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Mr. President and distinguished members of the Council, My briefing today will focus on two specific issues. Political developments in Ukraine and the latest developments related to the conflict in the east of the country. I…

Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council on the issue of UN sanctions -- an indispensable Charter-based instrument for the maintenance of international peace and security. Today's…

Monsieur le Président, Chers membres du Conseil de sécurité, Je suis heureuse de vous informer de nouveau sur les derniers développements dans le Sahel. L’attention particulière et soutenue que le Conseil de sécurité porte au…

Mr. President, Let me congratulate you with your stewardship of the Council this month and also express a few words of gratitude for the support I received over the last two years from the Permanent Representatives of…

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…

Mr. President, The Council meets today at a moment of heightened Middle East diplomacy. Discussions are ongoing on both immediate crises and longstanding sources of tensions in the region, from the Syria catastrophe to the…

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…

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…