Speeches and statements

Mr President (Amb. Zhang Jun China), 1. We have arrived at another critical point in the Syrian conflict. After terrible violence, an uneasy calm prevails on the ground – and now, Syrians face a new potentially devastating…

Thank you, Mr. President, I commend the Peoples’ Republic of China for organizing this important meeting. Today, Africa is moving forward with its own agenda of progress, peace and prosperity. Across the continent, countries…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the timely organization of this important meeting. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Minister Kabore of Burkina Faso. Thank you, Mr. Minister, for traveling from Ouagadougou to be with us…

Thank you, Mr. President, The security situation has continued to gravely deteriorate in and around Idlib. Let me recall some of the key events. In the last nine days, Syrian Government forces, with support from the Russian…

Thank you, Mr. President, 1. Since my briefing two weeks ago, I cannot report any progress in ending the current violence in the northwest or in reconvening the political process. 2. Yesterday, the Secretary-General called…

Thank you, Madame President, On 17 February, five years ago, this Council endorsed, in resolution 2202, the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”. Today, the “Package of Measures”, together with…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I brief you today amid heightened regional tensions that threaten to destabilize further an already volatile political and security environment. The Secretary-General has been…

Thank you, Madame President, for convening today’s meeting on non-proliferation, which remains a cornerstone of international peace and security and a top priority for the international community. In this regard, the Joint…

Madam President, Members of the Security Council, There have been troubling developments related to the nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK – in recent months…

Madame la Présidente, Merci de me donner l’opportunité de vous entretenir des activités de la Force conjointe du G5 Sahel, du soutien international dont elle bénéficie, notamment de la part de la MINUSMA, des défis auxquels…

Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, On behalf of the Secretary-General, I am pleased to address this Committee on his seventh report entitled “Overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions”…

It is a pleasure to be back at Yale. A few years ago, as a Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute, I taught a course here on multilateral institutions in the 21st century. At the time I was a former official of the State…