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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…

Mr. President, Thank you for the renewed opportunity to brief the Council on challenges to peace, security and stability in West Africa, particularly in the Sahel region. I speak to you from Niamey, in Niger, where I have…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to address the Open Debate on cooperation between the United Nations and African Union in the area of peace…

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…

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…

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…

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, 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, members of the Council, When I last briefed you, I observed that Afghanistan continues to need the support of the international community, as well as the sustained attention of this Council as it faces down its…

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…