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Thank you, Mr. President; esteemed members of the Security Council, Mr. President, September 2015 marked one year in office of the Government led by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. The Prime Minister continues to actively…

Mr. President, Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Burundi. One year ago, on 5 November 2014, the Security Council held its last discussion on the United…

Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, I am pleased to introduce, on behalf of the Secretary-General, his latest report on “Overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions”, requested by General…

Mr. President. Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the latest developments in Yemen. Yemen is ablaze and the Yemeni population is in a catastrophic situation. The country is bleeding and its cities…

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the current situation in the Middle East which unfortunately remains extremely concerning. Today we witnessed yet another example of the escalating…

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…

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…

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…

Text in English below: Déclaration à la presse de M. Jeffrey Feltman,Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies pour les Affaires politiques, à la sortie de son audience avec M. Michel Kafando, Président de la Transition du…

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…

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…

Thank you Mr. President, Let me begin by extending my warmest wishes to our Muslim colleagues and their families on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr and the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In a region currently torn by religious…