Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, At the outset, on behalf of the UN family in Jerusalem, I would like to extend my deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims of the abhorrent terrorist…
Mr. President, It is my honour to brief the Security Council for the second time on the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and the situation in the Sahel. It is an important opportunity to…
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). One year…
Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council I would like to thank you for this opportunity to address today the Council so soon following my appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya…
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Some two months ago the Secretary-General visited Jerusalem and Ramallah to support collective efforts to stop the violence which had begun to erupt in Israel, the occupied…
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 16th report of the Secretary-General on the…
Sadly, 2016 has begun much like 2015 ended – with unacceptable levels of violence and a polarized public discourse across the spectrum in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Stabbings, vehicle attacks, and…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the first “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh…
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…