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Monsieur le président, Permettez-moi, tout d’abord, vous féliciter pour votre accession à la présidence du Conseil pour le mois de novembre. Profitez de cette occasion, je salue les membres du Conseil. Mesdames et Messieurs…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I am briefing you from Geneva, as we are preparing for round 8 of the UN-convened intra-Syrian talks. Let me explain how we got here over the past month, and the approach to the…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, According to the official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and various governmental sources, at approximately 02:48 am local time on 29 November…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, This Security Council meeting on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is timely and again demonstrates that it is not just the nuclear…

Mr. President, Thank you for the invitation to brief on recent developments in Myanmar. I welcome the participation of Ambassador Hau Do Suan as well as Ambassador Masud Bin Momen. I also welcome being joined by Ms. Pramila…

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, It is my honour to present to you the latest Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, Almost two years after Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, we are at a critical crossroads. Today’s meeting is an important…

Resolution 2397 (2017) Adopted by the Security Council at its 8151st meeting, on 22 December 2017 The Security Council, Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993), resolution 1695 (2006)…

Monsieur le Président, Je me réjouis de l’opportunité que vous me donnez de briefer le Conseil, à l’occasion de l’examen du rapport du Secrétaire Général sur le Burundi. Mais auparavant, permettez-moi, Monsieur le Président…

Mr. President, members of the Security Council, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council after the comprehensive report from the ERC, Mark Lowcock. In two weeks, we will mark the beginning of the eighth…

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…