

Mister President, Daily attacks continue to batter Ukrainian cities. Many are reportedly indiscriminate, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Between 24 February and 15 March, the Office of…

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Libya. Since my last briefing to the Council on 24 January, there have been several substantial developments in the country. The…

Mister President, Thank you for the invitation to join His Excellency, Foreign Minister Rau, Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), to brief the Council on UN-OSCE cooperation…

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Ukraine by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo Madam President, The war in Ukraine is now in its third week. Fighting continues unabated. The Russian armed forces are…

Madam President, The Secretary-General is gravely concerned by the escalating fighting throughout Ukraine. Ukrainian cities are today under siege and facing repeated attacks. Over one million Ukrainians have already crossed…

Mr. President, Earlier today, the so-called authorities of the “Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples Republics” requested military assistance from the Russian Federation. Also today, the Ukrainian authorities declared a nationwide…

Mr. President, It is with great concern and sadness that I brief the Council this evening on the unfolding dangerous situation in and around Ukraine. In his statement today, the Secretary-General was clear: He considers the…