Speeches and statements

Thank you Mr Secretary-General for your strong and supportive introduction to this debate, Your Excellency Foreign Minister McCully, Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, It is precisely the immensity of the human…

Thank you Mr. President, Let me begin by extending my warmest wishes to our Muslim colleagues and their families on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr and the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In a region currently torn by religious…

Thank you, Mr President. I have the honour to present the fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2169 (2014), as well as the seventh report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies, Since my last briefing to the Council, the situation in Libya continued to deteriorate amidst significant political fragmentation and violence. Too many…

Mr. President, Distinguished Council Members, I am pleased to be here today to brief you on the situation in West Africa and the implementation of UNOWA’s mandate. Further to the 15th report of the Secretary-General on the…

Mr. President, Let me open with best wishes to our Muslim colleagues on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The Secretary-General is encouraged by the recent reaffirmations by Prime Minister Netanyahu of his commitment…

Madam President, members of the Council, I thank you for this opportunity to share UNAMA’s perspectives on recent developments in Afghanistan. Since my last briefing to the Security Council, there has been progress in meeting…

Monsieur le Président, J’ai l’honneur de vous présenter le Rapport du Secrétaire général sur la situation en Afrique centrale et les activités du Bureau régional des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique centrale (UNOCA). Ce rapport…

Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Council, Since this Council last met on Ukraine on 6 March, while the situation in eastern Ukraine has remained tenuous, we have had some grounds for hope: The ceasefire continues…

Thank you Madame President, I am honoured to address the Council in my new capacity as the Secretary General’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process and Personal Envoy to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and…

Madam President, Since I arrived to Baghdad at the end of March, I have endeavoured to meet as broad a range of Iraq’s political, community and religious leaders as possible, to hear their views on how Iraq and its different…

Le Secrétaire général m’a dépêché au Burundi afin que je sois aux cotés de la MENUB et de l’équipe pays des Nations Unies pour les appuyer dans leurs efforts en faveur de la consolidation des acquis du Burundi en matière de…