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…
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…
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, In the past reporting period, the heroic people of Iraq have been steadily gaining ground against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which is gradually losing its appeal to the…
Monsieur le Président, Honorables membres du Conseil, Je vous remercie de l’opportunité qui m’est offerte de présenter, devant cette auguste assemblée, le rapport du Secrétaire Général sur la situation en Guinée-Bissau et les…
Mr. President, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council once again on the latest developments in Yemen. It has been two months since the parties met in Switzerland, for the first face to face talks of the…
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I regret to inform you that the violence which has been erupting in Israel and Palestine since October of last year shows no sign of relenting. Some recent incidents may point…
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…