UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Martin Griffiths and Mr. Filippo Grandi for their remarks. Mr. President, The humanitarian situation in Ukraine has deteriorated significantly in recent days, as the continued fighting results in damages to civilian infrastructure and civilian casualties and deaths. According to
Mr. President, The UAE regrets that the situation in Ukraine has worsened since our last meeting and reiterates its call for a cessation of hostilities. We remain steadfast in our belief that dialogue and diplomacy should be the only path to resolving differences. We therefore welcome today’s news that talks may commence tomorrow morning on
Mr. President, The serious developments in Ukraine undermine regional and international peace and security. Throughout this crisis, my country has consistently called for de-escalation and dialogue; we placed great hope in the various diplomatic initiatives and channels aimed at resolving the crisis. Those calls reflected our alarm at the consequences for civilians present in Ukraine,
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mrs. Joyce Msuya for their important briefings. We also welcome the participation of Mrs. Joyce for the first time in the Council. In today’s statement, I would like to first address the humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I thank the Special Representative Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert for her comprehensive briefing and express our full support for the efforts of UNAMI. Today we are participating in a briefing on UNAMI for the first time since we joined the Security Council. Therefore, I would like to take this
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, At the outset, I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for their remarks. This is the fourth meeting of the Security Council on Ukraine in less than a month. In light of the recent and alarming tensions, my country’s position has been to call for de-escalation
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, I would like to thank Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive briefing. What we heard today about the fragile humanitarian, security, and political situation in the occupied Palestinian territory underscores the necessity of actively relaunching a credible peace process that
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Mr. President, Mr. President, I thank Ambassador Michael Gaffey, Chairman of the United Nations Compensation Commission, for his valuable briefing. I also welcome the participation of His Excellency Dr. Fouad Baki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, and Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, Permanent Representative of Kuwait, in this
UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION Check against delivery. Madam President, Madam President, At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of MINUSCA, His Excellency Mr. Bertino Matias Matondo, AU Special Representative and Head of the AU Office in C.A.R., and Mr. João Samuel Caholo, Executive Secretary of the ICGLR,
