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, 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…
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…
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…
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, I address you at a time when the risk of escalation in Israel and Palestine is palpable. The past month has witnessed unconscionable crimes of hatred by extremist elements…
Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, You have before you the Secretary-General’s latest report on the activities of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya detailing the Mission’s work over the past five…
Mr. President, Let me begin by wishing our Jewish colleagues and their families a “Shanah Tovah” on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah. I would also like to wish all Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha next week “Eid Adha Mubarak”. Mr…
Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the second “Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) to international peace and…
Mr. President, I have the honour to present the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA). The report before you presents…
Security Council Briefing on the First Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman Mr. President, Member of the Security Council, Ladies and…
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the situation in the Lake Chad Basin region. Attacks by Boko Haram continue, mainly in north-eastern Nigeria and southern Niger, and to a lesser extent in…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, With no prospect for resuming negotiations in sight, developments on the ground continue to undermine an already precarious situation. Illegal settlement construction advances…