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Mr. President, The situation in Yemen remains extremely grave. The intensity of the conflict increases day after day and the tragic humanitarian situation continues to worsen. For a third successive year, Yemenis have seen…

Mr. President, I would like to start by congratulating you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month. It is an honour for me to address for the first time the Security Council in my capacity as Special…

Thank you, Mr. President for the opportunity to address the Security Council on issues related to United Nations sanctions. This Security Council discussion on sanctions is set against a backdrop of wide-ranging and sustained…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. As detailed by Special Coordinator Mladenov last month, the…

Thank you very much Mr. President for the opportunity to brief the Council on the situation in South Sudan. My remarks build on the briefing provided by Assistant Secretary General Wane and cover the developments relating to…

Mr President and Dear Karel, I am joining you by VTC from Brussels because I had very minor eye surgery on my right eye which had been affected in many missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, and it was useful to do so…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, As you know, today’s Great Return March near the Gaza fence has unfortunately resulted in violence. Based on the information at our disposal, around 30,000 people participated…

Monsieur le Président, Distingués Membres du Conseil, C’est pour moi un insigne honneur de prendre la parole pour vous présenter le dernier rapport du Secrétaire général sur la situation en Guinée-Bissau et les activités du…

Mr. President, I last briefed the Security Council after the 7th round of the Intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, which concluded on the 14th of July. Since then, we have been active in a range of diplomatic efforts and continuing…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, In a statement by its official news agency on 3 September 2017, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced that it had successfully conducted a sixth nuclear…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in the Lake Chad Basin (S/2017/764). Mr. President, Allow me to…

Mr. President, Let me update you first on the latest developments, and then turn to the way ahead on the political track and the implementation of Security Council resolution 2254. First, what’s happening on the ground. The…